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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 20, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, played on May 20, 1976 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Wehrmeister |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,742 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dick Stello |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Leon Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Third Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Locklear | Left Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Dave Wehrmeister | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 20, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wehrmeister
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Wehrmeister
Andrews hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Wehrmeister
Cruz hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Wehrmeister
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Wehrmeister
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Wehrmeister
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locklear vs. Niekro
Locklear strikes out. Jutze drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Locklear out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Wehrmeister
Jutze is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Wehrmeister
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes misplays the ball. That's an error on Fuentes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Wehrmeister
Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Wehrmeister
Gross takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to third. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Andrews vs. Wehrmeister
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to home to get Metzger. Niekro moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Wehrmeister
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a fly ball towards center. Cruz catches it and throws to first to double up Winfield. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Niekro
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Wehrmeister
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Wehrmeister
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to third. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boswell vs. Wehrmeister
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehrmeister covering, for the out. Watson scores. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jutze vs. Wehrmeister
Jutze hits a fly ball into left field. Locklear settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roberts tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Wehrmeister
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Niekro
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tomlin vs. Niekro
Tomlin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locklear vs. Niekro
Locklear hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tomlin moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrews. Tomlin scores. Locklear moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis takes first base on ball four. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. Locklear scores. Fuentes moves to third. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Tomlin
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Tomlin
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Tomlin
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Niekro
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Niekro
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Tomlin
Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Tomlin
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Tomlin
Boswell bunts towards the mound. Tomlin fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jutze vs. Tomlin
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Tomlin
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Niekro
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Dave Tomlin.
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locklear vs. Niekro
Locklear hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Strom
Brent Strom now pitching.
Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Strom
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Strom
Andrews hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
There goes Davis. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Niekro
There goes Davis. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Davis steals third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Winfield vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Jutze for a passed ball. Davis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Niekro
There goes Rader. The throw from Jutze and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Strom
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Strom
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Strom
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Forsch
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Forsch
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Brent Strom.
Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Metzger
Butch Metzger now pitching.
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Metzger
Jerry DaVanon pinch runs for Ken Boswell.
Jutze bunts towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Metzger covering. Safe. DaVanon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Metzger
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it and throws to second for the out. DaVanon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Forsch vs. Metzger
Forsch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DaVanon scores. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Metzger
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fuentes scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locklear vs. Forsch
Jerry DaVanon now playing third base.
Locklear 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 -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Forsch
Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Forsch
Davis 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
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Metzger
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Metzger
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Metzger
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Metzger
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Forsch
Winfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Forsch
Rader 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 -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Forsch
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1976 -- Houston at San Diego (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf 4 1 2 0 Locklear G, lf 4 1 1 0
Andrews R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 3 0 0 1
Cruz J, cf 5 0 0 0 Davis W, cf 3 1 1 0
Watson B, 1b 4 2 3 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 1
Roberts L, lf 5 1 3 1 Winfield D, rf 3 1 1 1
Boswell K, 3b 3 0 1 1 Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0
DaVanon J, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Torres H, ss 4 0 0 0
Jutze S, c 3 0 1 1 Kendall F, c 3 0 1 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0 Wehrmeister D, p 0 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 3 0 1 0 Tomlin D, p 1 1 0 0
Forsch K, p 1 0 1 1 Turner J, ph 1 0 0 0
Strom B, p 0 0 0 0
Rettenmund M, ph 1 0 0 0
Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 12 5 30 4 4 3
Houston 102 010 010 -- 5
San Diego 002 001 001 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 6.0 3 3 1 4 3
Forsch K (S) 3.0 1 1 1 0 0
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Wehrmeister D (L) 2.2 5 3 3 3 1
Tomlin D 2.1 3 1 1 0 2
Strom B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Metzger B 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
E -- Fuentes T, Andrews R
DP -- Houston 1, San Diego 2
LOB -- Houston 9, San Diego 3
HR -- Watson B, Winfield D
SB -- Davis W 2
SH -- Boswell K
SF -- Jutze S
PB -- Jutze S
T -- 2:23
A -- 11742
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