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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
September 16, 1978
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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 September 16, 1978 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 10,171 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: John McSherry 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Bob Engel |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Landestoy | Shortstop |
| Joe Cannon | Left Fielder |
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jim Obradovich | First Baseman |
| Keith Drumright | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Broderick Perkins | First Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Turner | Right Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Barry Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Champion | Second Baseman |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
September 16, 1978
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Perry
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion misplays the ball. That's an error on Champion. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Perry
There goes Cannon. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Ruhle
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ruhle
There goes Richards. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Richards steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Ruhle
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Obradovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perkins vs. Ruhle
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Obradovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Winfield vs. Ruhle
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Perry
Walling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Turner. Walling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Champion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Obradovich vs. Perry
Obradovich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Winfield who is chasing the ball. Obradovich reaches third base with a triple. Walling scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Drumright vs. Perry
Drumright strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bochy vs. Perry
Bochy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Ruhle
Turner hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Ruhle
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Perry
Ruhle strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Perry
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. Ruhle
Champion strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ruhle
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Ruhle
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Perry
Walling 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 -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Obradovich vs. Perry
Obradovich hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruhle
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Ruhle
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Ruhle
Winfield hits a line drive towards first. Obradovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Perry
Drumright hits a fly ball into right field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Perry
Bochy hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Perry
Ruhle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Ruhle
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Ruhle
There goes Turner. The throw from Bochy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tenace vs. Ruhle
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Champion vs. Ruhle
Champion hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Perry
Cannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Cannon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Perry
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ruhle
Perry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Ruhle
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Obradovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ruhle
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Obradovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruhle covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Obradovich vs. Perry
Obradovich hits a fly ball into right field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Perry
Drumright hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Ruhle
Perkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Ruhle
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Ruhle
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perkins scores. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Ruhle
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Perry
Bochy 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 -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Perry
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Vern Ruhle.
Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Perry
Cannon hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Champion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Sambito
Bill Almon pinch runs for Mike Champion.
Perry bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Bochy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Sambito
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sambito
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Perry
Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base.
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Perry
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Sambito
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Sambito
Derrel Thomas pinch runs for Broderick Perkins.
Winfield takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turner vs. Sambito
Turner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tenace vs. Andujar
Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gamble vs. Andujar
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Barry Evans.
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1978 -- Houston at San Diego (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Landestoy R, ss 4 0 1 0 Richards G, lf 3 0 0 0
Cannon J, lf 4 0 1 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0
Puhl T, cf 3 0 0 0 Perkins B, 1b 3 1 1 0
Walling D, rf 4 1 1 0 Thomas D, pr 0 1 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Winfield D, cf 3 0 0 0
Obradovich J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Turner J, rf 4 0 3 1
Drumright K, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 4 0 0 0
Bochy B, c 3 0 0 0 Evans B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ruhle V, p 2 0 0 0 Gamble O, ph 0 0 0 1
Bergman D, ph 1 0 0 0 Champion M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Almon B, pr 0 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, 2b 0 0 0 0
Perry G, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 30 2 5 2
Houston 010 000 000 -- 1
San Diego 000 000 101 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V 7.0 2 1 1 2 2
Sambito J (L)* 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Andujar J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Champion M, Bochy B
LOB -- Houston 4, San Diego 6
2B -- Walling D, Cabell E
3B -- Obradovich J
SB -- Richards G, Turner J
CS -- Cannon J
SH -- Puhl T
SF -- Gamble O
T -- 2:23
A -- 10171
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