September 28, 1979 Houston Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
SEA 1 BAL 14
@CLE 6 BOS 7
@DET 4 KCR 13
OAK 1 MIL 10
@MIN 1 NYY 7
TOR 3 TEX 5
CAL 0 CIN 3
ATL 0 LAD 6
HOU 5 PHI 3
@MON 2
(11) PIT 6
CHC 1 SDP 2
@SFG 0 NYM 6
@STL 2 NYM 7
@STL 6
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 27,719

Friday, September 28, 1979
Time of Game: 2:09

Astros

87-73

Lost 2

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: C Hough (7-5), L: V Ruhle (2-6), S: B Castillo (7)

Dodgers

79-81

Won 1

3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .287  .730    0    4   0   SB
C Reynolds SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .264  .624    0    0   3   CS
C Cedeno 1B                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .262  .722    0    9   0   HR,GDP
J Cruz LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .790    0    5   0   
E Cabell 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .272  .669    0    0   2   3B,CS
J Leonard RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .711    0    3   0   
B Bochy C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .565    0    2   0   
  J Sexton PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .162  .424         0   0   
  L Pujols C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .551         1   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .891    0    0   0   
R Landestoy 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .687    0    0   0   SH
K Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .349    0    0   1   
  D Bergman PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.300    0    0   0   
  V Ruhle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .205         0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   5   8   5    2   4                    24   6

BATTING

3B: E Cabell (5, off C Hough).

HR: C Cedeno (6, off C Hough; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: R Landestoy (3, off C Hough).

TB: C Cedeno 4; E Cabell 3; C Reynolds 2; J Cruz; D Bergman; T Puhl; J Leonard.

GIDP: C Cedeno (15).

RBI: C Cedeno 3 (54); E Cabell (67); D Bergman (2).

2-out RBI: C Cedeno 3; E Cabell.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Puhl (30, 2nd base off C Hough/S Yeager).

CS: E Cabell (18, 2nd base by B Castillo/S Yeager); C Reynolds (6, 2nd base by C Hough/S Yeager).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .836    0    2   2   
  V Joshua PH-RF              2   1   1   1    0   0  .296  .756    0    0   0   
D Thomas CF-SS                4   1   2   0    0   1  .257  .682    0    4   0   
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   1   4    0   0  .316  .851    0    5   2   HR
R Cey 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .888    0    2   2   
D Baker LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .275  .797    0    3   0   SB
G Thomasson RF-CF             4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .772    0    1   0   
T Martinez SS-2B              3   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .664    0    2   2   2B
S Yeager C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .218  .672    0    6   2   HR
C Hough P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .342    0    1   0   
  V Davalillo PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .576    0    0   0   
  B Castillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    1   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: T Martinez (5, off V Ruhle).

HR: S Garvey (28, off V Ruhle; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF); S Yeager (13, off K Forsch; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: S Yeager 4; S Garvey 4; T Martinez 2; D Thomas 2; V Joshua; V Davalillo; G Thomasson.

RBI: S Garvey 4 (110); V Joshua (14); S Yeager (41).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Martinez-D Lopes-S Garvey.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Baker (11, 2nd base off F LaCorte/L Pujols).

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
K Forsch                       7     3   1   1    0   2   1   3.04   24     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0· 3     69    -     0.75   0.24
V Ruhle, L (2-6)               0.1   5   5   5    0   0   1   4.07    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    1.98  -0.82
F LaCorte                      0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.60    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.55   0.01
Totals                         8     8   6   6    1   3   2          33     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0· 7           -

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
C Hough, W (7-5)               8     8   5   5    1   3   1   4.76   31     -       ·  ·      6·12· 1· 8     48    -     1.24  -0.23
B Castillo, S (7)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.11    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.80   0.15
Totals                         9     8   5   5    2   4   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 27,719.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. T Puhl               CF    1. D Lopes              2B 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. D Thomas             CF 
3. C Cedeno             1B    3. S Garvey             1B 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. R Cey                3B 
5. E Cabell             3B    5. D Baker              LF 
6. J Leonard            RF    6. G Thomasson          RF 
7. B Bochy              C     7. T Martinez           SS 
8. R Landestoy          2B    8. S Yeager             C  
9. K Forsch             P     9. C Hough              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-2  123      63%  86% S Garvey        V Ruhle         Home Run; Davalillo Scores; Joshua Scores; Thomas Scores
   t 7   2  1-0  1--     -24%  51% E Cabell        C Hough         Triple to RF; Cruz Scores
   t 8   1  1-1  -2-     -21%  24% D Bergman       C Hough         Single to CF; Sexton Scores
   t 8   2  1-2  -23     -20%   4% C Cedeno        C Hough         Home Run; Bergman Scores; Puhl Scores
   t 9   0  6-5  1--      18%  92% J Leonard       B Castillo      Cabell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  C Reynolds      Single to LF
   OO     1--      55%  C Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Lopes         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  S Garvey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  J Leonard       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  B Bochy         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Cey           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  G Thomasson     Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  R Landestoy     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  K Forsch        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  T Puhl          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      68%  S Yeager        Home Run
   O      ---      66%  C Hough         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      64%  D Lopes         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      63%  D Thomas        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  C Reynolds      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      68%  C Cedeno        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      69%  J Cruz          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  S Garvey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      66%  R Cey           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  B Bochy         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  G Thomasson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  S Yeager        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  R Landestoy     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      73%  K Forsch        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  C Hough         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Von Joshua pinch hits for Davey Lopes batting 1st
   O      ---      71%  V Joshua        Flyball: LF
          ---      73%  D Thomas        Single to RF
   O      1--      70%  S Garvey        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
                  Ted Martinez moves to 2B; Derrel Thomas moves to SS; Gary Thomasson moves to CF; Von Joshua moves to RF
          ---      63%  C Reynolds      Single to LF
   O      1--      75%  C Cedeno        Reynolds Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      78%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      75%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   R      1--      51%  E Cabell        Triple to RF; Cruz Scores
   O      --3      58%  J Leonard       Lineout: P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  R Cey           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      52%  D Baker         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Thomasson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
          ---      43%  B Bochy         Walk
                  Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Bruce Bochy batting 7th
   O      1--      45%  R Landestoy     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Sexton to 2B
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Ken Forsch batting 9th
   R      -2-      24%  D Bergman       Single to CF; Sexton Scores
          1--      17%  T Puhl          Single to RF; Bergman to 3B
          1-3      16%  C Reynolds      Puhl Steals 2B
   O      -23      23%  " "             Strikeout
   RRR    -23       4%  C Cedeno        Home Run; Bergman Scores; Puhl Scores
   O      ---       4%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Dave Bergman pitching and batting 9th; Luis Pujols replaces Jimmy Sexton playing C batting 7th
          ---       7%  T Martinez      Double to LF
   O      -2-       4%  S Yeager        Flyball: CF
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Charlie Hough batting 9th
          -2-       8%  V Davalillo     Single to LF; Martinez to 3B
   R      1-3      13%  V Joshua        Single to RF; Martinez Scores; Davalillo to 2B
          12-      23%  D Thomas        Single to 3B/Bunt; Davalillo to 3B; Joshua to 2B
   RRRR   123      86%  S Garvey        Home Run; Davalillo Scores; Joshua Scores; Thomas Scores
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Vern Ruhle pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  R Cey           Strikeout
          ---      86%  D Baker         Walk
          1--      87%  G Thomasson     Baker Steals 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 6.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Bobby Castillo facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Vic Davalillo pitching and batting 9th
          ---      73%  E Cabell        Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Leonard       Cabell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Luis Pujols batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Dodgers 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation