Houston Astros 10, San Diego Padres 4
Regular Season Game 141
Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
SD N 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 8 3 HOU N 2 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 x - 10 16 1
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Richards lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 Smith ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 Evans 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Winfield rf,cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 Turner cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Perkins 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 10 1 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Baker 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Mura p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Beswick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eichelberger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Reynolds rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 8 4 1 3 24 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Evans-Baker-Perkins. E: Richards (16), Mura 2 (2). BATTING - 2B: Winfield (27,off Niekro); Perkins (11,off Niekro); Richards (25,off Niekro). SF: Evans (1,off Niekro). GDP: Richards (8,off Niekro). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 4 Gonzalez 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 Puhl cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 4 0 Cruz rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 9 0 Sexton 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Walling lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 Pujols c 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 Niekro p 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 10 16 9 5 2 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gonzalez-Landestoy-Watson. E: Watson (8). BATTING - 2B: Cabell (25,off Mura); Puhl (23,off D'Acquisto). 3B: Pujols (1,off Eichelberger). SF: Puhl (7,off Mura). GDP: Niekro (2,off Lolich). IBB: Walling (3,by D'Acquisto); Pujols (1,by Lolich). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Gonzalez (4,2nd base off Mura/Tenace); Cruz 2 (31,2nd base off Mura/Tenace,2nd base off D'Acquisto/Tenace); Puhl (29,2nd base off Eichelberger/Tenace).
PITCHING
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Mura L(0-1) 2.1 6 5 5 1 1 0 14 Lee 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 Eichelberger 1.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 9 D'Acquisto 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 Lolich 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 Totals 8 16 10 10 5 2 0 45 WP: Mura (1). BK: Eichelberger (1). IBB: D'Acquisto (1,Walling); Lolich (3,Pujols). Inherited Runners - Scored: Lee 1-1; D'Acquisto 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(12-12) 9 8 4 4 1 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 8240 Starting Lineups: San Diego Padres Houston Astros 1. Richards lf Landestoy ss 2. Smith ss Gonzalez 2b 3. Evans 3b Puhl cf 4. Winfield rf Cruz rf 5. Turner cf Cabell 3b 6. Tenace c Watson 1b 7. Perkins 1b Walling lf 8. Gonzalez 2b Pujols c 9. Mura p Niekro p PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith grounded out (second to first); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy walked; Gonzalez singled [Landestoy to third]; Gonzalez stole second; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to left [Landestoy scored]; Cruz singled [Gonzalez stayed at second]; Cabell forced Cruz (third to second) [Gonzalez to third]; Mura threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez scored]; Watson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2. PADRES 2ND: Winfield doubled; Turner flied out to left; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Perkins doubled [Winfield scored]; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Walling singled; Walling was picked off first but was safe on an error by Mura [Walling to second]; Pujols reached on a fielder's choice [Walling out at third (shortstop to second to third), Pujols to second]; Niekro flied out to left; Landestoy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2. PADRES 3RD: Mura reached on an error by Watson [Mura to first]; Richards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mura out at second]; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez made an out to shortstop; Puhl singled; Puhl was picked off first but was safe on an error by Mura [Puhl to second]; Cruz singled [Puhl scored]; Cruz stole second; Cabell doubled [Cruz scored]; LEE REPLACED MURA (PITCHING); Watson singled [Cabell scored]; Walling made an out to second; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 5. PADRES 4TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Winfield grounded out (second to first); Turner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 4TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Landestoy singled; Gonzalez singled to left [Landestoy to third, Gonzalez to second (error by Richards)]; Puhl reached on a fielder's choice [Landestoy out at home (second to catcher), Gonzalez to third]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 5. PADRES 5TH: Tenace walked; Perkins forced Tenace (second to shortstop); Gonzalez flied out to right; BESWICK BATTED FOR LEE; Beswick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 5TH: EICHELBERGER REPLACED BESWICK (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson made an out to first; Walling walked; Pujols tripled [Walling scored]; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 6. PADRES 6TH: Richards singled; Smith singled [Richards to second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Richards to third, Smith to second]; Winfield singled [Richards scored, Smith out at home (shortstop to catcher), Winfield to second (on throw to home)]; Turner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy singled; Eichelberger balked [Landestoy to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher) [Landestoy to third]; Puhl reached on a fielder's choice [Landestoy scored]; Puhl stole second; Cruz singled [Puhl to third]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); REYNOLDS REPLACED EICHELBERGER (PLAYING RF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cruz stole second; Cabell singled [Puhl scored, Cruz scored, Cabell to second (on throw to home)]; Watson popped to catcher in foul territory; Walling was walked intentionally; Pujols struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 9. PADRES 7TH: BERGMAN REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 1B); SEXTON REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 3B); Tenace grounded out (third to first); Perkins flied out to left; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 9. ASTROS 7TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez singled; Puhl doubled [Gonzalez scored]; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 10. PADRES 8TH: Reynolds singled; Richards doubled [Reynolds to third]; Smith singled [Reynolds scored, Richards to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to center [Richards scored]; Winfield struck out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Gamble struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 10. ASTROS 8TH: LOLICH REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); BAKER REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING 2B); Bergman walked; Sexton singled [Bergman to second]; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Bergman to third, Sexton to second]; Pujols was walked intentionally; Niekro grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 10. PADRES 9TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Perkins struck out (catcher to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Padres 4 8 3 4 Astros 10 16 1 11
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