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April 18, 1976

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Top 9 R H E
Padres 2 8 1
Astros 4 8 2
Top 9 R H E
Padres 2 8 1
Astros 4 8 2

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .154
OBP .000 .214
At Bats 0 13
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 4
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Astrodome - April 18, 1976
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Strikeout
Ken Forsch
Cliff Johnson
Bob Watson
Larry Milbourne
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Wilbur Howard
Cesar Cedeno
Greg Gross
Willie McCovey
Enzo Hernandez
Johnny Grubb

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Diego Padres 2 8 1 10
Houston Astros 4 8 2 4
Winning Pitcher Tom Griffin
Losing Pitcher Brent Strom
Save Ken Forsch
Game Winning RBI Cesar Cedeno
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Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Enzo Hernandez pinch runs for Tito Fuentes. Willie McCovey pinch hits for Merv Rettenmund. McCovey strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grubb moves to second.
Top 9 Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Gene Locklear pinch hits for Butch Metzger. Locklear strikes out.
Top 9 Ken Forsch now pitching. Willie Davis pinch hits for Bob Davis. Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Butch Metzger now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Winfield throws the ball in to Kubiak who tags Johnson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Watson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Leon Roberts pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Roberts hits a line drive towards third. Kubiak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Torres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Winfield strikes out.
Bottom 7 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gross hits a fly ball towards left. Rettenmund catches it and throws to home to double up Watson.
Bottom 7 Strom fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Strom. Watson moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rettenmund is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Strom moves to third.
Top 7 Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strom moves to second.
Top 7 Strom takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubiak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Strom fires to first and has Howard trapped. There's the throw to Fuentes who tags Howard for the out.
Bottom 6 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Kubiak. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Milbourne applying the tag.
Top 6 Kubiak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Torres is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Tom Griffin now pitching. Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Art Howe pinch hits for Mike Cosgrove. Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubiak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first, with Strom covering, for the out.
Top 5 There goes Rettenmund. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Milbourne applying the tag.
Top 5 Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rettenmund hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Cabell, and towards Metzger, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Strom takes first base on ball four. Kubiak moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Top 4 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ivie scores. Kubiak moves to second.
Top 4 Kubiak hits a line drive into left field. Howard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Howard. Winfield scores. Ivie moves to third.
Top 4 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Winfield moves to second.
Top 4 Winfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cosgrove moves to second.
Bottom 3 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cosgrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Strom strikes out.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Milbourne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards second. Milbourne scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Torreshits a dribbler in front of the plate. Johnson interferes with Torres who is awarded first base.
Top 2 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out.
Top 1 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Rettenmund. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Rettenmund steals second.
Top 1 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fuentes hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grubb hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne reaches out and makes the catch for the out.