Gaylord Perry posted his 50th career shutout with a four-hitter, pitching the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Astros. Oscar Gamble tied a Padres' club record with singles in his first two times at bat, giving him seven consecutive hits over three games, but grounded out on his third trip and failed to break the mark established by Cito Gaston in 1970. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Friday, June      23, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  x  -   3 10  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Richards lf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .293
Walling lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Smith ss              3   0   1   1     1   0   .259
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Thomas 1b,cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Cruz rf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Winfield cf,rf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Gamble rf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .283        Roberts 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Baldwin c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Fischlin ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Almon 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .282
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Sweet c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .231
  Sexton ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .164      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .114
Dixon p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .118

Totals               28   0   4   0     1   4             Totals               32   3  10   3     2   0

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 12,055
Left on Base: Astros 3, Padres 8
DP: Astros 1, Padres 3
Errors: Puhl, Watson, Baldwin, Smith
Doubles: Smith (7), Winfield (11)
Stolen Bases: Smith (15), Gonzalez (3)
Caught Stealing: Richards (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Fischlin (1), Perry (5)
GIDP: Howe (6), Watson (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon L(3-3)            8    10   3   2   2   0   0  35   2.26
Totals                  8    10   3   2   2   0   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(8-2)            9     4   0   0   1   4   0  30   2.63
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   4   0  30

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling
flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards made an out to shortstop; Smith walked;
Smith stole second [Smith to third (error by Baldwin)]; Thomas
flied out to left; Winfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Watson
singled; Howe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gamble singled; Gonzalez forced Gamble (pitcher to
second); Gonzalez stole second; Almon flied out to center; Sweet
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Baldwin flied out to right; Fischlin grounded out
(first unassisted); Dixon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Perry flied out to left; Richards walked; Richards
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Walling
grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas lined to shortstop; Winfield grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Gamble singled; Gonzalez flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz reached on an error by Smith [Cruz to first];
Watson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Cruz out at second]; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Almon grounded out (first unassisted); Sweet
singled; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sweet to second]; Richards singled [Sweet to third]; Smith
doubled [Sweet scored, Richards to third]; Thomas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Baldwin singled; Fischlin out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Baldwin to second]; Dixon lined into a double
play (second to shortstop) [Baldwin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield singled; Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted) [Winfield to third (error by Watson)]; Gonzalez hit
into a double play (first to catcher) [Winfield out at home]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 1B); WINFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Puhl lined to shortstop; Walling flied out to
right; Cabell singled; Cruz walked [Cabell to second]; Watson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Almon reached on an error by Puhl [Almon to second];
Sweet lined to first; Perry grounded out (third to first);
Richards singled [Almon scored (unearned), Richards to second
(on throw to home)]; Smith flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Howe flied out to center; Baldwin flied out to
center; HOWARD BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Howard made an out to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: SEXTON REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING SS); Thomas made an
out to shortstop; Winfield doubled; Roberts singled [Winfield to
third]; Gonzalez flied out to right; Almon singled [Winfield
scored, Roberts to second]; Sweet made an out to first; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 3.

ASTROS 9TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR DIXON; Bergman struck out; Puhl
singled; Walling was called out on strikes; Cabell struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 3.