August 8, 1979 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 8
@BAL 4 CLE 6
@BOS 4 CLE 8
@BOS 2 TEX 16
@DET 9 DET 10
TEX 4 NYY 4
CHW 3 CAL 8
@OAK 1 MIN 3
@SEA 1 PIT 5
@CHC 2
(10) CIN 3
ATL 1 HOU 4
@LAD 1 STL 8
@NYM 4 PHI 4
MON 3 SFG 10
SDP 7

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 41,584

Wednesday, August 8, 1979
Time of Game: 2:16

Astros

67-48

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1

W: J Richard (11-11), L: B Hooton (10-8)

Dodgers

49-64

Lost 1

4th, 17 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Landestoy 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .553    0    1   0   
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .270  .629    0    2   4   
T Puhl CF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .288  .741    0    0   0   HR
J Cruz LF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .308  .844    0    2   0   CS
E Cabell 1B                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .270  .655    0    8   0   GDP
J Leonard RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .291  .712    0    2   0   
A Howe 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .692    0    0   3   
A Ashby C                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .215  .563    0   12   0   IW
J Richard P                   3   0   1   2    0   1  .143  .376    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    1   6                    27   8

BATTING

HR: T Puhl (8, off B Hooton; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: A Ashby (9, by B Hooton).

TB: T Puhl 4; J Cruz 2; J Leonard 2; J Richard; C Reynolds.

GIDP: E Cabell (14).

RBI: J Richard 2 (5); C Reynolds (32); T Puhl (36).

2-out RBI: T Puhl; C Reynolds.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cruz (10, 2nd base by B Hooton/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .262  .852    0    3   3   
B Russell SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .659    0    0   2   
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .323  .850    0   10   0   
R Cey 3B                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .888    0    1   2   2B
D Baker LF                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .295  .813    0    1   0   
J Ferguson RF                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .252  .839    0    1   0   
S Yeager C                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .212  .681    0    7   1   
D Thomas CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .700    0    3   0   
B Hooton P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .404    0    1   0   
  G Thomasson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .709    0    0   0   
  B Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V Joshua PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .735    0    0   0   
  K Brett P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .858         0   1   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    2  12                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Cey (13, off J Richard).

TB: R Cey 2; D Baker 2; J Ferguson; S Garvey; S Yeager.

RBI: R Cey (58).

2-out RBI: R Cey.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.

E: B Russell (23).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Richard, W (11-11)           9     6   1   1    2  12   0   3.54   35     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 6     81    -     0.94   0.33
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2  12   0          35     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 6           -

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hooton, L (10-8)             5     5   4   2    1   5   1   3.09   21     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 5     49    -     1.10  -0.23
B Castillo                     2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.40   0.04
K Brett                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.92    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         9     7   4   2    1   6   1          34     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Hooton (4; A Ashby).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 41,584.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. R Landestoy          2B    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. B Russell            SS 
3. T Puhl               CF    3. S Garvey             1B 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. R Cey                3B 
5. E Cabell             1B    5. D Baker              LF 
6. J Leonard            RF    6. J Ferguson           RF 
7. A Howe               3B    7. S Yeager             C  
8. A Ashby              C     8. D Thomas             CF 
9. J Richard            P     9. B Hooton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-1  123      16%  79% J Richard       B Hooton        Single to CF; Cabell Scores/unER; Leonard Scores; Ashby to 2B
   b 1   2  1-0  1--     -12%  47% R Cey           J Richard       Double to RF; Garvey Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---      11%  57% T Puhl          B Hooton        Home Run
   t 5   2  1-3  -23       8%  85% C Reynolds      B Hooton        Single to LF; Ashby Scores/unER; Richard to 3B
   t 5   0  1-1  1--       7%  62% J Leonard       B Hooton        Single to 3B; Cabell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Landestoy     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      46%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
   R      ---      57%  T Puhl          Home Run
          ---      58%  J Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  E Cabell        Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Lopes         Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  B Russell       Popfly: SS
          ---      59%  S Garvey        Single to LF
   R      1--      47%  R Cey           Double to RF; Garvey Scores
   O      -2-      50%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Leonard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Howe          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  S Yeager        Strikeout
          ---      48%  D Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Hooton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Burt Hooton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  A Ashby         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Richard       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Landestoy     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Lopes         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Russell       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  C Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
          ---      55%  E Cabell        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cabell to 1B
          1--      62%  J Leonard       Single to 3B; Cabell to 2B
   O      12-      62%  A Howe          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cabell to 3B; Leonard to 2B
          -23      63%  A Ashby         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      79%  J Richard       Single to CF; Cabell Scores/unER; Leonard Scores; Ashby to 2B
   O      12-      77%  R Landestoy     Groundout: P unassisted; Ashby to 3B; Richard to 2B
   R      -23      85%  C Reynolds      Single to LF; Ashby Scores/unER; Richard to 3B
   O      1-3      83%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 7-8-9
          ---      78%  S Yeager        Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  D Thomas        Popfly: 2B
                  Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Burt Hooton batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  G Thomasson     Flyball: RF
          1--      83%  D Lopes         Walk; Yeager to 2B
   O      12-      88%  B Russell       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bobby Castillo facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Gary Thomasson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   OO     1--      86%  E Cabell        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  S Garvey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  D Baker         Single to SS
          1--      86%  J Ferguson      Single to LF; Baker to 2B
   O      12-      91%  S Yeager        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bobby Castillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  A Ashby         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      89%  J Richard       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  D Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Von Joshua pinch hits for Bobby Castillo batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  V Joshua        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  D Lopes         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Brett replaces Von Joshua pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  R Landestoy     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      93%  C Reynolds      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      92%  T Puhl          Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  B Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  R Cey           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  J Leonard       Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  A Howe          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  D Baker         Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  S Yeager        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  D Thomas        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Dodgers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation