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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros
1978-07-08 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 37073 · dome · 2:32
Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Houston Astros 7–5. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 3 in the 5th. Tommy John earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
W: Tommy John L: Tom Dixon SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Terry Tata · 1B: Jim Quick · 2B: Paul Pryor · 3B: Charlie Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Los Angeles Dodgers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Davey Lopes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Russell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Garvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Cey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dusty Baker | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Monday | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill North | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Johnny Oates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Welch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy John | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rafael Landestoy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Terry Puhl | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Cabell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Howe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wilbur Howard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Pujols | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Welch | 4.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
 Lance Rautzhan | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy John | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dixon | 5.1 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
 Joe Niekro | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Forsch | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Davey Lopes: D7
- Bill Russell: 43.2-3
- Steve Garvey: 8/SF.3-H
- Ron Cey: K
Bot 1
- Rafael Landestoy: 8
- Terry Puhl: 53
- Enos Cabell: 31
Top 2
- Dusty Baker: 63
- Rick Monday: 43
- Bill North: K
Bot 2
- Jose Cruz: 31
- Bob Watson: E5.B-1
- Art Howe: 9
- Wilbur Howard: 13
Top 3
- Johnny Oates: K
- Bob Welch: K
- Davey Lopes: 7
Bot 3
- Luis Pujols: D8
- Tom Dixon: 24/SH.2-3
- Rafael Landestoy: 7
- Terry Puhl: 6
Top 4
- Bill Russell: 6
- Steve Garvey: 63
- Ron Cey: 8/L
Bot 4
- Enos Cabell: 9
- Jose Cruz: S8
- Bob Watson: S7.1-2
- Art Howe: S7.2-H;1-2
- Wilbur Howard: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Dusty Baker: E6.B-2
- Rick Monday: 7
- Bill North: S8.2-H(UR)
- Johnny Oates: S9.1-2
- Bob Welch: E3/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
- Davey Lopes: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
- Bill Russell: 4
- Reggie Smith: 43
Bot 5
- Luis Pujols: S5
- Tom Dixon: 8
- Rafael Landestoy: S9.1-2
- Terry Puhl: S9.2-H;1-H(E1)(NR)
- Enos Cabell: 6/L
- Jose Cruz: S9.1-3
- Bob Watson: T7.3-H;1-H
- Art Howe: 53
Top 6
- Ron Cey: 9
- Dusty Baker: S8
- Rick Monday: S9.1-2
- Bill North: W.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Oates: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Joe Ferguson: 9/SF.3-H
- Davey Lopes: 9
Bot 6
- Wilbur Howard: 43
- Luis Pujols: K
- Reggie Baldwin: 9
Top 7
- Bill Russell: 63
- Reggie Smith: 8
- Ron Cey: K
Bot 7
- Rafael Landestoy: K
- Terry Puhl: 13
- Enos Cabell: 8
Top 8
- Dusty Baker: 9
- Rick Monday: 43
- Bill North: K
Bot 8
- Jose Cruz: 63
- Bob Watson: 8
- Art Howe: 53
Top 9
- Tommy John: 163
- Joe Ferguson: K
- Davey Lopes: W
- Bill Russell: 64(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Wilbur Howard: S7
- Luis Pujols: K
- Jesus Alou: S9.1-2
- Rafael Landestoy: K
- Terry Puhl: 43
Notes & reviews
- Steve Garvey hit in mouth with pick-off throw