Enos Cabell's second double of the game and Cesar Cedeno's third featured a three-run rally in the ninth inning as the Astros defeated the Padres, 7-6. Tom Griffin and Dave Winfield hit homers for the Padres.

Ken Boswell opened the Astros' ninth with a single and scored on Cabell's double for his fourth hit of the game. Rollie Fingers made a wild pickoff attempt and when center fielder George Hendrick let the ball get by him, Cabell crossed the plate. Cedeno followed with a double and counted the winning run on a single by Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 6
Game Played on Monday, June      27, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  1  1    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   6 11  5
Astros       1  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  3  -   7 12  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Gonzalez 2b,ss        5   2   1   0     0   1   .250
Almon ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .238      Cabell 3b             5   2   4   2     0   0   .280
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .291      Cedeno cf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .195
Winfield rf           4   2   2   2     0   1   .309      Watson 1b             4   0   2   1     1   1   .276
Kingman 1b            3   1   2   0     1   1   .211      Cruz rf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .268
  Scanlon 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Fuller lf             4   0   0   1     0   3   .167
Tenace 3b,1b          4   0   1   1     0   2   .229      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Roberts c             3   1   0   1     1   1   .191      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Champion 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .240        Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Griffin p             2   1   1   1     0   0   .094      Bannister p           2   1   1   0     0   0   .269
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Gardner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .256

Totals               36   6  11   5     2  11             Totals               38   7  12   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  7,458
Left on Base: Padres 5, Astros 8
DP: Padres 0, Astros 0
Errors: Richards, Hendrick, Champion, Griffin, Fingers
Doubles: Kingman (9), Cabell 2 (16), Cedeno 3 (9)
Triples: Champion (4), Tenace (3)
Home Runs: Griffin (2), Winfield (17)
Stolen Bases: Almon (4)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (3), Cedeno (8), Cabell 2 (11)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 6     6   4   1   2   4   0  28   4.58
Fingers L(4-4)          2.1   6   3   3   0   2   0  12   3.21
Totals                  8.1  12   7   4   2   6   0  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister               5     5   2   2   1   6   1  19   4.59
Pentz                   1     4   3   3   0   1   1   7   4.55
McLaughlin              2     2   1   1   1   3   0   9   4.30
Niekro W(2-1)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.58
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2  11   2  38

Passed Balls: Roberts (2)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Almon grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez struck out; Cabell doubled; Roberts allowed
a passed ball [Cabell to third]; Cedeno doubled [Cabell scored];
Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Watson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled; Kingman doubled [Winfield to
third]; Tenace struck out; Roberts grounded out (third to first)
[Winfield scored, Kingman to third]; Champion flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to catcher; Fuller struck out;
Herrmann reached on an error by Griffin [Herrmann to first];
Metzger forced Herrmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

PADRES 3RD: Griffin homered; Richards made an out to third;
Almon singled; Hendrick struck out; Winfield struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez
reached on an error by Richards [Gonzalez to first]; Cabell
singled [Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Cabell was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno doubled; Watson was walked
intentionally; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

PADRES 4TH: Kingman walked; Kingman was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Tenace made an
out to shortstop; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Fuller struck out; Herrmann grounded out (third to
first); Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Astros 2.

PADRES 5TH: Champion tripled; Champion was picked off third
(catcher to pitcher); Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Bannister singled; Gonzalez singled [Bannister to
second]; Cabell made an out to third; Cedeno reached on an error
by Champion [Bannister to third, Gonzalez to second, Cedeno to
first]; Watson flied out to center; Cruz walked [Bannister
scored (unearned), Gonzalez to third, Cedeno to second]; Fuller
reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez scored (unearned),
Cedeno to third, Cruz to second]; Herrmann grounded out (first
to pitcher); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 4.

PADRES 6TH: PENTZ REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Almon grounded
out (third to first); Hendrick singled; Winfield homered
[Hendrick scored]; Kingman singled; Tenace tripled [Kingman
scored]; Roberts grounded out (second to first); Champion struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to center; GARDNER BATTED FOR
PENTZ; Gardner flied out to right; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 4.

PADRES 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to
first); Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); Almon singled;
Almon stole second; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Cabell
singled; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cedeno flied out to center; Watson singled; Cruz
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 4.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield flied out to center; Kingman struck out;
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: SCANLON REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); TENACE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Fuller struck out; Herrmann
flied out to left; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Astros 4.

PADRES 9TH: Roberts walked; Champion singled [Roberts to third];
NIEKRO REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); BOSWELL REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN
(PLAYING 2B); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Niekro
threw a wild pitch [Roberts scored, Champion to third]; Fingers
struck out; Richards made an out to catcher; Almon grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Boswell singled; Gonzalez flied out to center;
Cabell doubled [Boswell scored]; Cabell was picked off second
but was safe on an error by Fingers [Cabell scored (error by
Hendrick)]; Cedeno doubled; Watson singled [Cedeno scored]; 3 R,
4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 7.