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Astros 4 @ Dodgers 5
Dodger Stadium
June 21, 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 June 21, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJune 21, 1978 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 5 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherBob Welch  
Losing PitcherJoe Sambito  
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Game Winning RBISteve Yeager 

Game Info

DateJune 21, 1978 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherMark Lemongello  
Home Starting PitcherRick Rhoden  
BallparkDodger Stadium 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance34,975 
Time of Game3 hours 23 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Colosi
1B: Satch Davidson
2B: Joe West
3B: John Kibler

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Center Fielder 
Denny Walling  Left Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Art Howe  Second Baseman 
Joe Ferguson  Catcher 
Mike Fischlin  Shortstop 
Mark Lemongello  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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 
Lee Lacy  Right Fielder 
Bill North  Center Fielder 
Jerry Grote  Catcher 
Rick Rhoden  Pitcher 
Tom Lasorda  Manager 

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Astros 4 @ Dodgers 5
Dodger Stadium
June 21, 1978

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         Game of 6/21/1978 -- Houston at Los Angeles (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, cf            6  1  2  0   Lopes D, 2b           5  0  1  0   
Walling D, lf         5  1  1  0   Russell B, ss         4  1  1  0   
Cabell E, 3b          5  0  0  0   Garvey S, 1b          5  1  3  1   
Cruz J, rf            4  1  0  1   Cey R, 3b             4  0  0  0   
Watson B, 1b          4  0  0  0   Baker D, lf           5  2  3  2   
Howe A, 2b            4  0  1  0   Lacy L, rf            5  0  2  1   
Ferguson J, c         2  1  1  2   North B, cf           5  1  1  0   
Sexton J, pr-ss       0  0  0  0   Grote J, c            3  0  1  0   
Alou J, ph            0  0  0  1   Rhoden R, p           3  0  1  0   
Sambito J, p          1  0  0  0   Hough C, p            0  0  0  0   
Fischlin M, ss        2  0  0  0   Rautzhan L, p         0  0  0  0   
Bergman D, ph         0  0  0  0   Mota M, ph            1  0  0  0   
Baldwin R, c          2  0  1  0   Welch B, p            0  0  0  0   
Lemongello M, p       2  0  0  0   Yeager S, ph          1  0  1  1   
Howard W, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Gonzalez J, ss        2  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  4  7  4                        41  5 14  5

Houston          020 000 020 00 --  4
Los Angeles      100 120 000 01 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lemongello M          6.0  9  4  4  2  5
Forsch K              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Sambito J (L)         3.1  5  1  1  1  3

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rhoden R*             7.0  5  4  4  3  4
Hough C               0.2  0  0  0  2  0
Rautzhan L            1.1  1  0  0  0  0
Welch B (W)           2.0  1  0  0  0  4
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

LOB -- Houston 9, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Russell B, Lopes D, North B
HR -- Ferguson J, Baker D
SB -- Cruz J, Puhl T 2, Walling D
CS -- Cey R, Baker D, Lacy L
SH -- Grote J
HBP -- by Hough C (Watson B)
T -- 3:23
A -- 34975

    

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