Jose Cruz hit a double and single, walked twice and scored four of the Astros' runs in a 6-3 victory over the Padres. After taking a 3-0 lead, the Astros added their winning margin in the seventh inning. Enos Cabell doubled and scored on a single by Cesar Cedeno, who stole second. Following an intentional pass to Cruz, a double steal set the stage for a two-run single by Joe Ferguson. George Hendrick swung into action too late for the Padres, accounting for their three runs with a pair of homers off Joe Niekro. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    14, 1977 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    1  0  1    3  0  0  -   6  9  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  5  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .260      Richards lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .272
Cabell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Almon ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Sperring 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Cedeno cf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .243      Winfield rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .296
Watson 1b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .284      Hendrick cf           4   2   3   3     0   0   .305
Cruz rf               3   4   2   0     2   0   .291      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Ferguson c            3   0   1   2     1   0   .249      Champion 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Howe 2b               4   0   2   2     0   1   .269      Ashford 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .179      Freisleben p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Niekro p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .115        Scanlon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .314
                                                            Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               35   6   9   5     6   5             Totals               31   3   5   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 13,181
Left on Base: Astros 8, Padres 3
DP: Astros 0, Padres 1
Errors: Almon, Tenace
Doubles: Cruz (26), Cabell (26), Winfield (23)
Home Runs: Hendrick 2 (17)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (32), Ferguson (5), Cedeno 2 (40)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(8-4)           9     5   3   3   2   5   2  33   2.80
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   5   2  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(5-6)       6     5   3   3   4   3   0  27   4.45
Sawyer                  1     3   3   3   2   1   0   7   5.65
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.68
Spillner                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.48
Totals                  9     9   6   6   6   5   0  41

Wild Pitches: Freisleben (5)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Cabell lined to second; Cedeno
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Almon struck out; Ivie grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled
to third; Ferguson grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to
second]; Howe singled to left [Cruz scored, Howe to second (on
throw to home)]; Metzger walked; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
singled to second; Tenace forced Hendrick (third to second);
Champion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to right; Cabell flied out to left;
Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Watson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Ashford flied out to right; Freisleben flied out to
right; Richards singled to right; Richards was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz walked; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Cruz to
second]; Ferguson walked; Cruz stole third and Ferguson stole
second [Cruz scored (error by Tenace)]; Howe struck out; Metzger
walked; Niekro flied out to center; Puhl flied out to center; 1
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Almon flied out to center; Ivie flied out to center;
Winfield walked; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to left;
Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Tenace flied out to left; Champion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ashford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled to right; Ferguson reached on an error
by Almon [Cruz stayed at second, Ferguson to first]; Howe
singled to left [Cruz scored, Ferguson to second]; Metzger lined
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Ferguson out at
second]; Niekro flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: SCANLON BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Scanlon grounded out
(second to first); Richards flied out to right; Almon lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: SAWYER REPLACED SCANLON (PITCHING); Puhl walked;
Cabell doubled to left [Puhl out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), Cabell to third (on throw to home)]; Cedeno singled to
right [Cabell scored]; Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out;
Cruz was walked intentionally; Cedeno stole third and Cruz stole
second; Ferguson singled to center [Cedeno scored, Cruz scored];
Howe flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres
0.

PADRES 7TH: Ivie struck out (catcher to first); Winfield doubled
to left; Hendrick homered [Winfield scored]; Tenace grounded out
(third to first); Champion grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 2.

ASTROS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED SAWYER (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (second to first); Niekro was called out on strikes; Puhl
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Ashford struck out (catcher to first); RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Rettenmund walked; Richards flied out to
left; Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 6, Padres 2.

ASTROS 9TH: SPILLNER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson singled to right; Cruz grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: SPERRING REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Ivie grounded
out (third to first); Winfield flied out to right; Hendrick
homered; Tenace grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 3.