A hotly-disputed play saw Dave Winfield beat the throw home on a grounder in the ninth inning to give the Padres a 5-4 victory over the Astros. The Padres built up an early 4-1 lead, but Cesar Cedeno homered for the Astros in the sixth and the tying tallies followed in the top of the ninth on a single by Joe Ferguson and doubles by Art Howe and Ed Herrmann. San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 4Game Played on Friday, August 12, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 10 2 Padres 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Richards 1b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Howard ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Almon ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 .254 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Turner lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .242 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .244 Winfield rf 3 1 1 1 2 0 .296 Watson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .285 Hendrick cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .300 Cruz rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .288 Tenace c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .229 Ferguson c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .248 Champion 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Howe 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .265 Kingman ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .219 Metzger ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .181 Ashford 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .237 Herrmann ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Wehrmeister p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Gonzalez pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Shirley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .102 Dixon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Totals 34 4 10 4 2 8 Totals 35 5 11 4 5 3 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 13,697 Left on Base: Astros 6, Padres 13 DP: Astros 0, Padres 0 Errors: Dixon 2 Doubles: Cruz (25), Howe (17), Herrmann (5) Home Runs: Cedeno (9) Caught Stealing: Cruz (15) Sacrifice Hits: Dixon (2), Wehrmeister (2), Champion (9) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (9,by Dixon) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dixon 4 10 4 3 2 2 0 25 3.00 McLaughlin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.31 Pentz 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.94 Forsch L(4-8) 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 5 2.71 Totals 8.1 11 5 4 5 3 0 43 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wehrmeister 6.1 7 2 2 2 2 1 26 4.32 Shirley 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 7 4.11 Fingers W(8-4) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 2.91 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 8 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Dixon (1) Wild Pitches: Dixon (1) Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John McSherry ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to pitcher; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Almon walked; Dixon threw a wild pitch [Almon to second]; Turner popped to third in foul territory; Winfield walked; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace was hit by a pitch; Champion was called out on strikes; Ashford forced Tenace (right to shortstop); Ashford was picked off first but was safe on an error by Dixon [Ashford to third]; Wehrmeister was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Dixon flied out to center; Puhl singled to right; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Padres Manager Al Dark ejected by 1B umpire Paul Runge; Almon singled to center; Turner singled to right [Almon to second]; Winfield flied out to right; Hendrick singled to center [Almon scored, Turner to third]; Tenace flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Watson singled to shortstop; Cruz doubled to right [Watson scored, Cruz out at third (right to second to first to left to first)]; Ferguson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Champion grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashford singled to left; Wehrmeister out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashford to second]; Richards singled to right [Ashford scored]; Almon singled to center [Richards to second]; Turner singled to third [Richards to third, Almon to second]; Winfield singled to center [Richards scored, Almon to third, Turner out at third (center to third)]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to center; Metzger singled to center; Dixon out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. PADRES 5TH: Hendrick singled to left; Tenace singled to third [Hendrick to second]; Champion reached on an error by Dixon on a sacrifice bunt [Hendrick scored (unearned) (no RBI), Tenace to third, Champion to second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); Wehrmeister reached on a fielder's choice [Tenace out at home (shortstop to catcher), Champion to third]; Richards grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 4. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno homered; Watson flied out to right; Cruz singled to center; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 4. PADRES 6TH: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner popped to third in foul territory; Winfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 4. ASTROS 7TH: Ferguson struck out; Howe walked; Metzger walked [Howe to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; SHIRLEY REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PITCHING); Boswell was called out on strikes; HOWARD BATTED FOR PUHL; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 4. PADRES 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Hendrick flied out to center; Tenace walked; Champion grounded out (first unassisted) [Tenace to second]; Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 4. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell lined to pitcher; Cedeno struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 4. PADRES 8TH: Shirley grounded out (third to first); Richards flied out to center; Almon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 4. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz lined to third; Ferguson singled to third; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Howe doubled to center [Ferguson scored]; HERRMANN BATTED FOR METZGER; Herrmann doubled to center [Howe scored]; GONZALEZ RAN FOR HERRMANN; GARDNER BATTED FOR PENTZ; Gardner was called out on strikes; Howard was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 4. PADRES 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Turner struck out; Winfield walked; Hendrick singled to center [Winfield to third, Hendrick to second (on throw to 3b)]; Tenace walked; KINGMAN BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Kingman reached on a fielder's choice [Winfield scored, Hendrick to third, Tenace to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 5. |
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