J.R. Richard pitched a three-hitter as the Astros crushed the Padres, 11-0. Bob Watson hit a three-run homer in the first to give the hurler all necessary runs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 11, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       3  3  0    0  2  0    0  1  2  -  11 11  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               5   2   4   2     0   0   .307      Richards 1b,lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Cabell 3b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .283      Almon ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Cedeno cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Turner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Cruz rf               3   3   1   0     2   0   .296        Davis c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Watson 1b             4   1   3   5     1   0   .289      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
  Gardner pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .156      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .280
  Walton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Tenace c,1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .228
Herrmann c            2   0   0   1     2   1   .285      Champion 2b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Howe 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Ashford 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Metzger ss            4   2   1   1     1   0   .188      Freisleben p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .139
Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Sawyer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Roberts ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .236
                                                            Jones pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Wehrmeister p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Griffin p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .136
                                                            Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .298
                                                            D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35  11  11  11     6   1             Totals               30   0   3   0     3  10

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  8,463
Left on Base: Astros 6, Padres 6
DP: Astros 0, Padres 1
Errors: Almon, Hendrick
Doubles: Puhl 2 (12), Cedeno (32)
Triples: Cruz (9), Watson (6)
Home Runs: Watson (19), Cabell (16)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Richard 2 (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Herrmann (1)
GIDP: Richard (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(16-11)        9     3   0   0   3  10   0  33   2.79
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3  10   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(7-8)       2     4   6   3   1   0   2  12   4.76
Sawyer                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   5.86
Wehrmeister             1.1   3   2   2   3   0   0  10   6.07
Griffin                 3.2   2   1   1   1   0   0  13   4.56
D'Acquisto              1     2   2   2   0   0   0   5   5.77
Totals                  9    11  11   8   6   1   2  44

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second; Cabell
flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cruz walked; Watson homered [Puhl scored, Cruz scored]; Herrmann
flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards popped to third in foul territory; Almon
was called out on strikes; Turner popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe reached on an error by Almon [Howe to first];
Metzger forced Howe (shortstop to second); Richard out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Metzger to second]; Puhl
doubled to left [Metzger scored (unearned)]; Cabell homered
(unearned) [Puhl scored (unearned)]; Cedeno made an out to
first; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
struck out; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: SAWYER REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson walked; Herrmann was called out
on strikes; Howe forced Watson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Champion struck out; Ashford singled to center;
ROBERTS BATTED FOR SAWYER; Roberts walked [Ashford to second];
JONES RAN FOR ROBERTS; Richards was called out on strikes; Almon
singled to second [Ashford to third, Jones to second]; Turner
forced Almon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 6, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: WEHRMEISTER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Metzger flied
out to right; Richard made an out to shortstop; Puhl singled to
pitcher; Cabell forced Puhl (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hendrick struck out; Winfield struck out; Tenace
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz walked; Watson singled
to center [Cedeno scored, Cruz to third (error by Hendrick)];
Herrmann walked [Watson to second]; Howe lined to third; Metzger
walked [Cruz scored, Watson to third, Herrmann to second];
GRIFFIN REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PITCHING); Richard grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Champion walked; Ashford flied out to center;
Griffin struck out; Richards grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell made an
out to second; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Almon flied out to center; Turner grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Cruz flied out to center; Watson flied out to center; Herrmann
walked; Howe forced Herrmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield made an out to third; Tenace struck out;
Champion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to left; Richard out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl doubled to
center [Metzger scored]; Cabell grounded out (third to first);
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Ashford flied out to center; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; Rettenmund walked; Richards singled to left [Rettenmund
to second]; Almon forced Richards (shortstop to second)
[Rettenmund to third]; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 0.

ASTROS 9TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Cruz
tripled to center; Watson tripled to right [Cruz scored];
GARDNER RAN FOR WATSON; Herrmann hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Gardner scored]; Howe flied out to right; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 11, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: WALTON REPLACED GARDNER (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick
popped to third in foul territory; Winfield flied out to center;
Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 11, Padres 0.