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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
April 22, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, played on April 22, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Floyd Bannister |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 52,346 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Ed Vargo |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Floyd Bannister | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
April 22, 1978
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Hooton
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hooton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Hooton
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Hooton
There goes Cabell. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Russell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bannister
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bannister
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bannister
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Bannister
Cey hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Bannister
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hooton
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Hooton
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Hooton
Ferguson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howe vs. Hooton
Howe takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Watson moves to third. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bannister vs. Hooton
Bannister strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Puhl vs. Hooton
Puhl hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Bannister
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Bannister
Monday takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Bannister
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hooton vs. Bannister
Hooton bunts towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopes vs. Bannister
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hooton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Hooton
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Hooton
Cruz 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
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bannister
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bannister
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Bannister
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Bannister
Garvey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Hooton
Watson hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Hooton
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Hooton
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howe for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Bannister
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Bannister
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Monday for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Bannister
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Bannister
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Hooton
Bannister 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 -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Hooton
Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bannister
Lopes hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bannister
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bannister
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Bannister
Cey takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Bannister
Garvey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Bannister
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Pentz
Gene Pentz now pitching.
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hooton
Howard 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 -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Hooton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hooton
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Hooton
Watson 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
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Pentz
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Pentz
Hooton bunts towards the mound. Pentz fields it and throws to first for the out. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Pentz
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Pentz
Russell takes first base on ball four. Yeager moves to third. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Dixon
Tom Dixon now pitching.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yeager tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Dixon
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Russell moves to third. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garvey vs. Dixon
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Hooton
Ferguson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Hooton
Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Hooton
Metzger hits a line drive towards first. Garvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dixon
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Dixon
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Dixon
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Hooton
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Tom Dixon.
Bergman 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 -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, 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 -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Hooton
Howard 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
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Hooton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Sambito
Lopes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Sambito
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Hooton
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hooton
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Hooton
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Hooton
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hooton, and towards Lopes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1978 -- Houston at Los Angeles (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 4 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Howard W, lf 4 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 1 0
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Smith R, rf 2 1 1 1
Cruz J, rf 3 1 2 0 Cey R, 3b 2 1 1 1
Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 1 1 3
Ferguson J, c 4 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 3 0 1 0
Howe A, 2b 2 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 3 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 1 Yeager S, c 2 1 0 0
Bannister F, p 2 0 0 0 Hooton B, p 2 0 0 0
Pentz G, p 0 0 0 0
Dixon T, p 0 0 0 0
Bergman D, ph 1 0 0 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 26 5 6 5
Houston 010 000 000 -- 1
Los Angeles 000 032 00x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister F (L) 4.2 4 3 3 6 0
Pentz G 0.2 0 2 2 3 0
Dixon T 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Sambito J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 2
DP -- Houston 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Houston 5, Los Angeles 9
HR -- Garvey S
CS -- Cabell E
SH -- Hooton B 2
SF -- Smith R
T -- 2:16
A -- 52346
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