Astros @ Dodgers
April 21, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 10 1
Dodgers 6 9 1
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Astros 8 10 1
Dodgers 6 10 1

Bill Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .185
OBP .000 .214
At Bats 0 54
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 3

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Dodger Stadium - April 21, 1978
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Single
Ken Forsch
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Wilbur Howard
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Bill Russell
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 9 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Grote fires to first and picks off Puhl.
Top 9 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 8 Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Cruz. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 8 Vic Davalillo now playing left field. Bill Russell now playing shortstop. Bobby Castillo now pitching. Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Ken Forsch now pitching. Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davalillo tags and scores. Russell tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Bill Russell pinch runs for Manny Mota. Smith takes first base on ball four. Davalillo moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Manny Mota pinch hits for Ted Martinez. Mota takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lopes bunts towards the mound. Pentz fields it and throws to first for the out. Davalillo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Terry Puhl now playing center field. Gene Pentz now pitching. Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Mike Garman. Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe misplays the ball. That's an error on Howe.
Top 7 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Cesar Cedeno. Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. Howard moves to third.
Top 7 Mike Garman now pitching. Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to second.
Top 7 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howe scores.
Top 7 Metzger bunts towards the mound. Rhoden fields it and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to second.
Top 7 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Ferguson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tom Dixon now pitching. Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopes. Metzger scores. Walling moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Denny Walling pinch hits for J.R. Richard. Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howe scores. Metzger moves to third.
Top 5 Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson scores. Howe moves to second.
Top 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. Watson moves to third.
Top 5 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cruz goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lopes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rhoden bunts towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. Grote moves to second.
Bottom 4 Grote takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Rhoden covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a line drive towards short. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lopes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Rhoden takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Monday hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Richard, and towards Howe, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhoden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 1 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Richard spins and fires to second and has Martinez trapped. There's the throw to Cabell who tags Martinez for the out. Cey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 1 Martinez takes first base on ball four. Lopes moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.