Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 19, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1976 at San Diego Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 3 1 1 0
  Roberts ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 2
Cedeno cf 3 1 0 0
  Howard cf 2 1 0 0
Watson 1b 5 1 2 3
Cruz lf,rf 4 1 2 1
Johnson c 5 0 0 0
Boswell 3b 4 0 2 1
  DaVanon pr,3b 1 1 1 0
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Cosgrove p 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 1 1 0
  Siebert p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 2 0 1 1
  Torres ss 2 0 2 0
Fuentes 2b 5 0 0 0
Davis cf 5 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 1 0 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 0
Rettenmund lf 2 1 0 0
Ivie 1b 5 1 1 2
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Spillner p 1 0 1 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Dupree p 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph 1 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Houston 103 000 0509121
San Diego 000 400 000483
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cosgrove   3.1 4 4 2 3 0
  Griffin  W (3-1) 3.2 3 0 0 3 2
  Siebert   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
8
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Spillner  L (1-6) 7.1 9 6 3 4 2
  Tomlin   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Dupree   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Folkers   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
6
6
3

  E–Boswell (1), Fuentes 3 (5).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–San Diego Hernandez (2,off Cosgrove); W Davis (7,off Griffin).  HR–Houston Watson (2,8th inning off Dupree 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Cosgrove (2,off Spillner); Griffin (1,off Spillner); Metzger (3,off Spillner).  IBB–Gross (3,by Spillner).  SF–Hernandez (1,off Griffin).  CS–Cruz (2,2nd base by Spillner/Kendall).  IBB–Spillner (3,Gross).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:50.  A–14,336.
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