Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 11, San Diego Padres 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 5 2 4 2
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 2
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 0
Cruz rf 3 3 1 0
Watson 1b 4 1 3 5
  Gardner pr 0 1 0 0
  Walton 1b 0 0 0 0
Herrmann c 2 0 0 1
Howe 2b 5 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 2 1 1
Richard p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 11 11
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b,lf 4 0 1 0
Almon ss 4 0 1 0
Turner lf 3 0 0 0
  Davis c 1 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Tenace c,1b 4 0 0 0
Champion 2b 2 0 0 0
Ashford 3b 3 0 1 0
Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
  Sawyer p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 0 0 0 0
  Jones pr 0 0 0 0
  Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Houston 330 020 01211110
San Diego 000 000 000032
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (16-11) 9.0 3 0 0 3 10
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
10
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  L (7-8) 2.0 4 6 3 1 0
  Sawyer   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wehrmeister   1.1 3 2 2 3 0
  Griffin   3.2 2 1 1 1 0
  D'Acquisto   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
11
8
6
1

  E–Almon (37), Hendrick (7).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Puhl 2 (12,off Freisleben,off Griffin); Cedeno (32,off Wehrmeister).  HR–Houston Watson (19,1st inning off Freisleben 2 on, 2 out); Cabell (16,2nd inning off Freisleben 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Richard 2 (9,off Freisleben,off Griffin).  SB–Puhl (9,2nd base off Freisleben/Tenace).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:26.  A–8,463.
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