San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 75
Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (D) at Astrodome
SD N 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 8 2 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Richards lf 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 Smith ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Gonzalez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 Winfield cf,rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 Gamble rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 Roberts c 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Ashford 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 Tenace 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 Sweet c 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Turner ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Thomas cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perry p 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fingers p 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 6 8 6 3 6 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Smith-Gonzalez-Tenace. E: Winfield (4), Ashford (3). BATTING - 2B: Gonzalez (4,off Dixon). HR: Ashford (2,4th inning off Dixon 0 on 2 out); Turner (3,8th inning off Dixon 0 on 0 out). SH: Perry (7,off Dixon); Fingers (2,off Sambito). SF: Gamble (2,off Dixon); Winfield (4,off Sambito). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Walling lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 Cruz rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Watson 1b 3 0 3 1 1 0 10 0 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Fischlin ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sexton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dixon p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 1 3 8 27 10 BATTING - 2B: Watson (13,off Perry). GDP: Howe (9,off Perry). IBB: Watson (11,by Perry). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell 3 (17,3rd base off Perry/Sweet,2nd base off Perry/Sweet,3rd base off Fingers/Roberts); Cruz (13,2nd base off Perry/Sweet); Watson (2,2nd base off Fingers/Roberts).
PITCHING
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Perry W(9-3) 7.1 5 2 1 3 4 0 30 Shirley 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Fingers SV(18) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 Totals 9 6 2 1 3 8 0 36 IBB: Perry (5,Watson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Shirley 1-0; Fingers 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dixon L(4-4) 7 6 5 5 1 5 2 28 Sambito 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 10 Totals 9 8 6 6 3 6 2 38 Dixon faced 3 batters in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 14737 Starting Lineups: San Diego Padres Houston Astros 1. Richards lf Puhl cf 2. Smith ss Walling lf 3. Gonzalez 2b Cabell 3b 4. Winfield cf Cruz rf 5. Gamble rf Watson 1b 6. Ashford 3b Howe 2b 7. Tenace 1b Pujols c 8. Sweet c Fischlin ss 9. Perry p Dixon p PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl reached on an error by Winfield [Puhl to first]; Walling singled to right [Puhl out at home (right to pitcher to catcher), Walling to second (on throw to home)]; Cabell reached on an error by Ashford [Walling scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cabell to second]; Cruz walked; Cabell stole third and Cruz stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to right; Gamble flied out to left; Ashford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Pujols grounded out (third to first); Fischlin made an out to shortstop; Dixon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1. PADRES 3RD: Tenace singled; Sweet singled [Tenace to second]; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tenace to third, Sweet to second]; Richards grounded out (first unassisted) [Tenace scored, Sweet to third]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Walling struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez doubled; Winfield flied out to center [Gonzalez to third]; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gonzalez scored]; Ashford homered; Tenace flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson doubled; Howe flied out to center; Pujols flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. PADRES 5TH: Sweet struck out; Perry struck out; Richards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin struck out; Dixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. PADRES 6TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled; Cabell stole second; Cruz walked; Watson singled [Cabell scored, Cruz to second]; Howe flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Pujols forced Watson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2. PADRES 7TH: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Ashford struck out; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: ALOU BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Dixon struck out; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2. PADRES 8TH: SEXTON REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); TURNER BATTED FOR SWEET; Turner homered; Perry singled; Richards walked [Perry to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Smith struck out; Gonzalez walked [Perry to third, Richards to second]; Winfield hit a sacrifice fly to left [Perry scored]; Gamble made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ROBERTS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING C ); Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell singled; SHIRLEY REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Watson singled [Cabell to second]; Cabell stole third and Watson stole second; Howe struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 2. PADRES 9TH: Ashford singled; Tenace singled [Ashford to second]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ashford to third, Tenace to second]; Fingers out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ashford scored, Tenace to third]; Richards walked; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Pujols struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR SEXTON; Howard grounded out (first unassisted); BERGMAN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Bergman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Padres 6 8 2 5 Astros 2 6 0 7
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