San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
September 19, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1987 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 2, Houston Astros 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gwynn rf 5 0 2 0
Jefferson cf,lf,cf 6 1 1 0
Kruk 1b 5 0 2 0
Martinez lf 3 0 0 0
  Mack cf 1 0 0 0
  Ready ph 1 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  McCullers p 0 0 0 0
Santiago c 6 0 1 1
Flannery 3b 6 0 0 0
Templeton ss 6 1 1 1
Cora 2b 6 0 1 0
Whitson p 3 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 0 0 0 0
  Byers pr 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Wynne ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 6 1 2 0
Reynolds C. ss 5 0 1 0
  Hatcher ph 1 0 1 0
Doran 2b 6 0 0 0
Bass rf 6 0 0 0
Davis 1b 5 0 1 0
Cruz lf 5 0 2 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds R. c 5 0 0 0
Ryan p 3 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Childress p 0 0 0 0
  Mallicoat p 0 0 0 0
  Heathcock p 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 1 9 0
San Diego 000 001 000 000 01283
Houston 001 000 000 000 00191
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson   9.0 6 1 0 0 7
  Gossage   3.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Leiper  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  McCullers  SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
9
1
0
0
11
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan   9.0 5 1 1 1 11
  Andersen   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Childress   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Mallicoat   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Heathcock   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez  L (0-4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
14.0
8
2
2
4
13

  E–Santiago (20), Flannery (6), Cora (10), Caminiti (6).  DP–San Diego 2, Houston 1.  2B–San Diego Santiago (30,off Ryan), Houston Hatcher (27,off McCullers).  HR–San Diego Templeton (5,14th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wynne (4,off Childress); Caminiti (1,off Leiper).  IBB–Gwynn (26,by Childress).  SB–Jefferson (32,3rd base off Ryan/R Reynolds); Cora (13,3rd base off Mallicoat/R Reynolds); Gwynn (54,2nd base off Mallicoat/R Reynolds).  CS–Young (9,2nd base by McCullers/Santiago).  IBB–Childress (5,Gwynn).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:31.  A–20,909.
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