Gene Richards singled with two out in the 10th to score Gene Tenace from third with the winning run as the Padres took a 4-3 verdict over the Astros. Tenace opened the inning with a walk. Third baseman Enos Cabell threw wildly on Mike Champion's bunt and Tucker Ashford sacrificed the runners along. San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Friday, September 16, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 11 3 Padres 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 5 1 2 0 0 2 .294 Richards 1b 6 0 1 1 0 1 .284 Cabell 3b,1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .284 Almon ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Turner lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .248 Cruz rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .296 Hendrick cf 2 1 0 0 3 0 .312 Watson 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .286 Winfield rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Fischlin pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tenace c 3 2 2 0 1 0 .230 Herrmann c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .289 xChampion 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .000 Howe 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .259 Ashford 3b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .230 Metzger ss 0 0 0 0 2 0 .187 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Shirley p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .108 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Fuller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .162 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Sperring ph,ss,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 35 3 11 3 4 6 Totals 37 4 9 4 6 5 Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 7,046 Left on Base: Astros 8, Padres 13 DP: Astros 1, Padres 0 Errors: Cabell, Herrmann, Metzger Doubles: Almon (15), Turner (16) Stolen Bases: Cabell 2 (40), Turner (11) Caught Stealing: Cruz 2 (22), Cabell (20) Sacrifice Hits: Andujar (3), Ashford (4) Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (6) GIDP: Ashford (5) Hit by Pitch: Tenace (13,by Andujar) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar 5 5 3 2 3 2 0 23 3.30 Lemongello 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.60 Niekro L(12-7) 2.2 3 1 0 2 2 0 15 2.80 Totals 9.2 9 4 2 6 5 0 46 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D'Acquisto 1 6 2 2 1 0 0 8 5.48 Shirley 7 3 1 1 3 5 0 27 4.01 Tomlin W(4-4) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.11 Totals 10 11 3 3 4 6 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Andujar (3) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Ed Montague ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Cabell singled to center [Puhl to third]; Cedeno flied out to right [Cabell to second]; Cruz singled to center [Puhl scored, Cabell scored]; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Watson singled to center; Herrmann singled to right [Watson out at home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Almon grounded out (first unassisted); Turner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to center; Metzger walked [Howe to second]; SHIRLEY REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howe to third, Metzger to second]; Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Hendrick walked; Winfield struck out; Tenace was hit by a pitch [Hendrick to second]; Champion grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hendrick to third, Tenace to second]; Ashford singled to right [Hendrick scored, Tenace scored]; Shirley struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz flied out to center; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (catcher to first); Almon lined to right; Turner walked; Turner stole second; Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 2. ASTROS 4TH: Herrmann was called out on strikes; Howe walked; Metzger walked [Howe to second]; Andujar struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled to left [Winfield out at second (left to shortstop)]; Tenace singled to left; Champion singled to right [Tenace to third]; Ashford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Champion out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell lined to shortstop; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Shirley reached on an error by Metzger [Shirley to first]; Richards made an out to shortstop; Almon doubled to left [Shirley scored (unearned)]; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick walked; Winfield forced Almon (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 3. ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to center; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted) [Watson to second]; Howe singled to right [Watson to third]; WALTON BATTED FOR METZGER; Walton flied out to right [Howe to second]; SPERRING BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Sperring grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 3. PADRES 6TH: SPERRING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LEMONGELLO REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); Tenace made an out to second; Champion made an out to third; Ashford walked; Shirley singled to second [Ashford to second]; Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 3. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl singled to right; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Cabell stole second; Cabell stole third; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored]; Cruz flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); Turner was called out on strikes; Hendrick made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. ASTROS 8TH: Watson walked; FISCHLIN RAN FOR WATSON; Herrmann struck out; Howe flied out to center; FULLER BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Fuller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: FISCHLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); NIEKRO REPLACED FULLER (PITCHING); SPERRING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Winfield flied to left in foul territory; Tenace singled to left; Champion reached on catcher's interference by Herrmann [Tenace to second]; Ashford forced Tenace (shortstop to third) [Champion to second]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Rettenmund popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. ASTROS 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Sperring flied out to center; Puhl struck out; Cabell singled to left; Cabell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. PADRES 9TH: Richards struck out; Almon struck out; Turner doubled to center; Hendrick was walked intentionally; Winfield forced Turner (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. ASTROS 10TH: Cedeno singled to pitcher; Cruz forced Cedeno (pitcher to shortstop); Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Fischlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. PADRES 10TH: Tenace walked; On a bunt Champion reached on an error by Cabell [Tenace to second, Champion to first]; Ashford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tenace to third, Champion to second]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Richards singled to center [Tenace scored (unearned), Champion to third]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 4. |
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