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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 19, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, played on September 19, 1976 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 19, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 19, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Sawyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bo McLaughlin |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 5,360 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Bill Almon | Shortstop |
| Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Mike Champion | Second Baseman |
| Bob Davis | Catcher |
| Rick Sawyer | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Alex Taveras | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Bo McLaughlin | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 19, 1976
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. McLaughlin
Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. McLaughlin
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Sawyer
Gross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valentine. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Sawyer
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Sawyer
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon misplays the ball. That's an error on Almon. Gross scores. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Sawyer
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Sawyer
Cruz hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Sawyer
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. McLaughlin
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. McLaughlin
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McLaughlin
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sawyer
Taveras hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Sawyer
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLaughlin vs. Sawyer
McLaughlin bunts towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Champion covering, for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Sawyer
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. McLaughlin
Champion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McLaughlin
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawyer vs. McLaughlin
Sawyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Sawyer
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Sawyer
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Sawyer
Watson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Sawyer
There goes Cabell. The throw from Davis and he is out, Champion applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first, with McLaughlin covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. McLaughlin
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. McLaughlin
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sawyer
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Sawyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sawyer
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sawyer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Sawyer
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. McLaughlin
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. McLaughlin
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McLaughlin
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Champion vs. McLaughlin
Champion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLaughlin vs. Sawyer
McLaughlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Sawyer
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Sawyer
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McLaughlin
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawyer vs. McLaughlin
Sawyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. McLaughlin
Almon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. McLaughlin
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sawyer
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Sawyer
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Sawyer
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Sawyer
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Sawyer
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Sawyer
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. McLaughlin
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. McLaughlin
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McLaughlin
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Sawyer
Metzger hits a line drive into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLaughlin vs. Sawyer
McLaughlin hits a fly ball into left field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Sawyer
Gross hits a line drive into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. McLaughlin
Champion hits a popup towards the mound. McLaughlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. McLaughlin
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bob Davis.
Turner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McLaughlin
Enzo Hernandez pinch runs for Jerry Turner. Willie Davis pinch hits for Rick Sawyer.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Metzger
Fred Kendall now catching. Butch Metzger now pitching.
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Metzger
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Metzger
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Metzger
Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Metzger
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Metzger
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valentine. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boswell vs. Metzger
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Alex Taveras.
Boswell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metzger vs. Metzger
Rob Andrews pinch runs for Ken Boswell.
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
Rob Andrews now playing second base.
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. McLaughlin
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. McLaughlin
Melendez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Melendez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. McLaughlin
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/19/1976, game 2 -- San Diego at Houston (D)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Grubb J, rf 3 1 0 0 Gross G, rf 4 1 2 0
Almon B, ss 4 1 1 2 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Melendez L, cf 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 2 0
Ivie M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Valentine B, lf 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Johnson C, c 3 1 2 2
Champion M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Taveras A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis B, c 2 0 0 0 Boswell K, ph 0 0 0 0
Turner J, ph 1 0 1 0 Andrews R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Hernandez E, pr 0 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 0
Kendall F, c 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin B, p 2 0 0 0
Sawyer R, p 2 0 0 0
Davis W, ph 1 0 0 0
Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 4 2 31 3 9 2
San Diego 000 002 000 -- 2
Houston 100 100 01x -- 3
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Sawyer R 7.0 7 2 2 1 2
Metzger B (L) 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin B (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 2
E -- Almon B
DP -- San Diego 1
LOB -- San Diego 2, Houston 8
2B -- Gross G, Johnson C, Melendez L
HR -- Johnson C, Almon B
SB -- Cedeno C 2
CS -- Cabell E, Hernandez E
SH -- McLaughlin B
T -- 1:42
A -- 5360
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