Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 28, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1977 at San Diego Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Cruz rf 5 1 2 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
  Herrmann c 2 1 1 0
  Gardner pr 0 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 3
Cabell 3b 3 1 1 0
Howe 2b,ss 3 1 1 1
Bannister p 2 0 0 0
  Larson p 0 0 0 0
  Sperring ph,ss 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 5 10 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund lf 4 0 0 0
Champion 2b 4 1 1 0
Hendrick cf 4 2 2 2
Winfield rf 3 1 1 1
Ivie 1b 4 1 1 2
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
  Davis c 0 0 0 0
Almon ss 3 1 0 0
Shirley p 2 0 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 5
Houston 000 000 0415103
San Diego 002 031 00x662
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (1-5) 4.2 6 5 5 3 5
  Larson   1.1 0 1 0 0 1
  Niekro   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Sambito   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
4
10
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  W (4-5) 7.2 6 4 4 5 6
  Fingers  SV (9) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
7

  E–Ferguson (4), Watson (2), Cabell (5), Champion (8), Winfield (4).  PB–Herrmann (1).  2B–Houston Cabell (7,off Shirley); Howe (4,off Shirley), San Diego Champion (10,off Bannister); Winfield (10,off Bannister).  3B–San Diego Rader (3,off Bannister).  HR–Houston Watson (5,8th inning off Shirley 1 on, 2 out), San Diego Hendrick (4,3rd inning off Bannister 1 on, 2 out); Ivie (4,5th inning off Bannister 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Watson (1,off Fingers).  HBP–Johnson (4,by Shirley).  IBB–Cabell (1,by Shirley); Howe (3,by Shirley); Almon (1,by Bannister).  SH–Shirley (3,off Larson).  SB–Cruz (14,2nd base off Shirley/Tenace); Cabell (18,3rd base off Shirley/Tenace); Ivie (3,2nd base off Bannister/Ferguson).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Shirley/Tenace).  WP–Larson (3).  BK–Larson (1).  HBP–Shirley (2,Johnson).  IBB–Bannister (1,Almon); Shirley 2 (5,Cabell,Howe).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:22.  A–42,222.
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