San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
April 22, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1977 at Astrodome. 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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San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Turner lf 5 1 2 2
Almon ss 5 0 2 0
Winfield rf 3 2 1 0
Hendrick cf 2 0 1 1
Tenace c 2 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Champion 2b 2 0 0 0
Shirley p 3 1 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 0 0 0
Cruz rf 3 0 0 0
Roberts lf 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Howe ph 1 0 0 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 30 2 3 2
San Diego 000 101 200461
Houston 000 000 002230
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  W (2-1) 8.2 3 2 2 0 5
  Fingers  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
0
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (1-1) 9.0 6 4 4 7 8
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
7
8

  E–Ivie (2).  DP–Houston 1.  HR–San Diego Turner (2,7th inning off Richard 1 on, 2 out), Houston Johnson (4,9th inning off Shirley 0 on, 1 out); Cabell (1,9th inning off Shirley 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Shirley (1,off Richard).  SB–Hendrick (1,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson).  CS–Turner (1,2nd base by Richard/Ferguson).  WP–Richard (2).  BK–Shirley (2), Richard (1).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–1:58.  A–6,106.
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