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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 8, 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 August 8, 1976 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1976 |
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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 | August 8, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Freisleben |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 11,205 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: John Kibler |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Enzo Hernandez | Shortstop |
Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
Dave Winfield | Center Fielder |
Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Fred Kendall | Catcher |
Dave Freisleben | Pitcher |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 8, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross hits a line drive into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Freisleben
Cabell hits a popup towards the mound. Freisleben settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Freisleben
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Richard
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Richard
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. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Richard
Turner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it 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: ---
Watson vs. Freisleben
Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Turner. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Freisleben
There's a wild pitch. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Freisleben
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herrmann vs. Freisleben
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Freisleben
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Turner 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: ---
Ivie vs. Richard
Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Richard
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz 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: ---
Metzger vs. Freisleben
Metzger 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Freisleben
Richard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross hits a line drive into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Richard
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freisleben vs. Richard
Freisleben takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Richard
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. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Richard
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turner vs. Richard
Turner is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Freisleben
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Freisleben
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Freisleben
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Richard
There goes Winfield. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Winfield steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Richard
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Richard
Rader takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to third. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kendall vs. Richard
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Freisleben
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Freisleben
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. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Freisleben
Andrews hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Freisleben
Metzger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richard vs. Freisleben
Richard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freisleben vs. Richard
Freisleben hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Richard
Grubb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Richard
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross bunts towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Freisleben
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Freisleben
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Richard
Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Richard
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Freisleben
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Freisleben
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Freisleben
There goes Cruz. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Freisleben
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. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Andrews vs. Freisleben
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb 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: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes bunts 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: ---
Rader vs. Richard
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Richard
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Freisleben
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. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richard vs. Freisleben
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. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Freisleben
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. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Metzger
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. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Metzger
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. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Richard
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Richard
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Richard
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. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Richard
Turner strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Richard
Ivie 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, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Metzger
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. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Metzger
Herrmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Metzger
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Metzger
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
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. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Richard
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Richard
Willie Davis pinch hits for Butch Metzger.
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kubiak vs. Richard
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Bob Davis.
There goes Davis. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubiak vs. Richard
Kubiak hits a line drive towards the mound. Richard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grubb vs. Richard
Grubb is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torres vs. Richard
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fuentes scores. Davis moves to third. Grubb moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1976 -- Houston at San Diego (D) Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Gross G, rf 4 1 1 1 Grubb J, rf 4 1 2 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hernandez E, ss 1 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, ph 1 1 1 3 Watson B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Torres H, ss 1 0 1 1 Cruz J, lf 4 0 2 0 Turner J, lf 4 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 3 0 0 1 Winfield D, cf 3 0 0 0 Andrews R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 3 1 1 0 Fuentes T, 2b 3 1 1 0 Richard J, p 3 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Kendall F, c 3 0 0 0 Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0 Davis W, ph 0 0 0 0 Freisleben D, p 1 0 0 0 Davis B, c 0 1 0 0 Kubiak T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 6 2 28 4 5 4 Houston 010 000 020 -- 3 San Diego 000 000 031 -- 4 2 outs when winning run was scored. Houston IP H R ER BB SO Richard J (L) 8.2 5 4 4 9 8 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Freisleben D 7.1 6 3 3 1 2 Metzger B (W) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Turner J, Cabell E DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- Houston 5, San Diego 8 2B -- Watson B 3B -- Metzger R HR -- McCovey W SB -- Winfield D, Cruz J, Davis W SH -- Hernandez E SF -- Herrmann E WP -- Freisleben D T -- 2:21 A -- 11205
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