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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
August 5, 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 5, 1976 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 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 5, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bo McLaughlin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Freisleben |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 9,798 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: John Kibler 3B: Terry Tata |
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 |
Bo McLaughlin | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Grubb | Left Fielder |
Enzo Hernandez | Shortstop |
Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
Dave Winfield | Right 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 5, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb 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 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, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Freisleben
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Freisleben
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. McLaughlin
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McLaughlin
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. McLaughlin
There goes Davis. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. McLaughlin
Winfield strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Freisleben
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Freisleben
Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Freisleben
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. McLaughlin
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. McLaughlin
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McLaughlin
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. McLaughlin
There goes Rader. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Rader steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. McLaughlin
Kendall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freisleben vs. McLaughlin
Freisleben hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Freisleben
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLaughlin vs. Freisleben
McLaughlin strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
Grubb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Grubb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. McLaughlin
Hernandez bunts towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. McLaughlin
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Winfield vs. McLaughlin
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Freisleben
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Freisleben
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Freisleben
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Freisleben
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie fields it and throws to second for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herrmann vs. Freisleben
Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. McLaughlin
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. McLaughlin
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McLaughlin
Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. McLaughlin
Kendall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Kendall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freisleben vs. McLaughlin
Freisleben hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Freisleben
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Freisleben
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McLaughlin vs. Freisleben
McLaughlin strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Freisleben
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. McLaughlin
Hernandez hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McLaughlin
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Freisleben
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Freisleben
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Freisleben
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Freisleben
Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. McLaughlin
Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. McLaughlin
There goes Winfield. The throw from Herrmann and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ivie vs. McLaughlin
Ivie is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. McLaughlin
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Winfield scores. Ivie moves to third. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. McLaughlin
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ivie tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. McLaughlin
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freisleben vs. McLaughlin
Freisleben bunts towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out. Fuentes scores. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. McLaughlin
Grubb is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. McLaughlin
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Freisleben
Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Freisleben
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Freisleben
Jerry DaVanon pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin.
DaVanon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Freisleben
Gross hits a line drive into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Sambito
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Winfield for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Sambito
Ivie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Freisleben
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Freisleben
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Freisleben
Watson hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Sambito
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Sambito
Rader hits a line drive towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws to first to double up Fuentes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Sambito
Kendall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Freisleben
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Freisleben
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Freisleben
Andrews takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Metzger
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Butch Metzger now pitching.
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Metzger
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Boswell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Metzger
Gross takes first base on ball four. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cabell vs. Metzger
Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Greg Gross.
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boswell scores. Roberts scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Metzger
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1976 -- Houston at San Diego (N) Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Gross G, rf 3 0 0 0 Grubb J, lf 3 0 1 0 Howard W, pr 0 0 0 0 Hernandez E, ss 3 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 5 0 2 2 Davis W, cf 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0 Winfield D, rf 4 1 1 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Ivie M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 1 2 0 Fuentes T, 2b 3 1 1 1 Herrmann E, c 4 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 2 1 1 2 Andrews R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kendall F, c 3 0 2 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 0 Freisleben D, p 2 0 0 1 Boswell K, ph 1 1 0 0 Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin B, p 2 0 0 0 DaVanon J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Roberts L, ph 1 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 27 4 7 4 Houston 000 000 003 -- 3 San Diego 000 103 00x -- 4 Houston IP H R ER BB SO McLaughlin B (L) 6.0 7 4 4 3 1 Sambito J 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Freisleben D (W) 8.1 6 2 2 4 6 Metzger B (S) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 E -- Herrmann E DP -- Houston 1, San Diego 1 LOB -- Houston 9, San Diego 7 2B -- Grubb J, Kendall F HR -- Rader D SB -- Davis W, Rader D, Winfield D SH -- Hernandez E, Freisleben D SF -- Rader D HBP -- by McLaughlin B (Ivie M) T -- 2:10 A -- 9798
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