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 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 9, Houston Astros 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 2 2 1
Smith ss 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez 2b 5 0 1 1
Winfield cf,rf 4 2 3 0
Turner rf 4 1 1 0
  Thomas cf 0 1 0 0
Tenace 1b 5 1 2 1
Ashford 3b 5 2 2 2
Roberts c 4 0 1 1
Wiley p 2 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 2 0 1 2
Totals 41 9 14 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Bergman lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 1
Walling rf 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 1
Sexton ss 3 1 1 0
  Howe ph 1 0 1 0
Pujols c 3 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin ph 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 2
San Diego 050 001 0039141
Houston 020 000 010371
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Wiley  W (1-0) 5.0 4 2 1 0 0
  D'Acquisto  SV (6) 4.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
1
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (5-5) 1.2 4 5 2 1 2
  Williams   3.1 4 0 0 1 1
  McLaughlin   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Forsch   2.0 4 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
6
4
5

  E–Ashford (2), Bergman (1).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Pujols (1).  2B–San Diego Richards (11,off McLaughlin); Ashford (6,off Forsch), Houston Watson (12,off Wiley); Cabell (13,off Wiley).  3B–San Diego Smith (4,off McLaughlin).  HBP–Richards (3,by Niekro).  IBB–Thomas (3,by Forsch); Roberts (4,by Forsch).  SB–Winfield (10,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Ashford (1,3rd base off Niekro/Pujols); Richards (22,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Sexton (6,2nd base off Wiley/Roberts).  HBP–Niekro (3,Richards).  IBB–Forsch 2 (6,Thomas,Roberts).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:33.  A–22,076.
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