The standout candidate for the Cy Young Award, Randy Jones gained his 18th victory of the season as the Padres edged the Astros in 10 innings, 2-1. Jones and Joaquin Andujar dueled through nine scoreless stanzas before the Padres broke the deadlock in the 10th.

Johnny Grubb singled and gave way to pinch-runner Willie Davis, who stopped at third on a double by Mike Ivie. With two out, Doug Rader singled to drive in both runners. Jones' bid for a shutout was spoiled in the home half of the 10th when the Astros scored their run on doubles by Leon Roberts and Cliff Johnson. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      28, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   2  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Turner lf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .216      Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
  Melendez lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .272      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Grubb rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .290      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  W. Davis pr,cf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .274      Roberts lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Winfield cf,rf        5   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .215
Ivie 1b               5   1   2   0     0   1   .286      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Rader 3b              4   0   2   2     1   1   .250      Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Kendall c             5   0   2   0     0   0   .237        Johnson ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .226
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .254        Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Jones p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .057      Andujar p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .156
                                                            DaVanon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               37   2   9   2     5   7             Totals               36   1   7   1     0   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 14,260
Left on Base: Padres 11, Astros 5
DP: Padres 1, Astros 0
Errors: Andujar
Doubles: Ivie (14), Cedeno (18), Gross (9), Metzger (8), Roberts (9), Johnson (15)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes 2 (3), Turner (6), Hernandez (9)
Caught Stealing: Ivie (4), Rader (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (11)
GIDP: Andrews (11)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(18-4)          10     7   1   1   0   3   0  36   2.54
Totals                 10     7   1   1   0   3   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar L(6-7)         10     9   2   2   5   7   0  43   3.69
Totals                 10     9   2   2   5   7   0  43

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PADRES 1ST: Turner walked; Fuentes forced Turner (second to
shortstop); Fuentes stole second; Grubb lined to center;
Winfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Cabell lined
to pitcher; Cedeno doubled to left; Watson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie singled to center; Ivie was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Rader singled to right; Kendall
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rader to second]; Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
struck out; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Jones lined to right; Turner was called out on
strikes; Fuentes singled to center; Fuentes stole second; Grubb
walked; Winfield popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Andujar
struck out; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
walked; Kendall singled to center [Rader to second]; Hernandez
forced Kendall (second to shortstop) [Rader to third]; Rader was
caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno struck
out; Watson singled to center; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 5TH: Jones flied out to left; Turner walked; Turner stole
second; Fuentes flied out to left; Grubb was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Herrmann singled to center; Andrews grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at
second]; Metzger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield struck out; Ivie struck out; Rader grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Andujar grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
doubled; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 0.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall singled to right; Hernandez made an out to
shortstop; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Kendall to second]; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to center; Roberts lined to
shortstop; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes singled to pitcher [Fuentes to third (error
by Andujar)]; Grubb reached on a fielder's choice [Fuentes out
at home (third to catcher)]; Winfield reached on a fielder's
choice [Grubb to second]; Ivie lined to right; Rader struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
doubled to right; Andujar flied out to left; Gross grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 9TH: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
walked; Hernandez stole second; Jones struck out; Turner made an
out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 10TH: Fuentes made an out to shortstop; Grubb singled to
center; W. DAVIS RAN FOR GRUBB; Winfield popped to first; Ivie
doubled to right [W. Davis to third]; Rader singled to center
[W. Davis scored, Ivie scored]; Kendall made an out to second; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 10TH: W. DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MELENDEZ REPLACED TURNER
(PLAYING LF); Roberts doubled to left; Herrmann grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Roberts to third]; Andrews lined to
shortstop; JOHNSON BATTED FOR METZGER; Johnson doubled [Roberts
scored]; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; DAVANON BATTED FOR ANDUJAR;
DaVanon grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 2, Astros 1.