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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 29, 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 29, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 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 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 46,754 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Eric Gregg |
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 |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 29, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Richard
Lopes hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Richard
Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Richard
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hooton
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Hooton
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Hooton
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Hooton
Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Reynolds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Hooton
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Hooton
There goes Cabell. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Hooton
Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Richard
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Richard
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Richard
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Richard
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Hooton
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Hooton
Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Hooton
Richard bunts towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richard for the out. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Hooton
Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Richard
Oates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Richard
Hooton hits a line drive towards first. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Richard
Lopes takes first base on ball four. Oates moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Richard
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oates scores. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Richard
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Hooton
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Hooton
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. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Hooton
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Hooton
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, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Hooton
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Richard
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Richard
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Richard
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Hooton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Hooton
Landestoy strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Hooton
Richard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Richard
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Richard
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oates for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Richard
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hooton
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Hooton
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Oates and he is out, Russell applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Hooton
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Hooton covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Hooton
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 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Richard
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Richard
There goes Lopes. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Richard
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Richard
Garvey hits a line drive towards first. Cedeno catches it and steps on first to double up Russell. towards first. Cedeno catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Cedeno. Lopes scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Richard
Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Cey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Richard
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hooton
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Hooton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabell for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Hooton
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cruz scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Hooton
There goes Leonard. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Leonard steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Hooton
Ashby hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landestoy vs. Hooton
Landestoy strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Richard
Thomasson hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Richard
Thomas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Richard
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Richard
Hooton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Hooton
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Hooton
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Hooton
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Oates and he is out, Russell applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Hooton
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Hooton
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 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Richard
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Richard
Richard fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Richard. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Richard
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Richard
Garvey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Richard
Cey 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, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hooton
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Hooton
Cabell bunts towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabell for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Hooton
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Hooton
Ashby hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Richard
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Richard
Thomasson bunts towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Richard
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. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oates vs. Richard
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching. Von Joshua now playing right field.
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Forster
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Forster
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Joshua who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. Richard goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1979 -- Los Angeles at Houston (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 2 1 1 0 Cedeno C, 1b 5 0 3 1
Russell B, ss 4 0 2 1 Reynolds C, ss 3 1 2 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Puhl T, cf 4 0 0 0
Cey R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cruz J, lf 3 2 3 1
Baker D, lf 3 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 3 0 1 1
Thomasson G, rf 3 0 0 0 Leonard J, rf 4 0 0 1
Forster T, p 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 0 0
Thomas D, cf 4 1 1 1 Landestoy R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Oates J, c 3 1 0 0 Richard J, p 3 1 1 0
Hooton B, p 3 0 0 0
Joshua V, rf 0 0 0 0
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29 3 5 2 33 4 11 4
Los Angeles 001 001 100 -- 3
Houston 200 001 001 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B 8.0 9 3 3 2 5
Forster T (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J (W) 9.0 5 3 3 5 8
E -- Cedeno C, Richard J
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 5, Houston 8
2B -- Cruz J 2, Cey R
3B -- Cedeno C
HR -- Thomas D
SB -- Cabell E, Lopes D, Leonard J
CS -- Cedeno C 2
SH -- Richard J, Cabell E, Thomasson G
T -- 2:46
A -- 46754
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