Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
August 5, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1976 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 3 0 0 0
  Howard pr 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 2 2
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 2 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 0
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Boswell ph 1 1 0 0
McLaughlin p 2 0 0 0
  DaVanon ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 3 8 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Grubb lf 3 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 1 1 0
Ivie 1b 3 1 0 0
Fuentes 2b 3 1 1 1
Rader 3b 2 1 1 2
Kendall c 3 0 2 0
Freisleben p 2 0 0 1
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 7 4
Houston 000 000 003381
San Diego 000 103 00x470
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin  L (1-1) 6.0 7 4 4 3 1
  Sambito   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
4
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  W (7-9) 8.1 6 2 2 4 6
  Metzger  SV (9) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
6

  E–Herrmann (4).  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Grubb (13,off McLaughlin); Kendall (11,off McLaughlin).  HR–San Diego Rader (6,4th inning off McLaughlin 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hernandez (8,off McLaughlin); Freisleben (8,off McLaughlin).  SF–Rader (5,off McLaughlin).  HBP–Ivie (2,by McLaughlin).  IBB–Grubb (7,by McLaughlin).  SB–W Davis (9,2nd base off McLaughlin/Herrmann); Rader (2,2nd base off McLaughlin/Herrmann); Winfield (19,2nd base off McLaughlin/Herrmann).  HBP–McLaughlin (1,Ivie).  IBB–McLaughlin (1,Grubb).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:10.  A–9,798.
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