San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
July 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1978 at Astrodome. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 9

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 3 0 1 1
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
  Turner cf 1 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0
Winfield cf 3 0 1 0
  Baker ss 1 0 0 0
Gamble rf 4 1 2 1
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Almon 3b 4 0 0 0
Sweet c 3 1 2 0
Owchinko p 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 2 2 1
Howard rf,lf 4 2 3 3
Cabell 3b 5 1 2 1
Watson 1b 1 0 0 1
  Bergman pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Howe 2b 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 1 1 0
  Walling rf 0 0 0 0
Pujols c 3 1 2 1
Fischlin ss 4 1 0 0
Lemongello p 4 1 1 1
Totals 33 9 11 8
San Diego 001 100 000274
Houston 000 162 00x9110
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko  L (5-7) 4.1 6 6 4 1 2
  Lee   2.2 5 3 2 3 0
  Kinney   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
9
6
5
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (7-7) 9.0 7 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
4

  E–Smith 2 (13), Thomas (8), Almon (16).  DP–San Diego 1.  PB–Sweet (6).  2B–San Diego Sweet (3,off Lemongello), Houston Howard (1,off Owchinko); Cabell (12,off Lee).  3B–Houston Puhl (4,off Lee).  HR–San Diego Gamble (5,4th inning off Lemongello 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Owchinko (4,off Lemongello).  SF–Richards (2,off Lemongello); Watson (7,off Owchinko); Puhl (3,off Owchinko).  IBB–Watson 2 (10,by Lee 2); Alou (1,by Lee).  SB–Howard (4,2nd base off Owchinko/Sweet).  IBB–Lee 3 (5,Watson 2,Alou).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:17.
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