San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
September 7, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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 9, Houston Astros 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b 5 1 1 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Ivie 3b 5 0 1 1
Turner lf 4 2 1 0
Hendrick cf 5 1 2 1
Winfield rf 4 2 2 1
Roberts c 4 2 3 4
Champion 2b 3 1 1 1
Ashford ss 4 0 1 1
Freisleben p 2 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Scanlon ph 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 3 1 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 2 3 2
Cruz rf 4 0 2 1
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Ferguson c 3 0 0 0
Howe ss 4 0 1 1
  Gardner pr 0 0 0 0
  Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0
  Walton ph 1 0 0 0
  Metzger 2b 0 0 0 0
Richard p 1 0 0 0
  Larson p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Herrmann ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
San Diego 041 100 0039121
Houston 201 010 010591
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  W (7-7) 5.0 5 4 3 5 5
  Griffin   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Spillner   1.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Fingers  SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
6
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (14-11) 2.0 7 5 5 1 2
  Larson   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Pentz   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Forsch   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Sambito   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  McLaughlin   1.0 2 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
6
9

  E–Freisleben (1), Gonzalez (27).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–San Diego Winfield (26,off Richard); Roberts (11,off Richard); Hendrick (23,off Richard); Ivie (27,off Larson).  3B–San Diego Champion (5,off Richard), Houston Howe (5,off Spillner).  HR–San Diego Hendrick (18,2nd inning off Richard 0 on, 0 out); Roberts (1,9th inning off McLaughlin 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Roberts (4,off Larson); Ashford (3,off Forsch).  IBB–Winfield (10,by McLaughlin).  SF–Cruz (9,off Freisleben).  SB–Turner (10,2nd base off McLaughlin/Ferguson); Puhl (6,3rd base off Freisleben/Roberts); Cabell (38,2nd base off Freisleben/Roberts); Cedeno 2 (51,2nd base off Freisleben/Roberts,Home off Freisleben/Roberts); Cruz (41,2nd base off Freisleben/Roberts).  WP–Freisleben (6).  IBB–McLaughlin (5,Winfield).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:01.  A–5,120.
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