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August 8, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 1
Padres 3 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 1
Padres 4 5 1

Hector Torres Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .216
OBP .000 .270
At Bats 0 162
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 12

J.R. Richard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 0
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San Diego Stadium - August 8, 1976
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Single
J.R. Richard
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Greg Gross
Hector Torres
Johnny Grubb
Willie Davis
Tito Fuentes

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 6 1 5
San Diego Padres 4 5 1 8
Winning Pitcher Butch Metzger
Losing Pitcher J.R. Richard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hector Torres
Attendance 11,205
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fuentes scores. Davis moves to third. Grubb moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grubb is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Kubiak hits a line drive towards the mound. Richard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Bob Davis. There goes Davis. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Bottom 9 Willie Davis pinch hits for Butch Metzger. Davis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 9 Fuentes bunts towards third. Cabell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cabell. Fuentes moves to third.
Top 9 Metzger strikes out.
Top 9 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Herrmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hector Torres now playing shortstop. Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Turner strikes out.
Bottom 8 Willie McCovey pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez. McCovey hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Butch Metzger now pitching. Bob Davis now catching. Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell moves to third.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive into left field. Turner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Turner. Gross goes all the way around to score. Cabell moves to second.
Top 8 Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores.
Top 8 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Fuentes bunts towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 7 There goes Cruz. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gross bunts towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grubb is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Freisleben hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Richard strikes out.
Top 5 Metzger is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Andrews hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Rader takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to third. Fuentes moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fuentes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Winfield. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Winfield steals second.
Bottom 4 Winfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Turner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freisleben moves to second.
Bottom 3 Freisleben takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kendall strikes out.
Top 3 Gross hits a line drive into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richard strikes out.
Top 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fuentes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Watson moves to third.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Turner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez bunts between the mound and first base. Richard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. Grubb moves to second.
Bottom 1 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a popup towards the mound. Freisleben settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gross hits a line drive into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.