Houston Astros 11, San Diego Padres 0
Regular Season Game 149
Played on Saturday, September 17, 1977 (N) at San Diego Stadium

HOU N    3  3  0    0  2  0    0  1  2  -  11 11  0
SD  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puhl lf                       5   2   4   2       0   0       0   0
Cabell 3b                     5   1   1   2       0   0       4   2
Cedeno cf                     5   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
Cruz rf                       3   3   1   0       2   0       1   0
Watson 1b                     4   1   3   5       1   0       4   1
  Gardner pr                  0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Walton 1b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Herrmann c                    2   0   0   1       2   1      10   0
Howe 2b                       5   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Metzger ss                    4   2   1   1       1   0       0   4
Richard p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       35  11  11  11       6   1      27   7

BATTING - 
2B: Puhl 2 (12,off Freisleben,off Griffin); Cedeno (32,off Wehrmeister).
3B: Cruz (9,off D'Acquisto); Watson (6,off D'Acquisto).
HR: Watson (19,1st inning off Freisleben 2 on 2 out); Cabell (16,2nd inning
off Freisleben 1 on 2 out).
SH: Richard 2 (9,off Freisleben,off Griffin).
SF: Herrmann (1,off D'Acquisto).
GDP: Richard (1,off Griffin).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Puhl (9,2nd base off Freisleben/Tenace).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richards 1b,lf                4   0   1   0       0   1       4   1
Almon ss                      4   0   1   0       0   1       1   5
Turner lf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Davis c                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hendrick cf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Winfield rf                   4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Tenace c,1b                   4   0   0   0       0   3       4   0
Champion 2b                   2   0   0   0       1   1       7   1
Ashford 3b                    3   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
Freisleben p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Sawyer p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Roberts ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Jones pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wehrmeister p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Griffin p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Rettenmund ph               0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  D'Acquisto p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0       3  10      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Champion-Richards.
E: Almon (37), Hendrick (7).

BATTING - 
Team LOB: 6.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Richard W(16-11)              9     3   0   0   3  10   0  33


San Diego Padres             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Freisleben L(7-8)             2     4   6   3   1   0   2  12
Sawyer                        1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Wehrmeister                   1.1   3   2   2   3   0   0  10
Griffin                       3.2   2   1   1   1   0   0  13
D'Acquisto                    1     2   2   2   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9    11  11   8   6   1   2  44

Inherited Runners - Scored: Griffin 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Eric Gregg
Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 8463


Starting Lineups:

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

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second; Cabell
flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cruz walked; Watson homered [Puhl scored, Cruz scored]; Herrmann
flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards popped to third in foul territory; Almon
was called out on strikes; Turner popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe reached on an error by Almon [Howe to first];
Metzger forced Howe (shortstop to second); Richard out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Metzger to second]; Puhl
doubled to left [Metzger scored (unearned)]; Cabell homered
(unearned) [Puhl scored (unearned)]; Cedeno made an out to
first; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
struck out; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: SAWYER REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson walked; Herrmann was called out
on strikes; Howe forced Watson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Champion struck out; Ashford singled to center;
ROBERTS BATTED FOR SAWYER; Roberts walked [Ashford to second];
JONES RAN FOR ROBERTS; Richards was called out on strikes; Almon
singled to second [Ashford to third, Jones to second]; Turner
forced Almon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Astros 6, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: WEHRMEISTER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Metzger flied
out to right; Richard made an out to shortstop; Puhl singled to
pitcher; Cabell forced Puhl (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hendrick struck out; Winfield struck out; Tenace
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz walked; Watson singled
to center [Cedeno scored, Cruz to third (error by Hendrick)];
Herrmann walked [Watson to second]; Howe lined to third; Metzger
walked [Cruz scored, Watson to third, Herrmann to second];
GRIFFIN REPLACED WEHRMEISTER (PITCHING); Richard grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Champion walked; Ashford flied out to center;
Griffin struck out; Richards grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell made an
out to second; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Almon flied out to center; Turner grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING C ); TENACE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Cruz flied out to center; Watson flied out to center; Herrmann
walked; Howe forced Herrmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield made an out to third; Tenace struck out;
Champion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to left; Richard out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl doubled to
center [Metzger scored]; Cabell grounded out (third to first);
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 9, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Ashford flied out to center; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; Rettenmund walked; Richards singled to left [Rettenmund
to second]; Almon forced Richards (shortstop to second)
[Rettenmund to third]; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 0.

ASTROS 9TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Cruz
tripled to center; Watson tripled to right [Cruz scored];
GARDNER RAN FOR WATSON; Herrmann hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Gardner scored]; Howe flied out to right; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 11, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: WALTON REPLACED GARDNER (PLAYING 1B); Hendrick
popped to third in foul territory; Winfield flied out to center;
Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 11, Padres 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros          11  11   0    6
 Padres           0   3   2    6


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