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Saturday September 11, 1976
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Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Grubb rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .279      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      W. Davis cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Watson 1b             3   1   2   1     1   1   .306      Ivie 1b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .295
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Turner lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .245
Johnson c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .228      Rader 3b              2   0   0   1     1   1   .249
DaVanon 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .288        Hernandez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Torres ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Sawyer p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Pentz p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .221
                                                            Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     3   2             Totals               30   1   4   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 13,340
Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 7
DP: Astros 1, Padres 1
Errors: Cabell, Cruz
Doubles: Watson (27), Johnson (19), Turner (15), Ivie (18)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (48)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (6)
GIDP: Grubb (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(17-14)        6     4   1   1   2   4   0  25   2.77
Pentz SV(4)             3     0   0   0   2   1   0  10   3.03
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   5   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sawyer L(4-2)           7     7   2   2   1   2   0  28   2.29
Metzger                 2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.13
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler


ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Cabell singled to left [Gross to
second]; Cedeno forced Cabell (first to shortstop) [Gross to
third]; Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out; Cruz made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb lined to third; Fuentes struck out; W. Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); DaVanon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie popped to first in foul territory; Turner
doubled to left; Rader flied out to left; Kendall walked; Torres
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
flied out to center; Cabell singled to center; Cedeno singled to
center [Cabell to third, Cedeno to second (on throw to 3b)];
Watson singled to shortstop [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third];
Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Sawyer grounded out (second to first); Grubb walked;
Fuentes forced Grubb (second to shortstop); W. Davis forced
Fuentes (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; DaVanon
flied out to left; Metzger singled to second; Richard struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ivie doubled to left; Turner singled to right [Ivie
to third]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ivie scored,
Turner to second (error by Cruz)]; Kendall struck out; Torres
reached on an error by Cabell [Turner to third, Torres to
first]; Sawyer made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (third
to first); Cedeno lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb flied out to left; Fuentes singled to right;
W. Davis flied out to left; Ivie forced Fuentes (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson doubled to center; Cruz flied out to center
[Watson to third]; Johnson doubled to left [Watson scored];
DaVanon hit into a double play (center to third) [Johnson out at
third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Turner was called out on strikes; Rader struck out;
Kendall lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres
1.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); BOSWELL
BATTED FOR RICHARD; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Gross lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Torres flied out
to right; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR SAWYER; Rettenmund walked; Grubb
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

ASTROS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Cabell flied
out to center; Cedeno made an out to third; Watson walked; Cruz
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); W. Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; DaVanon walked; Metzger
flied out to right; Pentz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Turner flied out to center; Rader walked; HERNANDEZ
RAN FOR RADER; Kendall flied out to right; Torres grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.



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