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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1976 at Astrodome. 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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San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Grubb rf 4 0 2 0
  Hernandez pr 0 1 0 0
  Melendez rf 1 0 1 0
Fuentes 2b 4 1 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
Ivie 1b 4 0 1 0
Turner lf 2 0 1 1
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Almon ss 4 0 0 0
Jones p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras 2b 4 0 2 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 2 1
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Javier rf,lf 3 1 2 0
  Howard pr 0 1 0 0
Roberts lf 3 0 2 1
  Cruz rf 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
  Howe ph 0 0 0 0
Lemongello p 3 0 0 0
  DaVanon ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 3 11 3
San Diego 000 100 010261
Houston 000 001 1013114
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (21-14) 8.1 11 3 3 3 2
Totals
8.1
11
3
3
3
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (2-0) 9.0 6 2 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
0
3
2

  E–Turner (3), Taveras (3), Watson 2 (15), Metzger (10).  DP–San Diego 3.  2B–San Diego Grubb (20,off Lemongello), Houston Roberts (11,off Jones); Cedeno (24,off Jones).  3B–San Diego Turner (5,off Lemongello); W Davis (10,off Lemongello).  SH–Fuentes (15,off Lemongello); Turner (3,off Lemongello); Rader (5,off Lemongello); Cruz (2,off Jones).  IBB–Kendall (3,by Lemongello); Turner (3,by Lemongello); Watson (9,by Jones); Howe (1,by Jones).  SB–Fuentes (5,2nd base off Lemongello/Johnson); Cabell (35,2nd base off Jones/Kendall).  IBB–Jones 2 (9,Watson,Howe); Lemongello 2 (2,Kendall,Turner).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–1:42.
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