Rookie third baseman Tucker Ashford, who hit his first major league homer in the ninth inning, committed a costly error in the 10th but then made amends with a run-scoring single in the 12th to give the Padres an 8-7 victory over the Astros. In the 10th, Ashford missed a pop fly by Jim Fuller for a two-base error and the Astros went ahead, 7-6, when Rob Sperring followed with a pinch single.

But the Padres rallied to tie the score in their half on a single by pinch-hitter Merv Rettenmund, a sacrifice and double by George Hendrick. In the 12th, Dave Roberts walked and Gary Sutherland sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Hendrick, Ashford singled for his game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 8, Houston Astros 7

Game Played on Tuesday, July 5, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 7 9 2 Padres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 - 8 13 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 0 2 1 .261 Hendrick cf 5 0 1 1 1 1 .288 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 1 1 0 .281 Ashford 3b 7 1 2 2 0 2 .292 Cedeno cf 2 0 0 1 1 1 .206 Ivie 1b 4 2 1 0 2 0 .290 Howard cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Winfield rf 6 3 3 2 0 0 .299 Cruz rf 5 0 0 0 1 2 .268 Kingman lf 5 0 2 2 1 1 .215 Ferguson c 3 1 0 1 2 3 .260 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 2 1 .229 Cacek 1b 6 0 0 0 0 1 .050 Fingers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fuller lf 6 1 1 1 0 3 .167 Almon ss 5 0 2 1 1 2 .244 Metzger ss 2 2 1 0 2 0 .205 Champion 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Larson p 3 1 2 1 1 0 .444 Richards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sperring ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .162 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Davis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Rettenmund ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Roberts c 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Scanlon ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Sutherland 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Totals 39 7 9 6 10 11 Totals 43 8 13 8 9 7 Time of Game: 3:28 Attendance: 7,019 Left on Base: Astros 9, Padres 14 DP: Astros 2, Padres 4 Errors: Cruz, Metzger, Ashford, Tenace Doubles: Fuller (5), Kingman 2 (11), Hendrick (10) Triples: Metzger (4) Home Runs: Winfield (18), Ashford (1) Stolen Bases: Cabell (26), Cruz (25) Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (4), D'Acquisto (2), Sutherland 2 (2) Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (5), Ferguson (2) GIDP: Larson (1), Cacek (2), Gonzalez (3), Winfield (6), Richards (5) Hit by Pitch: Hendrick (2,by Larson) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Larson 7.1 6 3 3 5 3 1 32 6.13 McLaughlin 1.2 4 3 3 2 2 1 11 4.44 Niekro L(3-3) 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 0 13 2.68 Totals 11.1 13 8 8 9 7 2 56 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D'Acquisto 3 5 5 4 6 7 0 20 5.35 Freisleben 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7.50 Wehrmeister 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 4.33 Spillner 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 2.88 Tomlin 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 4.04 Fingers W(5-4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.18 Totals 12 9 7 5 10 11 0 52 Passed Balls: Tenace (8) Hit by Pitch: Larson (2) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez struck out; Cabell singled to center; Cedeno walked [Cabell to second]; Tenace allowed a passed ball [Cabell to third, Cedeno to second]; Cruz struck out; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie walked; Winfield homered [Ivie scored]; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 2ND: Cacek flied out to right; Fuller struck out; Metzger walked; Larson walked [Metzger to second]; Gonzalez walked [Metzger to third, Larson to second]; Cabell walked [Metzger scored, Larson to third, Gonzalez to second]; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2. PADRES 2ND: Tenace struck out; Almon singled to center; Champion singled to right [Almon to second]; D'Acquisto out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Almon to third, Champion to second]; Hendrick was hit by a pitch; Ashford forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Ferguson walked; Cacek struck out; Fuller doubled to left [Ferguson scored]; Metzger flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); Kingman doubled to left; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 2. ASTROS 4TH: Larson singled to center; Gonzalez singled to left [Larson to second]; Cabell singled to pitcher [Larson to third, Gonzalez to second]; John D'Acquisto hit on mouth by batted ball; left with broken tooth and split lower lip; FREISLEBEN REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Larson scored, Gonzalez to third]; Cabell stole second [Cabell to third (error by Tenace), Gonzalez scored]; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Cacek lined to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Almon struck out; Champion grounded out (second to first); SCANLON BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Scanlon walked; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. ASTROS 5TH: WEHRMEISTER REPLACED SCANLON (PITCHING); Fuller was called out on strikes; Metzger walked; Larson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Ashford struck out; Ivie singled to right; Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez walked; Cabell hit into a double play (center to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; Cedeno made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: HOWARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Kingman flied out to left; Tenace walked; Almon walked [Tenace to second]; RICHARDS BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Richards grounded into a double play (second to first) [Almon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. ASTROS 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); SUTHERLAND REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PLAYING 2B); Cruz flied out to center; Ferguson walked; Cacek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ferguson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick flied out to center; Ashford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. ASTROS 8TH: Fuller struck out; Metzger tripled to right; Larson singled to right [Metzger scored]; Gonzalez singled to center [Larson to second]; Cabell flied out to right [Larson to third]; Howard flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield singled to right [Winfield to third (error by Cruz)]; Kingman walked; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); Tenace made an out to shortstop; Almon singled to right [Winfield scored, Kingman to second]; TURNER BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Turner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 3. ASTROS 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson struck out; Cacek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 3. PADRES 9TH: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick was called out on strikes; Ashford homered; Ivie walked; Winfield singled to left [Ivie to second]; Kingman doubled to center [Ivie scored, Winfield scored]; Tenace was walked intentionally; Almon struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 6. ASTROS 10TH: Fuller reached on an error by Ashford [Fuller to second]; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Fuller to third]; SPERRING BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Sperring singled to center [Fuller scored (unearned)]; FINGERS REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); DAVIS REPLACED TOMLIN (PLAYING C ); Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sperring out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 6. PADRES 10TH: NIEKRO REPLACED SPERRING (PITCHING); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR DAVIS; Rettenmund singled; Sutherland out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rettenmund to second]; Hendrick doubled to left [Rettenmund scored]; Ashford was called out on strikes; Ivie popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 7. ASTROS 11TH: ROBERTS REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING C ); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard made an out to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 7. PADRES 11TH: Winfield reached on an error by Metzger [Winfield to second]; Kingman struck out; Fingers grounded out (shortstop to first) [Winfield to third]; Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 7. ASTROS 12TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Cacek made an out to shortstop; Fuller lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 7. PADRES 12TH: Roberts walked; Sutherland out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Roberts to second]; Hendrick was walked intentionally; Ashford singled to center [Roberts scored, Hendrick to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 8.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".