Bob Watson and Enos Cabell each batted in two runs to enable Joaquin Andujar to pitch the Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Padres. Andujar had not beaten the Padres previously, losing to them three times last year and once this season. Cabell accounted for his RBIs with a homer while Watson batted in his pair with an infield out and double. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      28, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Astros       2  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Gonzalez 2b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .251
Almon ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Cabell 3b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .283
Hendrick cf           3   0   2   0     1   1   .296      Cedeno cf             2   1   2   0     1   0   .202
Winfield rf           4   1   0   0     0   1   .305      Watson 1b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .277
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .207      Cruz rf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .265
Tenace 3b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .234      Fuller lf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .159
Roberts c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Champion 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .155
  Scanlon ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Andujar p             4   1   1   0     0   0   .243
Owchinko p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Turner ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     4   7             Totals               29   5   7   5     6   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  8,196
Left on Base: Padres 7, Astros 8
DP: Padres 0, Astros 2
Errors: Andujar
Doubles: Roberts (5), Cedeno (10), Watson (12)
Triples: Tenace (4)
Home Runs: Cabell (7)
Stolen Bases: Richards (25)
Caught Stealing: Fuller (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (3)
GIDP: Richards (4), Scanlon (2)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (8,by Sawyer)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko L(2-2)         5.2   7   5   5   5   2   1  29   5.32
Sawyer                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.69
Spillner                2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.11
Totals                  8     7   5   5   6   2   1  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(9-4)          9     5   1   1   4   7   0  35   3.21
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   7   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Sawyer (5)

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


PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Almon struck
out; Hendrick struck out; Winfield grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez walked; Cabell singled [Gonzalez to
second]; Cedeno singled [Gonzalez to third, Cabell to second];
Watson grounded out (second to first) [Gonzalez scored, Cabell
to third, Cedeno to second]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Cabell scored]; Fuller was walked intentionally; Herrmann flied
out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 2ND: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Tenace
walked; Roberts reached on an error by Andujar [Tenace to
second, Roberts to first]; Champion flied out to left; Owchinko
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Andujar
grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez walked; Cabell forced
Gonzalez (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 2.

PADRES 3RD: Richards flied out to left; Almon grounded out
(third to first); Hendrick singled; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno walked; Watson walked [Cedeno to second];
Cruz made an out to third; Fuller struck out; Herrmann flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 4TH: Kingman flied out to right; Tenace grounded out
(third to first); Roberts doubled; Champion flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Andujar flied
out to right; Gonzalez singled; Cabell made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 5TH: Owchinko flied out to left; Richards flied out to
right; Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros
2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno doubled; Watson doubled [Cedeno scored]; Cruz
flied out to right [Watson to third]; Fuller reached on a
fielder's choice [Watson out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 3.

PADRES 6TH: Hendrick singled; Winfield forced Hendrick (second
to shortstop); Kingman struck out; Tenace tripled [Winfield
scored]; Roberts flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Andujar
singled; Gonzalez struck out; Cabell homered [Andujar scored];
SAWYER REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Cedeno was hit by a pitch;
Watson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 5.

PADRES 7TH: SCANLON BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Scanlon struck out
(catcher to first); TURNER BATTED FOR SAWYER; Turner walked;
Richards grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Turner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); SCANLON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fuller walked; Fuller was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Herrmann flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 5.

PADRES 8TH: Almon flied out to center; Hendrick walked; Winfield
flied out to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Andujar
flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 5.

PADRES 9TH: Tenace singled; Roberts flied out to center; Scanlon
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros
5.