Scoring on a single by Tucker Ashford in the 10th inning, the Padres defeated the Astros, 6-5. Jerry Turner led off the stanza with a single and stopped at second on a single by Bill Almon. Rollie Fingers, trying to sacrifice, forced Turner at third before Ashford rapped his winning hit. Astro catcher Joe Ferguson drew five walks, tying the league record. Three of the passes were intentional. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   5 13  0
Padres       1  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  0    1  -   6 11  5


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               5   1   3   0     1   0   .328      Richards lf           3   1   1   1     2   1   .293
Cruz rf               6   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Smith ss              4   0   1   0     1   1   .259
Cabell 3b             6   2   3   1     0   0   .295      Gonzalez 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .230
Watson 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .274      Winfield cf,rf,cf     3   1   1   2     1   1   .290
  Bergman 1b          1   0   1   0     1   0   .143      Gamble rf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .249
Alou lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Sweet c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Sexton ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Thomas 1b,cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Howe 2b               5   0   2   1     0   1   .286        Turner rf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Ferguson c            0   0   0   0     5   0   .226      Almon 3b              3   2   2   1     2   0   .286
Fischlin ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .158      Roberts c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .242
  Walling ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Reynolds ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Bannister p           3   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .128
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Tenace ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ashford ph,1b       1   0   1   2     0   0   .218

Totals               42   5  13   3     7   3             Totals               32   6  11   6     8   6

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 15,759
Left on Base: Astros 15, Padres 11
DP: Astros 3, Padres 1
Errors: Smith, Winfield, Roberts, Fingers, Jones
Doubles: Cabell (9), Howe (21)
Triples: Gamble (3), Almon (1)
Home Runs: Winfield (12)
Stolen Bases: Richards 2 (19)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (7), Gonzalez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bannister (3), Gonzalez (2), Thomas (6), Ashford (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (2)
GIDP: Howe (7), Jones (1), Gamble (1), Richards (4)
Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1,by Bannister)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister               7.1   7   5   5   8   6   1  35   3.00
Sambito                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.27
Forsch L(2-3)           1.1   4   1   1   0   0   0   8   3.22
Totals                  9.1  11   6   6   8   6   1  45

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   6     9   4   2   3   0   0  30   2.74
D'Acquisto              1.2   0   0   0   2   3   0   7   1.09
Kinney                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Fingers W(3-7)          2     4   1   1   2   0   0  12   3.35
Totals                 10    13   5   3   7   3   0  50

Hit by Pitch: Bannister (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Cabell doubled; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith struck
out; Gonzalez singled [Richards to third]; Winfield hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Richards scored]; Gonzalez was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 1.

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

PADRES 2ND: Gamble tripled; Thomas grounded out (third to
first); Almon was walked intentionally; Roberts was hit by a
pitch [Almon to second]; Jones made an out to first; Richards
walked [Gamble scored, Almon to third, Roberts to second]; Smith
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl
singled; Cruz singled [Puhl to second]; Cabell singled [Puhl
scored, Cruz to second]; Watson singled to left [Cruz scored,
Cabell scored (error by Roberts) (unearned) (no RBI), Watson to
second]; Alou grounded out (third to first); Howe reached on an
error by Smith [Watson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Howe to
second]; Ferguson was walked intentionally; Fischlin singled
[Howe to third, Ferguson to second]; Bannister forced Fischlin
(shortstop unassisted); 4 R (2 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 4,
Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez struck out; Winfield homered; Gamble struck
out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cruz made an out to
catcher; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Almon walked; Roberts made an out to shortstop; On a
bunt Jones grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to
second) [Almon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Padres 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded
out (third to first); Howe singled to center [Howe to second
(error by Winfield)]; Ferguson was walked intentionally;
Fischlin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Richards singled; Richards stole second; Smith
walked; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Richards to third, Smith to second]; Winfield was walked
intentionally; Gamble grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Winfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Bannister flied out to left; Puhl singled; Puhl was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz reached on
an error by Jones [Cruz to first]; Cabell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Almon flied
out to center; Roberts walked; TENACE BATTED FOR JONES; Tenace
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

ASTROS 7TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Watson struck
out; Alou grounded out (second to first); Howe struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Richards struck out; Smith flied out to center;
Gonzalez singled; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Ferguson walked; Fischlin struck out; Bannister out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ferguson to second]; Puhl
walked; KINNEY REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Gamble
singled; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Gamble to second]; Almon tripled [Gamble scored]; REYNOLDS
BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Reynolds was walked intentionally; ASHFORD
BATTED FOR KINNEY; SAMBITO REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING);
Ashford reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Almon
scored, Reynolds to second]; Richards grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ashford out at second]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 5.

ASTROS 9TH: ASHFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FINGERS
REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); SWEET REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING C ); WINFIELD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cabell singled; Bergman singled [Cabell
to second]; Alou made an out to third; Howe doubled [Cabell
scored, Bergman to third]; Ferguson was walked intentionally;
WALLING BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Walling made an out to third;
HOWARD BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Howard grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 5.

PADRES 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); WALLING STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); SEXTON REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); Smith
singled; Gonzalez forced Smith (pitcher to shortstop); Winfield
flied out to left; Sweet flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 5.

ASTROS 10TH: TURNER REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING RF); WINFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Puhl singled; Puhl was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Fingers [Puhl to second];
Cruz flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (third to first);
Bergman was walked intentionally; Sexton flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 5.

PADRES 10TH: Turner singled; Almon singled [Turner to second];
On a bunt Fingers forced Turner (pitcher to third) [Almon to
second]; Ashford singled [Almon scored, Fingers to second]; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 6.