Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 20, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 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 5, San Diego Padres 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 4 1 2 0
Andrews 2b 5 0 0 0
Cruz cf 5 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 2 3 1
Roberts lf 5 1 3 1
Boswell 3b 3 0 1 1
  DaVanon pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Jutze c 3 0 1 1
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Forsch p 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 5 12 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Locklear lf 4 1 1 0
Fuentes 2b 3 0 0 1
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 1
Winfield rf 3 1 1 1
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 1 0
Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 1 1 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Strom p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 4 3
Houston 102 010 0105121
San Diego 002 001 001441
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-5) 6.0 3 3 1 4 3
  Forsch  SV (8) 3.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
4
2
4
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Wehrmeister  L (0-4) 2.2 5 3 3 3 1
  Tomlin   2.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Strom   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Metzger   2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
6

  E–Andrews (1), Fuentes (6).  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 2.  PB–Jutze (2).  HR–Houston Watson (3,5th inning off Tomlin 0 on, 0 out), San Diego Winfield (5,9th inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Boswell (1,off Tomlin).  SF–Jutze (1,off Wehrmeister).  SB–W Davis 2 (5,2nd base off Niekro/Jutze,3rd base off Niekro/Jutze).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:23.  A–11,742.
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