Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 3
Regular Season Game 118
Played on Sunday, August 14, 1977 (D) at San Diego Stadium

HOU N    0  1  0    1  0  1    3  0  0  -   6  9  0
SD  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  5  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puhl lf                       4   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Cabell 3b                     5   1   1   0       0   0       0   5
  Sperring 3b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Cedeno cf                     5   1   1   1       0   0       4   0
Watson 1b                     5   0   1   0       0   2      11   1
Cruz rf                       3   4   2   0       2   0       4   0
Ferguson c                    3   0   1   2       1   0       3   2
Howe 2b                       4   0   2   2       0   1       2   2
Metzger ss                    2   0   0   0       2   0       0   1
Niekro p                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                       35   6   9   5       6   5      27  13

BATTING - 
2B: Cruz (26,off Freisleben); Cabell (26,off Sawyer).
IBB: Cruz (9,by Sawyer).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cruz 2 (32,3rd base off Freisleben/Tenace,2nd base off Sawyer/Tenace);
Ferguson (5,2nd base off Freisleben/Tenace); Cedeno 2 (40,2nd base off
Sawyer/Tenace,3rd base off Sawyer/Tenace).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richards lf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       4   1
Almon ss                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Ivie 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Winfield rf                   3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Hendrick cf                   4   2   3   3       0   0       4   0
Tenace c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Champion 2b                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Ashford 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Freisleben p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Scanlon ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sawyer p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tomlin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rettenmund ph               0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Spillner p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       31   3   5   3       2   5      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Freisleben-Almon.
E: Almon (27), Tenace (14).

BATTING - 
2B: Winfield (23,off Niekro).
HR: Hendrick 2 (17,7th inning off Niekro 1 on 1 out,9th inning off Niekro 0
on 2 out).
Team LOB: 3.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro W(8-4)                 9     5   3   3   2   5   2  33


San Diego Padres             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Freisleben L(5-6)             6     5   3   3   4   3   0  27
Sawyer                        1     3   3   3   2   1   0   7
Tomlin                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Spillner                      1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     9   6   6   6   5   0  41

WP: Freisleben (5).
IBB: Sawyer (11,Cruz).

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams
Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 13181


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres         
1. Puhl                lf        Richards            lf
2. Cabell              3b        Almon               ss
3. Cedeno              cf        Ivie                1b
4. Watson              1b        Winfield            rf
5. Cruz                rf        Hendrick            cf
6. Ferguson            c         Tenace              c
7. Howe                2b        Champion            2b
8. Metzger             ss        Ashford             3b
9. Niekro              p         Freisleben          p

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Cabell lined to second; Cedeno
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Almon struck out; Ivie grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled
to third; Ferguson grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to
second]; Howe singled to left [Cruz scored, Howe to second (on
throw to home)]; Metzger walked; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
singled to second; Tenace forced Hendrick (third to second);
Champion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to right; Cabell flied out to left;
Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Watson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Ashford flied out to right; Freisleben flied out to
right; Richards singled to right; Richards was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz walked; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Cruz to
second]; Ferguson walked; Cruz stole third and Ferguson stole
second [Cruz scored (error by Tenace)]; Howe struck out; Metzger
walked; Niekro flied out to center; Puhl flied out to center; 1
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Almon flied out to center; Ivie flied out to center;
Winfield walked; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to left;
Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Tenace flied out to left; Champion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ashford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled to right; Ferguson reached on an error
by Almon [Cruz stayed at second, Ferguson to first]; Howe
singled to left [Cruz scored, Ferguson to second]; Metzger lined
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Ferguson out at
second]; Niekro flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: SCANLON BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Scanlon grounded out
(second to first); Richards flied out to right; Almon lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: SAWYER REPLACED SCANLON (PITCHING); Puhl walked;
Cabell doubled to left [Puhl out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), Cabell to third (on throw to home)]; Cedeno singled to
right [Cabell scored]; Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out;
Cruz was walked intentionally; Cedeno stole third and Cruz stole
second; Ferguson singled to center [Cedeno scored, Cruz scored];
Howe flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres
0.

PADRES 7TH: Ivie struck out (catcher to first); Winfield doubled
to left; Hendrick homered [Winfield scored]; Tenace grounded out
(third to first); Champion grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 2.

ASTROS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED SAWYER (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (second to first); Niekro was called out on strikes; Puhl
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Ashford struck out (catcher to first); RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Rettenmund walked; Richards flied out to
left; Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 6, Padres 2.

ASTROS 9TH: SPILLNER REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson singled to right; Cruz grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: SPERRING REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Ivie grounded
out (third to first); Winfield flied out to right; Hendrick
homered; Tenace grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           6   9   0    8
 Padres           3   5   2    3


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