One hour after the Padres had defeated the Astros, 6-5. it was announced that John McNamara had been relieved as manager. The Padres, with this victory, had a 20-28 record but, even with the addition of high-priced free agents Gene Tenace and Rollie Fingers, languished in fifth place in the West Division, 14½ games behind the Dodgers. San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 5Game Played on Saturday, May 28, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 5 10 3 Padres 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 x - 6 6 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .192 Rettenmund lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Champion 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hendrick cf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .315 Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Winfield rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .313 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Ivie 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .271 Cruz rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .253 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .293 Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .312 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 1 3 .227 Ferguson c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Davis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Herrmann c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .136 Almon ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .224 Gardner pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Shirley p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Watson 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 .255 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cabell 3b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .265 Howe 2b,ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .262 Bannister p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Larson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sperring ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Boswell ph,2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Totals 36 5 10 5 5 7 Totals 31 6 6 5 4 10 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 42,222 Left on Base: Astros 11, Padres 6 DP: Astros 0, Padres 0 Errors: Ferguson, Watson, Cabell, Champion, Winfield Doubles: Cabell (7), Howe (4), Champion (10), Winfield (10) Triples: Rader (3) Home Runs: Watson (5), Hendrick (4), Ivie (4) Stolen Bases: Cruz (14), Cabell (18), Ivie (3) Caught Stealing: Johnson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Shirley (3) Sacrifice Flies: Watson (1) Hit by Pitch: Johnson (4,by Shirley) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister L(1-5) 4.2 6 5 5 3 5 2 24 7.32 Larson 1.1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 5.29 Niekro 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 4.35 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.25 Totals 8 6 6 5 4 10 2 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley W(4-5) 7.2 6 4 4 5 6 1 35 3.92 Fingers SV(9) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 8 2.38 Totals 9 10 5 5 5 7 1 43 Passed Balls: Herrmann (1) Hit by Pitch: Shirley (2) Wild Pitches: Larson (3) Balks: Larson (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Champion grounded out (second to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson was hit by a pitch; Johnson was picked off and caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Champion); Ferguson walked; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Johnson to third, Ferguson to second]; Cabell was walked intentionally; Howe flied out to right; Bannister forced Cabell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to center; Ivie reached on an error by Watson [Ivie to first]; Ivie stole second [Ivie to third (error by Ferguson)]; Rader struck out; Tenace walked; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to second; Cruz stole second; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Shirley struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Champion doubled to left; Hendrick homered [Champion scored]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 4TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Watson was called out on strikes; Cabell doubled to left; Cabell stole third; Howe was walked intentionally; Bannister struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Ivie popped to first in foul territory; Rader tripled to right; Tenace struck out; Almon was walked intentionally; Shirley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled to center; Gonzalez singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Cruz flied out to right [Cedeno to third (error by Winfield), Gonzalez to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Joe Ferguson ejected by HP umpire Ed Montague; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: HERRMANN REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Rettenmund flied out to right; Champion popped to first in foul territory; Hendrick singled to center; Winfield doubled to left [Hendrick scored]; Ivie homered [Winfield scored]; Rader walked; LARSON REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Larson threw a wild pitch [Rader to second]; Tenace struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 5. ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Howe lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 5. PADRES 6TH: Almon reached on an error by Cabell [Almon to first]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Almon to second]; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Almon to third]; Larson balked [Almon scored (unearned)]; Rettenmund lined to third; Champion grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 6. ASTROS 7TH: SPERRING BATTED FOR LARSON; Sperring struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 6. PADRES 7TH: SPERRING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); NIEKRO REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Hendrick struck out; Winfield walked; Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first) [Winfield to second]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 6. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Johnson walked; Herrmann forced Johnson (second to shortstop); Watson homered [Herrmann scored]; Cabell walked; Howe doubled to left [Cabell scored]; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); BOSWELL BATTED FOR SPERRING; Boswell singled to left [Howe scored]; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Boswell to second]; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Crawford struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 6. PADRES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Tenace was called out on strikes; Almon flied out to center; Fingers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 6. ASTROS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); Cruz singled to center; Johnson flied out to right; Herrmann singled to right [Cruz to third]; GARDNER RAN FOR HERRMANN; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored, Gardner to second]; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 6. |
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