Jerry Reuss fired a two-hitter as the Dodgers blanked the Astros, 1-0. The veteran southpaw permitted only two balls to be hit out of the infield, struck out seven and issued no walks. The Dodgers' run came in the seventh when Dusty Baker walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch and tallied on a two-out single by Joe Ferguson. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .264      Landestoy 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Cey 3b                4   0   2   0     0   1   .277      Puhl cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Baker lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .285      Cedeno 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Ferguson rf           2   0   1   1     1   0   .248      Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Leonard rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Oates c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .094      Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .127
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .222

Totals               29   1   5   1     3   2             Totals               29   0   2   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 19,280
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Astros 2
DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 2
Triples: Lopes (6)
GIDP: Reuss (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(5-12)           9     2   0   0   0   7   0  29   4.08
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   7   0  29

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(18-9)          9     5   1   1   3   2   0  32   2.98
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   2   0  32

Passed Balls: Pujols (1)
Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (15)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Satch Davidson


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell forced Lopes (third to
second); Pujols allowed a passed ball [Russell to second];
Garvey lined into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Russell
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Baker flied out to right; Ferguson
walked; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Oates grounded out (second to first); Reuss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Pujols made an
out to first; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell flied out to right; Garvey flied out to
right; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker popped to third in foul territory; Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck
out; Leonard singled to third; Cruz singled to center [Leonard
to second]; Pujols grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Oates singled to right; On a bunt Reuss grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Oates out
at second]; Lopes tripled to left; Russell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Niekro struck out (catcher to first); Landestoy made
an out to first; Reynolds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey singled
to left; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Cey to second]; Cey was
picked off second (pitcher to second); Baker walked; Niekro
threw a wild pitch [Baker to second]; Ferguson singled to left
[Baker scored]; Thomas flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck
out; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Astros 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Reuss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED OATES (PLAYING C ); Leonard popped
to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (second to first);
Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell flied out to center; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); Cey singled to left; Baker made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Alou struck out; HOWE BATTED
FOR LANDESTOY; Howe struck out; Reynolds popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.