Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 27, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1977 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 4, San Diego Padres 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 0
Gonzalez ss 5 0 1 0
Cruz rf 5 1 4 2
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
  Gardner lf 1 0 0 0
Ferguson c 5 0 1 1
Watson 1b 4 1 3 1
Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 1 2 0
McLaughlin p 2 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 0 1 0
Almon ss 3 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 3 1 1 0
Ivie 1b 4 1 1 1
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Tenace c 1 0 0 1
  Davis c 0 0 0 0
Champion 2b 3 0 1 1
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 1 0
Sawyer p 2 0 0 0
  Sutherland 2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Houston 010 020 1004130
San Diego 000 300 000370
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin  W (1-1) 6.0 6 3 3 2 5
  Pentz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Forsch  SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Sawyer  L (3-4) 6.2 9 4 4 2 4
  Fingers   2.1 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Cruz 2 (8,off Sawyer 2); Ferguson (6,off Fingers), San Diego Champion (9,off McLaughlin).  HR–Houston Watson (4,2nd inning off Sawyer 0 on, 1 out).  SH–McLaughlin (2,off Sawyer); Almon (7,off Pentz).  HBP–Cabell (2,by Sawyer); Tenace 2 (6,by McLaughlin 2).  IBB–Howe (2,by Sawyer); Johnson (2,by Sawyer).  SF–Tenace (3,off McLaughlin).  SB–Cabell 2 (17,2nd base off Sawyer/Tenace,3rd base off Sawyer/Tenace); Cruz 2 (13,2nd base off Sawyer/Tenace,2nd base off Fingers/Davis); Richards (11,2nd base off McLaughlin/Ferguson).  CS–Tenace (1,2nd base by McLaughlin/Ferguson).  BK–Sawyer (2).  HBP–McLaughlin 2 (4,Tenace 2); Sawyer (3,Cabell).  IBB–Sawyer 2 (6,Howe,Johnson).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:33.  A–13,147.
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