Astros @ Padres
August 12, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 10 2
Padres 4 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 10 2
Padres 5 11 0

Dave Kingman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .220
OBP .000 .275
At Bats 0 350
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 61

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 8
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San Diego Stadium - August 12, 1977
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Fielder's Choice
Ken Forsch
Joe Ferguson
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Julio Gonzalez
Wilbur Howard
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Dave Kingman
Gene Tenace
George Hendrick
Dave Winfield

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 10 2 6
San Diego Padres 5 11 0 13
Winning Pitcher Rollie Fingers
Losing Pitcher Ken Forsch
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dave Kingman
Attendance 13,697
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Dave Kingman pinch hits for Mike Champion. Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Winfield scores. Hendrick moves to third. Tenace moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Winfield moves to third. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 9 Winfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Ken Forsch now pitching. Julio Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Turner strikes out.
Top 9 Howard is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Julio Gonzalez pinch runs for Ed Herrmann. Art Gardner pinch hits for Gene Pentz. Gardner is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ed Herrmann pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Herrmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Herrmann reaches second base with a double. Howe scores.
Top 9 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Howe reaches second base with a double. Ferguson goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Cruz hits a line drive towards third. Ashford reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Watson strikes out.
Top 8 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive towards the mound. Shirley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Champion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Champion for the out. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Gene Pentz now pitching. Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Terry Puhl. Howard strikes out.
Top 7 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Bob Shirley now pitching. Boswell is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Howe moves to second.
Top 7 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Ferguson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Turner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Cruz. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Champion applying the tag.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehrmeister fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wehrmeister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to home to get Tenace. Champion moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Champion bunts towards the mound. Dixon juggles the ball. That's an error on Dixon. Hendrick scores. Tenace moves to third. Champion moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dixon bunts in front of the plate. Tenace fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 5 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richards scores. Almon moves to third. There goes Turner trying to get to third. Cedeno throws the ball in to Cabell, who tags Turner for the out.
Bottom 4 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Richards moves to third. Almon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 4 Richards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashford scores.
Bottom 4 Wehrmeister bunts towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashford moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ashford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Champion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Winfield throws the ball in to Richards who tags Cruz trying to return to first, for the out. Watson goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Almon scores. Turner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Winfield hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Almon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehrmeister fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Dixon hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Wehrmeister is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Dixon fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Dixon. Ashford moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards right. Cruz fields it and throws to second to catch Tenace for the out.
Bottom 2 Champion is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Tenace is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Winfield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Turner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Almon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Almon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehrmeister fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.