The Padres cashed in on a pair of errors and prevailed over the Astros, 3-1. With one out in the third inning, Gene Richards singled. Ozzie Smith hit a grounder that dribbled through the legs of first baseman Bob Watson, Richards taking third. With Broderick Perkins at bat, Smith stole second. San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 3 Padres 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 9 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Richards lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Sexton 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .197 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Leonard rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Smith ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 .262 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Perkins 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .251 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .299 Winfield cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Alou lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .339 Turner rf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .280 Puhl cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Wilhelm lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .120 Tenace c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Evans 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .283 Lemongello p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .172 Champion 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Jones p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .185 Riccelli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Totals 34 1 8 1 1 3 Totals 34 3 9 2 0 4 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 10,004 Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 8 DP: Astros 0, Padres 1 Errors: Sexton, Watson, Cabell, Richards Doubles: Sexton (2), Cabell (29), Alou (5), Perkins (13) Stolen Bases: Sexton (14), Smith (39) Sacrifice Flies: Perkins (3) GIDP: Landestoy (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello L(9-14) 6 8 3 1 0 3 0 28 4.01 Riccelli 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 Totals 8 9 3 1 0 4 0 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones W(12-14) 7 6 1 1 1 3 0 27 2.83 Fingers SV(34) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.48 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Sexton doubled to left [Sexton to third (error by Richards)]; Leonard reached on a fielder's choice [Sexton out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Leonard to second]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Smith flied to left in foul territory; Perkins singled to left; Winfield reached on an error by Cabell [Perkins to second, Winfield to first]; Turner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Alou grounded out (third to first); Puhl walked; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace flied out to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); Champion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton singled to left; Sexton stole second; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards singled to center; Smith reached on an error by Watson [Richards to third, Smith to first]; Smith stole second; Perkins hit a sacrifice fly to center [Richards scored (unearned)]; Winfield singled to center [Smith scored (error by Sexton) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Turner lined to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cabell doubled to right; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 4TH: Tenace flied out to center; Evans singled to shortstop; Champion grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Evans to second]; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols struck out; Lemongello singled to center; Landestoy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lemongello out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Richards made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded out (third to first); Perkins doubled to left; Winfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 6TH: Sexton flied out to right; Leonard made an out to second; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Turner singled to center; Tenace grounded out (third to first) [Turner to second]; Evans singled to left [Turner scored]; Champion struck out; Jones singled to left [Evans to second]; Richards flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 3. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to right; Alou doubled to left [Cabell scored]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted) [Alou to third]; Pujols grounded out (third to first); BALDWIN BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Baldwin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: RICCELLI REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Smith was called out on strikes; Perkins grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. ASTROS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); THOMAS REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Landestoy flied out to left; Sexton flied out to center; Leonard singled to second; Watson singled to left [Leonard to second]; Cabell forced Watson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: Turner made an out to shortstop; Tenace flied out to center; Evans singled to right; Champion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. ASTROS 9TH: WILHELM REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING LF); Alou flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); HOWARD BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. |
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