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Saturday July 23, 1977
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The Padres edged the Mets, 4-3, scoring the decisive run without the benefit of a safe hit. With the score tied 3-3 in the seventh, Tucker Ashford drew a leadoff walk. Pinch-runner Gene Richards stole his 31st base of the season and took third one pitch later on a balk.

After Jerry Turner fanned, Bill Almon hit a routine grounder to third which Lenny Randle bobbled momentarily, allowing Richards to score as Almon was thrown out at first. The other Padre runs came on Dave Kingman's homer in the fourth and Dave Winfield's two-run double in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 23, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Mets         2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  2
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  x  -   4  4  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .314      Almon ss              3   1   0   1     1   0   .253
Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .223      Tenace c              2   0   0   0     2   2   .221
  Youngblood pr,2b    0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Kingman lf            4   2   2   1     0   1   .208
Henderson lf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .279        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Winfield rf           4   0   1   2     0   1   .292
Stearns c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Ivie 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Boisclair rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Mazzilli cf           2   0   1   0     2   1   .223      Champion 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .242
Flynn ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Ashford 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .224
  Hodges ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .325        Richards pr,lf      1   1   0   0     0   1   .244
  Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .168      D'Acquisto p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .137        Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Wehrmeister p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .284        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .326
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
                                                            Sutherland 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .290

Totals               30   3  10   3     4   6             Totals               30   4   4   4     5  11

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 19,656
Left on Base: Mets 7, Padres 7
DP: Mets 0, Padres 2
Errors: Randle, Youngblood, Ivie
Doubles: Randle (14), Millan (9), Winfield (15)
Home Runs: Kingman (13)
Stolen Bases: Randle (17), Stearns (5), Richards (31)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (10), Boisclair (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (1)
Hit by Pitch: Randle (1,by D'Acquisto)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 6     3   3   3   3   7   1  25   3.18
Lockwood L(1-6)         2     1   1   1   2   4   0  10   3.70
Totals                  8     4   4   4   5  11   1  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto              2     4   2   2   0   1   0   9   5.18
Sawyer                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.54
Wehrmeister             2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.41
Spillner                0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.78
Tomlin W(2-4)           1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.66
Fingers SV(21)          2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.88
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: D'Acquisto (2)
Balks: Lockwood (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


METS 1ST: Randle was hit by a pitch; Randle stole second; Millan
singled to right [Randle to third, Millan to second (on throw to
home)]; Henderson singled to right [Randle scored, Millan
scored, Henderson to second (error by Ivie)]; Milner flied to
right in foul territory [Henderson to third]; Stearns hit into a
double play (left to pitcher to catcher) [Henderson out at
home]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Almon grounded out (third to first); Tenace walked;
Kingman struck out; Winfield made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 0.

METS 2ND: Boisclair struck out; Mazzilli singled to right;
Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Flynn singled to right; Koosman popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie popped to second; Hendrick made an out to
second; Champion reached on an error by Randle [Champion to
first]; Ashford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Padres 0.

METS 3RD: SAWYER REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Randle doubled
to left; Millan lined into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Randle out at second]; Henderson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: ROBERTS BATTED FOR SAWYER; Roberts was called out on
strikes; Almon popped to first in foul territory; Tenace struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 0.

METS 4TH: WEHRMEISTER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Milner struck
out; Stearns singled to right; Stearns stole second; Boisclair
lined to left; Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Flynn popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Kingman homered; Winfield popped to second; Ivie
grounded out (third to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 1.

METS 5TH: Koosman was called out on strikes; Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Millan grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Champion lined to right; Ashford struck out;
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR WEHRMEISTER; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Padres 1.

METS 6TH: SPILLNER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Henderson
singled to center; Milner singled to center [Henderson to third,
Milner out at second (center to second)]; Stearns hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Henderson scored]; Boisclair walked;
TOMLIN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Boisclair was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Almon walked; Tenace struck out; Kingman singled to
left [Almon to second]; Winfield doubled to center [Almon
scored, Kingman scored]; Ivie was walked intentionally; Hendrick
flied out to right; Champion struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 3, Padres 3.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli walked; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Mazzilli to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Vail grounded out (third to first); Randle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Ashford walked;
RICHARDS RAN FOR ASHFORD; TURNER BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Richards
stole second; Lockwood balked [Richards to third]; Turner struck
out; Almon grounded out (third to first) [Richards scored];
Tenace walked; Kingman made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 4.

METS 8TH: RICHARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FINGERS REPLACED
KINGMAN (PITCHING); SUTHERLAND REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 3B);
Millan doubled to left; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR MILLAN; Henderson was
called out on strikes; Milner lined to right; Stearns made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Winfield
struck out; Ivie singled to second; Hendrick reached on an error
by Youngblood [Ivie to second, Hendrick to first]; Champion
struck out; Richards was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 4.

METS 9TH: Boisclair lined to shortstop; Mazzilli struck out;
HODGES BATTED FOR FLYNN; Hodges singled to right; HARRELSON RAN
FOR HODGES; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Kranepool walked
[Harrelson to second]; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 3, Padres 4.



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