Astros @ Dodgers
April 18, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 8 2
Dodgers 0 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 8 2
Dodgers 0 6 0

Gary Thomasson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .250
OBP .333 .364
At Bats 3 28
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 3

Vern Ruhle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Dodger Stadium - April 18, 1979
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Out
Vern Ruhle
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Gary Thomasson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 8 2 7
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Vern Ruhle
Losing Pitcher Doug Rau
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 30,811
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Cey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Rick Sutcliffe now pitching. Ruhle strikes out.
Bottom 8 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lopes hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Ashby settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Ashby.
Bottom 8 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Art Howe now playing third base. Von Joshua pinch hits for Lance RauJoshua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ashby is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Lance Rautzhan now pitching. Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landestoy tags and scores.
Top 8 Howe bunts towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. Landestoy moves to third. Cabell moves to second.
Top 8 Rafael Landestoy pinch runs for Bob Watson. Cabell takes first base on ball four. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 8 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Yeager hits a line drive towards first. Watson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomasson 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 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Yeager for a passed ball. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to third.
Top 7 Ruhle bunts towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Top 7 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Cey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz strikes out.
Top 6 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Charlie Hough now pitching. Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Doug Rau. Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reynolds fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Yeager strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Puhl. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Cey applying the tag.
Top 5 Reynolds bunts towards the mound. Rau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Puhl moves to second.
Top 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Thomasson 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 4 Garvey strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ruhle is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rau hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Rau reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 There goes Puhl. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Russell applying the tag.
Top 2 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ruhle hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz tags and scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Howe scores. Cruz moves to third.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores. Howe moves to third.
Top 2 Howe takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.
Top 2 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cey hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Cey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.