Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 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 5, San Diego Padres 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 5 1 3 0
Cruz rf 6 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 6 2 3 1
Watson 1b 4 1 1 1
  Bergman 1b 1 0 1 0
Alou lf 5 0 1 0
  Sexton ss 1 0 0 0
Howe 2b 5 0 2 1
Ferguson c 0 0 0 0
Fischlin ss 4 0 1 0
  Walling ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Bannister p 3 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 13 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 3 1 1 1
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 0
Winfield cf,rf,cf 3 1 1 2
Gamble rf 4 2 2 0
  Sweet c 1 0 0 0
Thomas 1b,cf 3 0 0 0
  Turner rf 1 0 1 0
Almon 3b 3 2 2 1
Roberts c 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
  Ashford ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Totals 32 6 11 6
Houston 004 000 001 05130
San Diego 111 000 020 16115
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   7.1 7 5 5 8 6
  Sambito   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Forsch  L (2-3) 1.1 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.1
11
6
6
8
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   6.0 9 4 2 3 0
  D'Acquisto   1.2 0 0 0 2 3
  Kinney   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Fingers  W (3-7) 2.0 4 1 1 2 0
Totals
10.0
13
5
3
7
3

  E–Smith (10), Winfield (3), Roberts (2), Fingers (1), Jones (2).  DP–Houston 3, San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Cabell (9,off Jones); Howe (21,off Fingers).  3B–San Diego Gamble (3,off Bannister); Almon (1,off Bannister).  HR–San Diego Winfield (12,3rd inning off Bannister 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Ferguson 3 (5,by Jones 2,by Fingers); Bergman (1,by Fingers); Almon (3,by Bannister); Winfield (3,by Bannister); Reynolds (1,by Bannister).  SH–Gonzalez (2,off Bannister); Thomas (6,off Bannister); Ashford (1,off Sambito).  SF–Winfield (2,off Bannister).  HBP–Roberts (1,by Bannister).  CS–Puhl (7,2nd base by Jones/Roberts); Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Bannister/Ferguson).  SB–Richards 2 (19,2nd base off Bannister/Ferguson 2).  HBP–Bannister (1,Roberts).  IBB–Bannister 3 (3,Almon,Winfield,Reynolds); Jones 2 (11,Ferguson 2); Fingers 2 (6,Ferguson,Bergman).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:11.  A–15,759.
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