Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 11, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 2, San Diego Padres 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 3 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 1 2 1
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 1
DaVanon 2b 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Grubb rf 3 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 4 1 1 0
Turner lf 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 2 0 0 1
  Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 0 0 0
Sawyer p 2 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 0 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Houston 001 001 000272
San Diego 000 100 000140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (17-14) 6.0 4 1 1 2 4
  Pentz  SV (4) 3.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Sawyer  L (4-2) 7.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Metzger   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
2

  E–Cabell (16), Cruz (6).  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Watson (27,off Sawyer); Johnson (19,off Sawyer), San Diego Turner (15,off Richard); Ivie (18,off Richard).  SF–Rader (6,off Richard).  SB–Cedeno (48,2nd base off Sawyer/Kendall).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:07.  A–13,340.
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