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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 17, 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 April 17, 1976 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 17, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Spillner |
Home Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 11,702 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Bob Engel |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Hector Torres | Shortstop |
Fred Kendall | Catcher |
Ted Kubiak | Third Baseman |
Dan Spillner | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
Larry Milbourne | Second Baseman |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 17, 1976
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Richard
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Richard
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Spillner
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Spillner
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Spillner
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Spillner
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Spillner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubiak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Richard
There goes Winfield. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Winfield steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Richard
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Richard
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Spillner
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 -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Spillner
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Spillner
Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richard vs. Spillner
Richard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Richard
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spillner vs. Richard
Spillner strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Richard
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne 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: ---
Howard vs. Spillner
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Spillner
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Spillner
There goes Cabell. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Spillner
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Spillner
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Spillner
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Spillner
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Richard
Davis hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Johnson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Richard
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Spillner
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spillner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Spillner
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spillner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Spillner
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubiak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Richard
Torres takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Richard
Kendall bunts towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. Winfield moves to third. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubiak vs. Richard
Kubiak hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Winfield tags and scores. Torres tags and moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Locklear vs. Richard
Gene Locklear pinch hits for Dan Spillner.
Locklear hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torres scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Richard
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Foster
Alan Foster now pitching.
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Foster
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Foster
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Foster
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Foster
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Foster
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it and throws to second for the out. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milbourne vs. Foster
Milbourne hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Richard
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Winfield reaches second base with a double. Fuentes scores. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Richard
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Foster
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Foster
Richard strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Foster
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Foster covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Richard
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Richard
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Richard
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Alan Foster.
Turner 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, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Metzger
Butch Metzger now pitching.
Cabell 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 -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Metzger
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Metzger
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Richard
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Richard
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Metzger
Johnson 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 -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Metzger
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Metzger
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubiak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Metzger
There goes Milbourne. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Torres applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Forsch
Mike Ivie pinch runs for Willie McCovey. Ken Forsch now pitching.
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Forsch
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Forsch
Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ivie scores. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Forsch
Enzo Hernandez pinch runs for Fred Kendall.
Kubiakhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Johnson interferes with Kubiak who is awarded first base. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rettenmund vs. Forsch
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Butch Metzger.
Rettenmund 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 (back to top)
Game of 4/17/1976 -- San Diego at Houston (N) San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Grubb J, lf 4 0 0 0 Howard W, lf 3 2 1 0 Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 1 2 0 Davis W, cf 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 2 2 3 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 2 1 Ivie M, pr 0 1 0 0 Johnson C, c 3 0 1 1 Winfield D, rf 2 1 1 1 Gross G, rf 4 0 0 0 Torres H, ss 3 1 0 0 Milbourne L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kendall F, c 2 0 1 1 Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 0 Hernandez E, pr 0 0 0 0 Richard J, p 3 0 0 0 Kubiak T, 3b 2 0 0 1 Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0 Spillner D, p 1 0 0 0 Locklear G, ph 1 0 1 1 Foster A, p 0 0 0 0 Turner J, ph 1 0 0 0 Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0 Rettenmund M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 4 5 4 32 5 10 5 San Diego 000 021 001 -- 4 Houston 102 020 00x -- 5 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Spillner D (L) 4.0 6 3 3 1 1 Foster A 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 Metzger B 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Richard J (W)* 8.0 4 4 4 4 5 Forsch K (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Johnson C 2 DP -- San Diego 1, Houston 1 LOB -- San Diego 5, Houston 5 2B -- Howard W, Fuentes T, Winfield D, McCovey W 3B -- Metzger R HR -- Cedeno C SB -- Winfield D, Cabell E CS -- Milbourne L SH -- Kendall F SF -- Kubiak T T -- 2:08 A -- 11702
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