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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1977 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 6, Houston Astros 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 0 0 0
Almon ss 5 0 2 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 4 2 2 2
Kingman 1b 3 1 2 0
  Scanlon 3b 0 0 0 0
Tenace 3b,1b 4 0 1 1
Roberts c 3 1 0 1
Champion 2b 4 0 2 0
Griffin p 2 1 1 1
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez 2b,ss 5 2 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 2 4 2
Cedeno cf 5 1 3 1
Watson 1b 4 0 2 1
Cruz rf 3 0 0 1
Fuller lf 4 0 0 1
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Bannister p 2 1 1 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 7 12 6
San Diego 011 003 0016115
Houston 101 020 0037120
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin   6.0 6 4 1 2 4
  Fingers  L (4-4) 2.1 6 3 3 0 2
Totals
8.1
12
7
4
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   5.0 5 2 2 1 6
  Pentz   1.0 4 3 3 0 1
  McLaughlin   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Niekro  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
11

  E–Richards (9), Hendrick (3), Champion (10), Griffin (1), Fingers (1).  PB–Roberts (2).  2B–San Diego Kingman (9,off Bannister), Houston Cabell 2 (16,off Griffin,off Fingers); Cedeno 3 (9,off Griffin 2,off Fingers).  3B–San Diego Champion (4,off Bannister); Tenace (3,off Pentz).  HR–San Diego Griffin (2,3rd inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out); Winfield (17,6th inning off Pentz 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Watson (5,by Griffin).  SB–Almon (4,2nd base off McLaughlin/Herrmann).  CS–Kingman (3,2nd base by Bannister/Herrmann); Cedeno (8,3rd base by Griffin/Roberts); Cabell 2 (11,2nd base by Griffin/Roberts,2nd base by Fingers/Roberts).  WP–Niekro (1).  IBB–Griffin (4,Watson).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:50.  A–7,458.
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