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Wednesday September 7, 1977
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Dave Roberts drove in four runs with a double and his first homer of the season and George Hendrick also doubled and homered as the Padres defeated the Astros, 9-5. The Padres jumped on J.R. Richard for four runs in the second inning on Hendrick's homer, doubles by Dave Winfield and Roberts, a triple by Mike Champion and single by Tucker Ashford.

Hendrick's double led to another run in the third. Roberts capped the scoring with a three-run homer in the ninth. Cesar Cedeno, who had three hits for the Astros, knocked in two runs with a single in the first and stole home in the third. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 9, Houston Astros 5

Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres       0  4  1    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   9 12  1
Astros       2  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards 1b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Puhl lf               3   1   0   0     2   0   .291
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Cabell 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .281
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .056      Cedeno cf             5   2   3   2     0   0   .244
Ivie 3b               5   0   1   1     0   1   .283      Cruz rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .299
Turner lf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .241      Watson 1b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .285
Hendrick cf           5   1   2   1     0   2   .315      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     2   2   .251
Winfield rf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .288      Howe ss               4   0   1   1     0   2   .258
Roberts c             4   2   3   4     0   1   .226        Gardner pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Champion 2b           3   1   1   1     2   0   .232        Fischlin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashford ss            4   0   1   1     0   2   .211      Gonzalez 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .143        Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .301        Metzger 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .187
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Richard p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Scanlon ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Larson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Tenace ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .226        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
                                                            Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Herrmann ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  12   9     6   9             Totals               35   5   9   4     6   8

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance:  5,120
Left on Base: Padres 8, Astros 10
DP: Padres 0, Astros 1
Errors: Freisleben, Gonzalez
Doubles: Winfield (26), Roberts (11), Hendrick (23), Ivie (27)
Triples: Champion (5), Howe (5)
Home Runs: Hendrick (18), Roberts (1)
Stolen Bases: Turner (10), Puhl (6), Cabell (38), Cedeno 2 (51), Cruz (41)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (4), Ashford (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (9)
GIDP: Richards (7)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben W(7-7)       5     5   4   3   5   5   0  25   4.52
Griffin                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.42
Spillner                1     3   1   1   1   2   0   7   3.45
Fingers SV(32)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.79
Totals                  9     9   5   4   6   8   0  42

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(14-11)        2     7   5   5   1   2   1  14   2.92
Larson                  2     2   1   1   1   3   0   8   5.69
Pentz                   2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   4.44
Forsch                  1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.89
Sambito                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.35
McLaughlin              1     2   3   3   1   2   1   6   4.27
Totals                  9    12   9   9   6   9   2  44

Wild Pitches: Freisleben (6)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Ed Montague


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

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Cabell singled [Puhl to second]; Puhl
stole third and Cabell stole second; Cedeno singled [Puhl
scored, Cabell scored, Cedeno to second (on throw to home)];
Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [Cedeno to third]; Watson
made an out to third; Ferguson walked; Howe struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick homered; Winfield doubled; Roberts doubled
[Winfield scored]; Champion tripled [Roberts scored]; Ashford
singled [Champion scored]; Freisleben struck out; Richards
forced Ashford (third to second); Ivie struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
struck out; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Astros 2.

PADRES 3RD: Turner walked; Hendrick doubled [Turner to third];
Winfield singled [Turner scored, Hendrick stayed at second];
LARSON REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Roberts out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Hendrick to third, Winfield to second];
Hendrick was picked off third (catcher unassisted) [Winfield to
third]; Champion walked; Ashford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
singled; Cedeno stole second; Cruz singled [Cedeno to third];
Cedeno stole home and Cruz stole second; Watson struck out;
Ferguson walked; Howe forced Ferguson (second to shortstop); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 3.

PADRES 4TH: Freisleben struck out; Richards singled; Ivie
doubled [Richards scored]; Turner flied out to center [Ivie to
third]; Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR LARSON; Howard
flied out to center; Puhl forced Gonzalez (second to shortstop);
Cabell forced Puhl (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 6, Astros 3.

PADRES 5TH: PENTZ REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Winfield grounded
out (shortstop to first); Roberts struck out; Champion walked;
Ashford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled; Freisleben threw a wild pitch
[Cedeno to second]; Cedeno was picked off second but was safe on
an error by Freisleben [Cedeno to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Watson walked;
Ferguson struck out; Howe struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 4.

PADRES 6TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Rettenmund walked;
Richards grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Rettenmund out at second]; Ivie made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR PENTZ;
Boswell flied out to left; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 4.

PADRES 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Turner grounded
out (second to first); Hendrick flied out to left; Winfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno made an out to
shortstop; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 6, Astros 4.

PADRES 8TH: Roberts singled; Champion reached on an error by
Gonzalez [Roberts to second, Champion to first]; Ashford out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Roberts to third, Champion
to second]; SCANLON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; TENACE BATTED FOR
SCANLON; Tenace walked; SAMBITO REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Richards struck out; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: TENACE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SPILLNER
REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Watson singled; Ferguson struck
out; Howe tripled [Watson scored]; GARDNER RAN FOR HOWE; WALTON
BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Walton struck out; HERRMANN BATTED FOR
SAMBITO; Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 5.

PADRES 9TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED GARDNER (PLAYING SS); METZGER
REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING 2B); MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HERRMANN
(PITCHING); Turner singled; Turner stole second; Hendrick struck
out; Winfield was walked intentionally; Roberts homered [Turner
scored, Winfield scored]; Champion flied out to right; Ashford
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 9, Astros 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl walked; Cabell singled [Puhl to second];
FINGERS REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to left;
Cruz singled [Puhl to third, Cabell to second]; Watson struck
out; Ferguson forced Cabell (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Padres 9, Astros 5.



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