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September 15, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 10 2
Padres 4 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 10 2
Padres 4 7 1

Ozzie Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .266
OBP .500 .322
At Bats 4 534
Hits 2 142
• Singles 2 119
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 40

J.R. Richard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 11 0
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San Diego Stadium - September 15, 1978
J.R. Richard
Bruce Bochy
Jim Obradovich
Keith Drumright
Jimmy Sexton
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Ozzie Smith
Jim Beswick
Bill Almon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 8 10 2 4
San Diego Padres 4 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher J.R. Richard
Losing Pitcher Eric Rasmussen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 6,866
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Smith strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jim Beswick pinch runs for Oscar Gamble. Richards strikes out.
Bottom 9 Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Steve Mura. Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tenace scores. Almon moves to second.
Bottom 9 Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second.
Bottom 9 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Drumright takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Steve Mura now pitching. Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards scores. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 8 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Obradovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. Richards moves to third. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Sexton now playing third base. Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bochy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Bochy reaches second base with a double. Obradovich scores.
Top 8 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Obradovich moves to second.
Top 8 Obradovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mickey Lolich now pitching. Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rick Sweet pinch hits for Mark Lee. Sweet strikes out.
Bottom 7 Almon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tenace strikes out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a popup towards first. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gene Tenace now catching. Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Turner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bochy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mark Lee now pitching. Walling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Obradovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to third.
Top 6 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Richards strikes out.
Top 5 Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Richard strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rasmussen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Almon strikes out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bochy hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Obradovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Rasmussen covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Winfield strikes out.
Top 3 Cabell strikes out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl bunts towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Perkins hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Bochy for a passed ball. Rasmussen moves to third.
Bottom 2 Rasmussen hits a ball on the ground towards second. Drumright picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Drumright. Rasmussen moves to second.
Top 2 Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Landestoy hits a line drive into right field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Richard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Walling scores. Bochy moves to third. Richard moves to second.
Top 2 Bochy hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Cabell moves to third. Walling moves to second.
Top 2 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Obradovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Winfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Almon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Richard spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Richard. Perkins moves to third.
Bottom 1 Turner takes first base on ball four. Perkins moves to second.
Bottom 1 Winfield strikes out.
Bottom 1 Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richards scores. Smith scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Smith. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richards moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Richards. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Richards steals second.
Bottom 1 Richards takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. Landestoy moves to third.
Top 1 Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Roberts and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.