April 16, 1976 San Diego Padres at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
DET 5
(11) KCR 5
CLE 3 MIL 3
@TEX 1 ATL 3
LAD 1 SFG 14
@CIN 7 HOU 4
SDP 1 PIT 3
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 13,496

Friday, April 16, 1976, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:20

Padres

3-3

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  X    4  6  1

W: J Niekro (1-1), L: D Wehrmeister (0-1), S: K Forsch (3)

Astros

4-3

Won 4

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Grubb LF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .381 1.138    0    3   0   HR,3B
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .553    0    2   3   
W Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .746    0    5   0   
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .311    0    7   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .879    0    1   0   
H Torres SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .920    0    1   3   
F Kendall C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .473    0    5   1   
T Kubiak 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
D Wehrmeister P               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Foster P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Turner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  M Dupree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  G Locklear PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   9                    24   9

BATTING

3B: J Grubb (1, off J Niekro).

HR: J Grubb (1, off J Niekro; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Grubb 7; T Kubiak 2; D Winfield; T Fuentes; W Davis.

RBI: J Grubb (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Torres-T Fuentes-W McCovey.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Howard LF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .048  .139    0    0   0   
E Cabell 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .414  .950    0    0   3   2B
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .631    0    1   0   
B Watson 1B                   1   1   0   0    3   0  .400 1.043    0    5   2   IW
C Johnson C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .273  .922    0    7   1   2B,GDP
  S Jutze C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         2   0   
G Gross RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .304  .737    0    1   0   2B
L Milbourne 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .601    0    4   2   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .742    0    5   1   
J Niekro P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   4   6   4    5   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Gross (2, off M Dupree); E Cabell (1, off D Wehrmeister); C Johnson (2, off D Wehrmeister).

IBB: B Watson (1, by D Wehrmeister).

TB: G Gross 3; E Cabell 3; C Johnson 2; L Milbourne.

GIDP: C Johnson (1).

RBI: C Johnson (2); L Milbourne (3); G Gross (3); C Cedeno (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: E Cabell (3).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wehrmeister, L (0-1)         5.1   3   4   4    4   5   0   6.75   23     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 1· 3     47    -     1.20  -0.21
D Tomlin                       0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          2-2    1.06  -0.09
A Foster                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.69   0.01
M Dupree                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   6.23    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         8     6   4   4    5   5   0          34     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 2· 6          4-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro, W (1-1)              8     7   1   1    2   7   1   5.56   33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 7     69    -     0.98   0.20
K Forsch, S (3)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.29    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   9   1          36     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Wehrmeister (1; B Watson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 13,496.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Houston Astros                       
1. J Grubb              LF    1. W Howard             LF 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. E Cabell             3B 
3. W Davis              CF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. W McCovey            1B    4. B Watson             1B 
5. D Winfield           RF    5. C Johnson            C  
6. H Torres             SS    6. G Gross              RF 
7. F Kendall            C     7. L Milbourne          2B 
8. T Kubiak             3B    8. R Metzger            SS 
9. D Wehrmeister        P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-1  12-      22%  84% C Johnson       D Wehrmeister   Double to LF; Cabell Scores; Watson to 3B
   b 6   0  1-0  1--      21%  63% E Cabell        D Wehrmeister   Double to RF; Howard to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---     -13%  37% J Grubb         J Niekro        Home Run
   b 6   0  1-0  ---       7%  43% W Howard        D Wehrmeister   Walk
   b 6   1  1-2  -23       7%  91% G Gross         D Tomlin        Single to LF; Johnson to 3B; Watson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  T Fuentes       Single to RF
          1--      46%  W Davis         Single to RF; Fuentes to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   O      12-      54%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Wehrmeister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  W Howard        Strikeout; Howard out at 1B/C-1B
          ---      55%  E Cabell        Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  C Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B; Cabell to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  B Watson        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  H Torres        Walk
   O      1--      50%  F Kendall       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  T Kubiak        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  D Wehrmeister   Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Wehrmeister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  C Johnson       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      51%  G Gross         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  L Milbourne     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      37%  J Grubb         Home Run
   O      ---      39%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      40%  W Davis         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      41%  W McCovey       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Wehrmeister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      38%  R Metzger       Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  J Niekro        Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  W Howard        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  D Winfield      Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  H Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      38%  F Kendall       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      36%  T Kubiak        Single to LF; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-      40%  D Wehrmeister   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Wehrmeister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      37%  E Cabell        Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
          ---      37%  B Watson        Walk
          1--      39%  C Johnson       Walk; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      34%  G Gross         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  J Grubb         Triple to RF; Grubb out at Hm/C-P
   O      ---      37%  T Fuentes       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      38%  W Davis         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Wehrmeister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  J Niekro        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      28%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      1--      31%  D Winfield      Strikeout
   O      1--      34%  H Torres        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      36%  F Kendall       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Wehrmeister facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  W Howard        Walk
          1--      63%  E Cabell        Double to RF; Howard to 3B
   RO     -23      60%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B; Howard Scores
          -2-      62%  B Watson        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      84%  C Johnson       Double to LF; Cabell Scores; Watson to 3B
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Dave Wehrmeister pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      91%  G Gross         Single to LF; Johnson to 3B; Watson Scores
   R      1-3      94%  L Milbourne     Single to LF; Johnson Scores; Gross to 2B
   O      12-      93%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF; Gross to 3B
                  Alan Foster replaces Dave Tomlin pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      92%  J Niekro        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  T Kubiak        Single to RF
                  Jerry Turner pinch hits for Alan Foster batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  J Turner        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      94%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      1--      96%  T Fuentes       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Dupree facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Dupree replaces Jerry Turner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  W Howard        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  E Cabell        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      95%  C Cedeno        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  W Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  W McCovey       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  D Winfield      Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  H Torres        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Dupree facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  B Watson        Walk
   OO     1--      98%  C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      98%  G Gross         Double to LF
   O      -2-      98%  L Milbourne     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-4, Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
                  Ken Forsch replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th; Skip Jutze replaces Cliff Johnson playing C batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  F Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Kubiak        Strikeout Looking
                  Gene Locklear pinch hits for Mike Dupree batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  G Locklear      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197604160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation