Final
HOU 4 — NYM 5
7/20/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYN197807202
Complete available game record for HOU at NYM, 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 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Valentine | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Foli | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Montanez | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Youngblood | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Henderson | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Murray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hodges | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Boisclair | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Flynn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight Bernard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denny Walling | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kobel | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Maddox | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo McLaughlin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Ruhle | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Ruhle | 3.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dwight Bernard | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Bo McLaughlin | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Kobel | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dale Murray | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Watson | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Bochy | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bo McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Ruhle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hodges | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kobel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Valentine | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Bernard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Maddox | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boisclair | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boisclair | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Randle | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Flynn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Foli | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Henderson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | BK.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 34 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR) | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HR | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D9.3-H | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7.2-H | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | S/BR.1X2(4) | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | NP | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 2–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HR | 2–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S4.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | E2.2XH(352);1-3;B-2 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H(UR);2-3 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HR | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 6 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 1/P | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 1→3 | 5(B)3(1)/LDP | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→1 | S9 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | C/E2.1-2;B-1 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 1→1 | D8.1-H | 4–4 |