Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at Astrodome
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Astros 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3 9 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Grubb rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .278 Gross rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Almon ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Melendez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Valentine lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Johnson c 3 1 2 2 1 1 .224 Champion 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Taveras 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 B. Davis c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Boswell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Turner ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Andrews pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 McLaughlin p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sawyer p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 W. Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 4 2 1 2 Totals 31 3 9 2 3 2 Time of Game: 1:42 Attendance: 5,360 Left on Base: Padres 2, Astros 8 DP: Padres 1, Astros 0 Errors: Almon Doubles: Melendez (5), Gross (12), Johnson (20) Home Runs: Almon (1), Johnson (9) Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (53) Caught Stealing: Hernandez (7), Cabell (7) Sacrifice Hits: McLaughlin (1) GIDP: Cabell (12) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sawyer 7 7 2 2 1 2 1 28 2.32 Metzger L(11-3) 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 7 2.31 Totals 8 9 3 3 3 2 1 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin W(4-4) 9 4 2 2 1 2 1 31 2.28 Totals 9 4 2 2 1 2 1 31 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Almon flied out to center; Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross doubled to left; Cabell struck out; Cedeno reached on an error by Almon [Gross scored (no RBI), Cedeno to second]; Watson singled to third [Cedeno stayed at second]; Cruz made an out to third; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 2ND: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Valentine made an out to second; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Taveras made an out to shortstop; Metzger singled to left; McLaughlin out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Metzger to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 3RD: Champion grounded out (pitcher to first); B. Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Sawyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell singled to center; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson popped to first in foul territory; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 4TH: Grubb grounded out (second to pitcher); Almon grounded out (third to first); Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson homered; Taveras grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 5TH: Ivie grounded out (second to first); Valentine flied out to right; Rader singled to center; Champion forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: McLaughlin grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to right; Cabell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 6TH: B. Davis grounded out (second to first); Sawyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb walked; Almon homered [Grubb scored]; Melendez flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to right; Cruz flied out to left; Johnson was walked intentionally; Taveras forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 7TH: Ivie grounded out (second to first); Valentine flied out to center; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger lined to center; McLaughlin flied out to left; Gross lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 8TH: Champion popped to pitcher; TURNER BATTED FOR B. DAVIS; Turner singled to center; HERNANDEZ RAN FOR TURNER; W. DAVIS BATTED FOR SAWYER; W. Davis struck out; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: KENDALL REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING C ); METZGER REPLACED W. DAVIS (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to right; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to left; Cruz was walked intentionally; Johnson doubled to left [Cedeno scored, Cruz to third]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Boswell was walked intentionally; ANDREWS RAN FOR BOSWELL; Metzger flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3. PADRES 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Grubb struck out; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez doubled to left; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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