Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
August 6, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 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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Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b,ss 5 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 1
Watson 1b 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 3 1 2 0
Gross rf 3 0 1 0
Herrmann c 4 0 2 1
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Dierker p 1 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 1 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Rondon p 0 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 12 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Turner lf 4 1 4 3
Hernandez ss 5 0 0 0
Davis cf 5 0 0 0
Winfield rf 1 1 0 0
  Melendez rf 2 1 1 0
Ivie 1b 4 3 3 1
Fuentes 2b 4 1 2 1
Rader 3b 4 1 1 0
Kendall c 5 1 4 4
Griffin p 3 0 1 0
  Metzger p 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 16 9
Houston 100 000 1103122
San Diego 022 100 22x9160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (11-10) 4.0 10 5 5 2 1
  Niekro   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Rondon   0.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Cosgrove   2.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
16
9
9
5
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  W (6-3) 6.0 8 2 2 2 2
  Metzger  SV (10) 3.0 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
3
4

  E–Andrews (11), Cabell (13).  DP–San Diego 3.  2B–Houston Cruz (15,off Griffin).  HR–San Diego Ivie (5,2nd inning off Dierker 0 on, 0 out); Turner (4,4th inning off Dierker 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cedeno (3,off Griffin); Turner (2,off Cosgrove).  SB–Hernandez (11,2nd base off Dierker/Herrmann).  CS–Turner (2,2nd base by Dierker/Herrmann); Winfield (7,3rd base by Dierker/Herrmann).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:34.  A–12,911.
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