Jose Cruz rapped four hits, driving in two runs and scoring one, to lead the Astros to a 4-3 victory over the Padres. Bob Watson homered for the Astros in the second inning. After the Padres took a 3-1 lead, Cruz tied the score with a two-run single in the fifth. Then in the seventh, Cruz doubled and counted the winning run on a double by Joe Ferguson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Friday, May       27, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4 13  0
Padres       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .184      Richards lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .227
Gonzalez ss           5   0   1   0     0   2   .291      Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .228
Cruz rf               5   1   4   2     0   0   .248      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .310
Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .321      Winfield rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .313
  Gardner lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Ivie 1b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .272
Ferguson c            5   0   1   1     0   1   .280      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Watson 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .255      Tenace c              1   0   0   1     0   1   .232
Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Davis c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Howe 2b               3   1   2   0     1   0   .259      Champion 2b           3   0   1   1     0   1   .227
McLaughlin p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rettenmund ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .340
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Sawyer p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutherland 2b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .429

Totals               37   4  13   4     2   7             Totals               31   3   7   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 13,147
Left on Base: Astros 10, Padres 7
DP: Astros 1, Padres 1
Doubles: Cruz 2 (8), Ferguson (6), Champion (9)
Home Runs: Watson (4)
Stolen Bases: Cabell 2 (17), Cruz 2 (13), Richards (11)
Caught Stealing: Tenace (1)
Sacrifice Hits: McLaughlin (2), Almon (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (3)
GIDP: Cruz (1), Sutherland (2)
Hit by Pitch: Cabell (2,by Sawyer), Tenace 2 (6,by McLaughlin 2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin W(1-1)       6     6   3   3   2   5   0  27   2.97
Pentz                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.16
Forsch SV(5)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.73
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sawyer L(3-4)           6.2   9   4   4   2   4   1  31   5.31
Fingers                 2.1   4   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.25
Totals                  9    13   4   4   2   7   1  41

Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin 2 (4), Sawyer (3)
Balks: Sawyer (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Art Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez made
an out to second; Cruz doubled to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Almon was called out on
strikes; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Watson homered;
Cabell was hit by a pitch; Cabell stole second; Cabell stole
third; Howe reached on a fielder's choice [Cabell out at home
(second to catcher)]; McLaughlin forced Howe (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie
flied out to left; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled to center; Gonzalez singled to right
[Cedeno to second]; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third, Gonzalez out at second];
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Tenace was hit by a pitch; Champion grounded out
(second to first) [Tenace to second]; Sawyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richards walked; Almon forced Tenace
(third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

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

PADRES 4TH: Hendrick singled to left; Winfield singled to right
[Hendrick to third]; Ivie singled to right [Hendrick scored,
Winfield to third]; Rader was called out on strikes; Tenace hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Winfield scored]; Champion doubled to
right [Ivie scored, Champion to third (on throw to home)];
Sawyer flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Padres 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe singled to shortstop; McLaughlin out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Howe to second]; Cedeno
singled to left [Howe to third, Cedeno to second (on throw to
home)]; Gonzalez struck out; Cruz singled to left [Howe scored,
Cedeno scored]; Cruz stole second; Johnson flied out to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Richards singled to right; Richards stole second;
Almon was called out on strikes; Hendrick popped to catcher in
foul territory; Winfield walked; Ivie popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Ferguson lined to center; Watson singled to center;
Sawyer balked [Watson to second]; Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Howe was walked intentionally; McLaughlin struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace was
hit by a pitch; Tenace was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Champion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez made
an out to third; Cruz doubled to left; Johnson was walked
intentionally; FINGERS REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); SUTHERLAND
REPLACED SAWYER (PLAYING 2B); Ferguson doubled to left [Cruz
scored, Johnson out at home (left to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Sutherland singled to pitcher; PENTZ REPLACED
MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Richards reached on a fielder's choice
[Sutherland to second]; Almon out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Sutherland to third, Richards to second]; Hendrick
reached on a fielder's choice [Sutherland out at home (third to
catcher), Richards to third]; Winfield popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson singled to right; Cabell struck out; Howe
singled to third [Watson to second]; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR PENTZ;
Crawford forced Howe (second to shortstop) [Watson to third];
Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); GARDNER
REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Ivie grounded out (third to
first); Rader popped to first in foul territory; Tenace struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

ASTROS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); Gonzalez was
called out on strikes; Cruz singled to second; Cruz stole
second; Gardner struck out; Ferguson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR FINGERS; Rettenmund singled to
right; Sutherland grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out at second]; Richards
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Padres 3.