San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
April 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 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 11, Houston Astros 8

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund lf 2 2 0 0
Almon ss 4 2 0 0
Winfield rf 3 2 1 2
Hendrick cf 5 1 1 1
Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0
Ivie 3b 3 2 1 1
Roberts c 5 2 2 3
Champion 2b 5 0 2 1
Metzger p 1 0 0 0
  Strom p 0 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 1 2
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Bernal p 1 0 0 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 8 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 3 2 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 2 2 3
Cruz rf 5 1 2 1
Crawford lf 4 1 1 2
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 1 2 1
Bannister p 2 1 1 1
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Larson p 0 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 8
San Diego 000 533 0001182
Houston 006 200 0008112
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Metzger   2.1 4 5 4 1 0
  Strom   0.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Freisleben   1.0 2 2 1 0 0
  Bernal  W (1-0) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Fingers  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
6
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   3.2 3 5 2 2 6
  Niekro   1.1 2 3 3 3 1
  Larson  L (0-1) 0.2 2 3 1 2 1
  Pentz   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Sambito   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
11
6
9
10

  E–Roberts 2 (2), Cabell (2), Larson (1).  DP–San Diego 1.  PB–Roberts (1).  2B–San Diego Roberts (2,off Niekro), Houston Cabell 2 (2,off Metzger,off Freisleben); Gonzalez (2,off Strom).  3B–Houston Metzger (1,off Metzger).  SH–Almon (2,off Larson); Cedeno (1,off Metzger).  SF–Winfield (1,off Larson); Crawford (1,off Freisleben).  HBP–Tenace (2,by Bannister).  IBB–Ivie (1,by Larson).  SB–Cruz (3,2nd base off Strom/Roberts).  CS–Cedeno (2,2nd base by Metzger/Roberts).  WP–Larson (1).  HBP–Bannister (2,Tenace).  IBB–Larson (1,Ivie).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:55.  A–26,224.
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