San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
April 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1978 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 2, Houston Astros 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Almon 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 0 3 1
Turner lf 4 0 0 0
  Champion 2b 0 0 0 0
Winfield cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Gamble rf,lf 3 0 0 0
  Hendrick cf 0 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 1 1 0
Sweet c 3 0 1 0
  Thomas pr,2b,cf,lf 1 0 1 1
Baker 2b 2 1 0 0
  Davis c 0 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 0 3 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 1 1 0
Howe 2b 4 0 1 0
Ferguson c 4 0 1 1
  Sexton pr 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Richard p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
San Diego 001 000 001261
Houston 000 000 001170
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (2-0) 8.2 7 1 1 1 4
  Fingers  SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (1-2) 9.0 6 2 2 2 11
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
11

  E–Almon (3).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Howe (7,off Perry); Watson (7,off Perry).  SH–Perry (2,off Richard); Cedeno (1,off Perry).  HBP–Gamble (1,by Richard); Tenace (1,by Richard).  IBB–Davis (1,by Richard).  SB–Smith 2 (3,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson 2); Tenace (1,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson); Cabell (3,2nd base off Perry/Sweet); Puhl (4,2nd base off Perry/Sweet); Sexton (2,2nd base off Fingers/Davis).  CS–Smith (1,2nd base by Richard/Ferguson).  HBP–Richard 2 (2,Gamble,Tenace).  IBB–Richard (1,Davis).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:37.  A–8,769.
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