Playing in his first major league game, Terry Puhl singled in the 13th inning, advanced on a sacrifice and scored on a double by Bob Watson to give the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 13, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 11 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Martinez 2b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Puhl lf 6 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Russell ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Garvey 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Sperring 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .155 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 2 0 .210 Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Watson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .283 Baker lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Cruz rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .290 Hale rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .258 Ferguson c 5 0 2 0 0 2 .256 Yeager c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Boswell 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Hooton p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .179 Metzger ss 5 0 3 0 0 0 .200 Powell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Lemongello p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .030 Lopes pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Howard ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Downing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fuller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159 Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 2 7 2 2 2 Totals 42 3 11 3 3 6 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 17,755 Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Astros 8 DP: Dodgers 3, Astros 1 Doubles: Boswell (1), Watson (15) Triples: Hale (1) Home Runs: Cruz (10) Stolen Bases: Cruz (27), Cabell (27) Caught Stealing: Garvey (2) Sacrifice Hits: Monday (1), Lemongello (2), Howard (4), Watson (1), Sperring (1) Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (2) GIDP: Russell (10), Watson (7), Boswell (2), Ferguson (11) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton 10 9 2 2 1 5 1 38 2.66 Hough 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.39 Downing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.75 Sosa L(0-2) 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 2.90 Totals 12.2 11 3 3 3 6 1 49 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello 10 6 2 2 1 2 0 35 4.30 Niekro 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.69 McLaughlin W(3-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.10 Totals 13 7 2 2 2 2 0 46 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford DODGERS 1ST: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell struck out; Garvey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl lined to left; Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey made an out to second; Monday flied out to center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out (catcher to first); Cruz flied out to left; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Hale flied out to center; Yeager singled to right; Hooton made an out to pitcher; Martinez singled to left [Yeager to second]; Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled to first; Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Metzger to second]; Puhl flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cey flied out to right; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: Baker singled to shortstop; Hale tripled to center [Baker scored]; Yeager hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hale scored]; Hooton flied out to left; Martinez grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled to first; Cruz stole second; Ferguson struck out; Boswell doubled to right [Cruz scored]; Metzger flied out to center; Lemongello struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. DODGERS 6TH: Russell flied out to left; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell singled to right; Cabell stole second; Cedeno walked; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. DODGERS 7TH: Monday flied out to center; Baker flied out to center; Hale singled to right; Yeager forced Hale (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz homered; Ferguson singled to center; Boswell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Ferguson out at second]; Metzger singled to center; Lemongello grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 8TH: Hooton walked; Martinez struck out; Russell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hooton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 9TH: SPERRING REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Garvey flied out to right; Enos Cabell left with groin injury; Cey made an out to second; Monday popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Ferguson singled to left; Boswell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 10TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Hale made an out to third; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 10TH: Metzger singled to shortstop; HOWARD BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger to third]; Sperring struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 11TH: NIEKRO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR HOOTON; Powell singled to left; LOPES RAN FOR POWELL; Martinez forced Lopes (shortstop to second); Russell lined to left; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 11TH: HOUGH REPLACED LOPES (PITCHING); Cedeno walked; Watson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to second]; DOWNING REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Cruz walked; SOSA REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Ferguson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 12TH: Cey walked; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cey to second]; Baker flied out to center; Hale flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 12TH: Boswell lined to right; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); FULLER BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Fuller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. DODGERS 13TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED FULLER (PITCHING); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Sosa grounded out (third to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 13TH: Puhl singled to left; Sperring out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson doubled to right [Puhl scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

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