A sacrifice fly by Jose Cruz in the 12th inning scored Enos Cabell and gave the Astros a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers. Cabell doubled and reached third with one out on a passed ball by Steve Yeager before Cruz lofted his fly to left field.

The sacrifice fly was the third of the game for the Astros, who had two previously by Bob Watson, giving him a career high of 103 RBIs. Lee Lacy batted in two runs for the Dodgers with a homer and single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Friday, September 23, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 15  0
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   4 12  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .400      Puhl lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .298
  Washington ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Cabell 3b             5   2   2   0     1   1   .285
  Mota ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .394      Cedeno cf             6   0   3   1     0   1   .270
  Russell ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Cruz rf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .297
Lacy 2b               6   1   3   2     0   1   .276      Watson 1b             3   0   0   2     0   0   .288
Baker lf              6   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
  Leonard lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Gardner pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Cey 3b                6   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Pujols c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Garvey 1b             6   1   4   0     0   1   .296      Howe 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .237        Gonzalez pr,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Simpson pr,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Burke rf,cf           5   0   3   0     0   2   .263        Cannon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Grote c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .258        Fischlin ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemongello p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Howard ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .155        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
  Yeager c            1   0   0   0     1   1   .256        Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ferguson ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               48   3  15   3     2   8             Totals               42   4  12   4     2   6

Time of Game: 3:34   Attendance: 15,648
Left on Base: Dodgers 12, Astros 10
DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0
Errors: Cabell
Doubles: Garvey (25), Cedeno (34), Cabell (35)
Triples: Cruz (10)
Home Runs: Lacy (6)
Stolen Bases: Garvey (8), Landestoy (1), Lacy (4), Burke (13), Mota (1), Cedeno 2 (57), Cruz (44)
Caught Stealing: Burke (5), Garvey (6), Cedeno (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (1), Puhl (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson 2 (4), Cruz (10)
Hit by Pitch: Gonzalez (4,by Hough)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  7.1   7   3   3   2   3   0  30   3.12
Rautzhan                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.34
Garman                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.87
Hough L(5-12)           3.2   5   1   0   0   3   0  17   3.49
Totals                 11.2  12   4   3   2   6   0  49

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello              8    12   3   3   0   6   1  35   3.59
McLaughlin              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.15
Pentz                   2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.86
Forsch W(5-8)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.85
Totals                 12    15   3   3   2   8   1  51

Passed Balls: Yeager (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hough (7)
Wild Pitches: Hough (8), Pentz (9)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler


DODGERS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Lacy
homered; Baker struck out; Cey popped to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Cabell walked; Cedeno singled to
right [Cabell to third]; Cedeno stole second; Cruz walked;
Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored]; Cedeno
stole third and Cruz stole second; Herrmann struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to second; Garvey stole second;
Monday flied out to center; Burke struck out; Grote lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Lemongello flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy singled to left; Baker
singled to left [Lacy to third]; Cey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell struck out; Cedeno
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey struck out; Monday struck out; Burke singled
to center; Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herrmann popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Sutton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy singled to pitcher;
Landestoy stole second; Lacy singled to center [Landestoy
scored]; Lacy stole second; Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe made an out to shortstop; Metzger grounded out
(first unassisted); Lemongello grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
singled to center; Monday flied out to right; Burke singled to
right [Garvey to third]; Grote singled to center [Garvey scored,
Burke out at home (center to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl lined to right; Cabell popped to first in foul
territory; Cedeno doubled to left; Cedeno was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutton grounded out (third to first); Landestoy
singled to left; Lacy reached on an error by Cabell [Landestoy
to second, Lacy to first]; Baker flied out to right; Cey forced
Landestoy (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz tripled to left; Watson lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Cruz scored]; Herrmann grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howe singled to right; GONZALEZ RAN FOR
HOWE; CANNON BATTED FOR METZGER; Cannon grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

DODGERS 8TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FISCHLIN
REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING SS); Garvey lined to second; Monday
singled to left; SIMPSON RAN FOR MONDAY; Burke struck out; Grote
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BURKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HOWARD BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Howard
singled to left; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Howard to second]; Cabell singled to third [Howard to third];
Cedeno singled to third [Howard scored, Cabell to second];
RAUTZHAN REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Cruz forced Cedeno
(shortstop to second) [Cabell to third]; GARMAN REPLACED GROTE
(PITCHING); YEAGER REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PLAYING C ); Watson forced
Cruz (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros
3.

DODGERS 9TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Yeager
walked; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Yeager to second]; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: HOUGH REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Herrmann singled
to left; GARDNER RAN FOR HERRMANN; Gonzalez was hit by a pitch
[Gardner to second]; Fischlin forced Gardner (catcher to third)
[Gonzalez to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Hough threw
a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third, Fischlin stayed at first];
Boswell struck out; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 10TH: PUJOLS REPLACED GARDNER (PLAYING C ); PENTZ
REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Cey lined to left; Garvey singled
to center; Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Simpson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED LANDESTOY (PLAYING SS); Cabell
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno struck out; Cruz singled
to right; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 11TH: Burke singled to center; Burke stole second; Pentz
threw a wild pitch [Burke to third]; Hough popped to catcher;
Yeager struck out; MOTA BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Mota walked; Mota
stole second; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 11TH: RUSSELL REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING SS); Pujols struck
out; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Fischlin singled
to right; FERGUSON BATTED FOR PENTZ; Ferguson singled to right
[Fischlin to third]; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 12TH: FORSCH REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); Baker flied
out to right; Cey grounded out (second to first); Garvey doubled
to left; Simpson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 12TH: LEONARD REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Cabell doubled
to center; Yeager allowed a passed ball [Cabell to third];
Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Cabell scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Astros 4.