Final
HOU 8 — LAD 6
4/21/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · LAN197804210
Complete available game record for HOU at LAD, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davey Lopes | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Russell | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Martinez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Manny Mota | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Pentz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Cey | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Garvey | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Baker | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Castillo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Monday | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Grote | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Garman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dixon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Davalillo | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Rhoden | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.R. Richard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Richard | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Rick Rhoden | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Garman | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Dixon | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Gene Pentz | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Castillo | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davey Lopes | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Martinez | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Davalillo | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Monday | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Garman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Garvey | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Grote | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Rhoden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Cey | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Russell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Baker | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Richard | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Pentz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | POCS3(145).1-2# | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 143 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | HR/8.1-H | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D9.1-H | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E4.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S4 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 6(1)3/GDP | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S5.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | E4.B-1 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H(UR);1-2 | 5–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 23 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | PO1(23) | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D9 | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→3 | 3(B)3(1)6(2)/TP | 8–6 |