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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 26, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on July 26, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 26,834 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Lanny Harris |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 26, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Andujar
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Andujar
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Andujar
Garvey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sutton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Sutton
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sutton
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Andujar
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Andujar
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Andujar
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Andujar
Yeager takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Andujar
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cey scores. Baker scores. Yeager moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sutton vs. Andujar
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopes vs. Andujar
Lopes hits a fly ball towards left. Cruz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cruz. Yeager scores. Thomas goes all the way around to score. Lopes moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Andujar
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sutton
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Sutton
There goes Cruz. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Sutton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball and throws to Sutton covering. Safe. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leonard vs. Sutton
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Sutton
Howe strikes out. There goes Leonard. The throw from Yeager to second, and Leonard is out. There goes Cabell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashby vs. Sutton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Andujar
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garvey for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Andujar
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Andujar
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Sutton
Andujar hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sutton
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Sutton
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Andujar
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Andujar
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Andujar
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sutton
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sutton
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Sutton
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Sutton
Leonard hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Andujar
Sutton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Andujar
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Andujar
Andujar fires to first and picks off Lopes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Andujar
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Sutton
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Sutton
Ashby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Ashby reaches third base with a triple. Howe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Andujar vs. Sutton
Andujar strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Sutton
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Sutton
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Sutton
There goes Reynolds. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Reynolds steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Sutton
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ferguson. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Reynolds scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Beckwith
Joe Beckwith now pitching.
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Beckwith
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Andujar
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Andujar
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Andujar
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Beckwith
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Beckwith
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Beckwith
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andujar vs. Beckwith
Andujar is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Andujar
Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Julio Gonzalez now playing shortstop.
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Andujar
Yeager bunts towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Andujar
Thomas hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Cruz chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Howe fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Howe. Ferguson scores. Thomas moves all the way to home. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckwith vs. Andujar
Beckwith hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Andujar
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Andujar
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Beckwith
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Beckwith
Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Beckwith
Puhl hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Andujar
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Andujar
Cey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Andujar
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Beckwith
Ted Martinez now playing third base.
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Beckwith
Cabell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Beckwith
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Beckwith
Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Forster
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Art Howe. Terry Forster now pitching. Jesus Alou pinch hits for Alan Ashby.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Andujar
Bruce Bochy now catching. Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Julio Gonzalez now playing third base.
Ferguson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Andujar
Yeager bunts towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Andujar
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Forster vs. Andujar
Forster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopes vs. Andujar
Lopes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bochy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baldwin vs. Forster
Reggie Baldwin pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar.
Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Forster
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Forster
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1979 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, 2b-ss-3b 5 0 0 0
Russell B, ss 4 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 1 1 1
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Landestoy R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Cey R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Puhl T, cf 4 0 1 1
Martinez T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 2 2 2 0
Baker D, lf 4 1 1 0 Cabell E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ferguson J, rf 2 1 1 0 Leonard J, rf 4 0 3 1
Yeager S, c 1 1 0 0 Howe A, 3b 4 1 2 0
Thomas D, cf 4 2 2 3 Sexton J, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Sutton D, p 2 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 3 1 1 1
Beckwith J, p 1 0 0 0 Alou J, ph 1 0 0 0
Forster T, p 0 0 0 0 Bochy B, c 0 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 3 0 0 0
Baldwin R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 6 6 3 36 5 11 4
Los Angeles 040 000 200 -- 6
Houston 010 030 010 -- 5
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D 4.2 7 4 4 1 3
Beckwith J (W) 2.2 4 1 1 1 2
Forster T (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar J (L) 9.0 6 6 3 5 3
E -- Reynolds C, Cruz J, Howe A
DP -- Los Angeles 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 4, Houston 6
2B -- Puhl T
3B -- Ashby A, Thomas D
SB -- Cruz J, Reynolds C
CS -- Leonard J
SH -- Yeager S 2
T -- 2:33
A -- 26834
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