Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
August 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 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 4, San Diego Padres 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 3 0 1 0
  Howard ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 2 1
Ferguson c 4 1 1 0
Howe 2b 3 1 1 1
Metzger ss 2 0 1 0
  Herrmann ph 1 0 1 1
  Gonzalez pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Dixon p 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b 5 1 1 1
Almon ss 4 1 2 0
Turner lf 5 0 2 0
Winfield rf 3 1 1 1
Hendrick cf 5 1 3 1
Tenace c 2 0 1 0
Champion 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 1
Ashford 3b 4 1 1 0
Wehrmeister p 2 0 0 0
  Shirley p 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 4
Houston 000 101 0024102
San Diego 001 210 0015110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon   4.0 10 4 3 2 2
  McLaughlin   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pentz   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Forsch  L (4-8) 0.1 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.1
11
5
4
5
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Wehrmeister   6.1 7 2 2 2 2
  Shirley   2.0 1 1 1 0 4
  Fingers  W (8-4) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
8

  E–Dixon 2 (2).  2B–Houston Cruz (25,off Wehrmeister); Howe (17,off Fingers); Herrmann (5,off Fingers).  HR–Houston Cedeno (9,6th inning off Wehrmeister 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Dixon (2,off Wehrmeister); Wehrmeister (2,off Dixon); Champion (9,off Dixon).  HBP–Tenace (9,by Dixon).  CS–Cruz (15,2nd base by Wehrmeister/Tenace).  WP–Dixon (1).  HBP–Dixon (1,Tenace).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:42.  A–13,697.
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