Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1978 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 0, San Diego Padres 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 1 0
Walling lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 2 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Baldwin c 3 0 1 0
Fischlin ss 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Sexton ss 0 0 0 0
Dixon p 2 0 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 3 0 2 1
Smith ss 3 0 1 1
Thomas 1b,cf 4 0 0 0
Winfield cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Gamble rf 3 0 2 0
  Roberts 1b 1 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0
Almon 3b 4 1 1 1
Sweet c 4 1 1 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
Houston 000 000 000043
San Diego 000 010 11x3101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon  L (3-3) 8.0 10 3 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
2
0
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (8-2) 9.0 4 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
4

  E–Puhl (2), Watson (3), Baldwin (2), Smith (9).  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 3.  2B–San Diego Smith (7,off Dixon); Winfield (11,off Dixon).  SH–Fischlin (1,off Perry); Perry (5,off Dixon).  SB–Smith (15,2nd base off Dixon/Baldwin); Gonzalez (3,2nd base off Dixon/Baldwin).  CS–Richards (9,2nd base by Dixon/Baldwin).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:08.  A–12,055.
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