Final
LAD 7 — HOU 5
7/8/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197807082
Complete available game record for LAD at HOU, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Russell | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Garvey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Martinez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Cey | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Baker | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Monday | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill North | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wilbur Howard | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy John | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Oates | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Welch | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Baldwin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dixon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Rautzhan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dixon | 5.1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Bob Welch | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Lance Rautzhan | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tommy John | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Welch | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy John | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Davey Lopes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Monday | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Monday | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill North | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Oates | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Rautzhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Russell | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Baker | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Cey | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Garvey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E5.B-1 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 24/SH.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E6.B-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H(UR) | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E3/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H(UR);1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-H(E1)(NR) | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | T7.3-H;1-H | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8 | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 4–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | NP | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 6–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 7–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 7–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 7–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 7–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 7–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 7–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 7–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 163 | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 7–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–5 |