San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
August 4, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1984 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 5, Houston Astros 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 2 2 0 0
Gwynn rf 3 2 3 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 3 1 0 0
Kennedy c 4 0 1 1
Martinez lf 4 0 0 1
McReynolds cf 4 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 0 1 0
Lollar p 3 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 3 1 1 0
Bass cf 5 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 1
Cruz lf 4 0 1 1
Knight 1b 5 0 2 0
Puhl rf 5 0 2 0
Bailey c 3 0 2 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0
  Pankovits ph,ss 1 0 0 0
LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
  Cabell ph 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
San Diego 101 002 010560
Houston 000 000 0022101
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Lollar  W (9-9) 6.0 5 0 0 5 1
  Lefferts  SV (6) 3.0 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss  L (5-3) 5.1 4 4 4 4 5
  Sambito   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Solano   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Ruhle   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Dawley   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
4
8

  E–Doran (10).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–San Diego Templeton (16,off LaCoss).  3B–Houston Garner (3,off Lefferts).  HR–San Diego Gwynn (5,8th inning off Ruhle 0 on, 0 out).  SH–LaCoss (5,off Lollar).  SF–Cruz (9,off Lefferts).  SB–Wiggins 2 (46,2nd base off LaCoss/Bailey,Home off LaCoss/Bailey).  CS–Gwynn (11,Home by LaCoss/Bailey).  T–2:48.  A–19,842.
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