September 19, 1976 San Diego Padres at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 7
@CAL 5 CLE 5
BAL 4 CLE 3
BAL 2
(13) BOS 6
@DET 1 KCR 6
CHW 5 NYY 2
@MIL 1
(6) TEX 9
@OAK 1 OAK 13
TEX 3 LAD 8
@ATL 1 CHC 1
PHI 0 CIN 5
SFG 2 HOU 3
SDP 2 HOU 3
SDP 2 STL 9
@MON 7 MON 1
STL 0 NYM 7
PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Astrodome, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, September 19, 1976, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 1:42

Padres

68-82

Lost 1

5th, 28 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  6  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  1    3 11  4

W: M Lemongello (2-0), L: R Jones (21-14)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Astros

74-77

Won 1

3rd, 21½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Grubb RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .777    0    2   0   2B
  E Hernandez PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .254  .636         0   0   
  L Melendez RF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .493    0    2   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .592    0    6   4   SB,SH
W Davis CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .683    0    0   0   3B
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .756    0   11   1   
J Turner LF                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .244  .719    0    1   0   3B,SH,IW
D Rader 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .684    0    0   0   SH
F Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .593    0    2   0   IW
B Almon SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .607    0    0   8   
R Jones P                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .040  .126    0    1   3   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   2                    25  16

BATTING

2B: J Grubb (20, off M Lemongello).

3B: J Turner (5, off M Lemongello); W Davis (10, off M Lemongello).

SH: J Turner (3, off M Lemongello); D Rader (5, off M Lemongello); T Fuentes (15, off M Lemongello).

IBB: J Turner (3, by M Lemongello); F Kendall (3, by M Lemongello).

TB: J Grubb 3; W Davis 3; J Turner 3; M Ivie; L Melendez.

RBI: J Turner (30); W Davis (46).

2-out RBI: J Turner.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Almon-T Fuentes-M Ivie 2; T Fuentes.

E: J Turner (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fuentes (5, 2nd base off M Lemongello/C Johnson).

PO: J Grubb (1st base by M Lemongello).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Taveras 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .563    0    3   4   
E Cabell 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .653    0    2   2   SB
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .292  .811    0    3   0   2B,GDP
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .833    0   11   1   IW
C Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .736    0    3   1   
A Javier RF-LF                3   1   2   0    1   0  .267  .620    0    1   0   
  W Howard PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .212  .520         0   0   
L Roberts LF                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .291  .801    0    2   0   2B
  J Cruz RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .770    0    0   0   SH
R Metzger SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .569    0    2   4   GDP
  A Howe PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .547    0    0   0   IW
M Lemongello P                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  J Davanon PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .810    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3  11   3    3   2                    27  15

BATTING

2B: C Cedeno (24, off R Jones); L Roberts (11, off R Jones).

SH: J Cruz (2, off R Jones).

IBB: B Watson (9, by R Jones); A Howe (1, by R Jones).

TB: C Cedeno 3; L Roberts 3; A Taveras 2; A Javier 2; R Metzger; J Davanon; E Cabell.

GIDP: R Metzger (11); C Cedeno (16).

RBI: L Roberts (31); J Davanon (20); C Cedeno (79).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Metzger (10); B Watson 2 (15); A Taveras (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Cabell (35, 2nd base off R Jones/F Kendall).

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
R Jones, L (21-14)             8.1  11   3   3    3   2   0   2.67   36     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 2·10     48    -     1.61  -0.36
Totals                         8.1  11   3   3    3   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 2·10           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lemongello, W (2-0)          9     6   2   0    3   2   0   1.13   38     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 2· 6     70    -     1.80   0.14
Totals                         9     6   2   0    3   2   0          38     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Lemongello 2 (2; F Kendall, J Turner); R Jones 2 (9; B Watson, A Howe).

PO: M Lemongello (1; J Grubb, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 1:42.

Attendance: 0.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Houston Astros                       
1. J Grubb              RF    1. A Taveras            2B 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. E Cabell             3B 
3. W Davis              CF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. M Ivie               1B    4. B Watson             1B 
5. J Turner             LF    5. C Johnson            C  
6. D Rader              3B    6. A Javier             RF 
7. F Kendall            C     7. L Roberts            LF 
8. B Almon              SS    8. R Metzger            SS 
9. R Jones              P     9. M Lemongello         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-1  1--     -41%  36% W Davis         M Lemongello    Triple to RF; Hernandez Scores/unER
   b 9   1  2-2  12-      31% 100% J Davanon       R Jones         Single to LF; Howard Scores; Howe to 2B
   b 7   1  1-1  1--      25%  83% L Roberts       R Jones         Double to LF; Javier Scores
   b 6   1  1-0  -2-      21%  60% C Cedeno        R Jones         Single to LF; Cabell Scores; Cedeno to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-     -15%  36% J Turner        M Lemongello    Triple to RF; Fuentes Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  J Grubb         Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  T Fuentes       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Grubb to 3B
   O      --3      51%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      54%  M Ivie          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  A Taveras       Single to 2B/Bunt
   O      1--      57%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-SS-1B; Taveras to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      50%  B Watson        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Lemongello facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Turner        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      54%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  F Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  A Javier        Walk
   O      1--      52%  L Roberts       Flyball: LF
          1--      54%  R Metzger       Single to RF; Javier to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Lemongello    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Lemongello facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Grubb         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  A Taveras       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      50%  C Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Lemongello facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  T Fuentes       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Fuentes to 1B
          1--      42%  W Davis         Fuentes Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      51%  M Ivie          Foul Flyball: C
   R      -2-      36%  J Turner        Triple to RF; Fuentes Scores/unER
   O      --3      40%  D Rader         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  A Javier        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Lemongello facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  F Kendall       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      37%  B Almon         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      38%  R Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Jones facing 7-8-9
          ---      44%  L Roberts       Single to LF
   OO     1--      33%  R Metzger       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  M Lemongello    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
          ---      28%  J Grubb         Single to RF
   O      1--      33%  T Fuentes       Grubb Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      35%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  W Davis         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  A Taveras       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      37%  E Cabell        Single to LF
          1--      40%  C Cedeno        Cabell Steals 2B
   R      -2-      60%  " "             Single to LF; Cabell Scores; Cedeno to 2B/Adv on E7
   OO     -2-      50%  B Watson        Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Mark Lemongello facing 4-5-6
          ---      44%  M Ivie          Single to LF
          1--      35%  J Turner        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Ivie to 2B; Turner to 1B
   O      12-      34%  D Rader         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ivie to 3B; Turner to 2B
          -23      33%  F Kendall       Intentional Walk
   O      123      46%  B Almon         Strikeout
   O      123      58%  R Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  C Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      58%  A Javier        Single to LF
   R      1--      83%  L Roberts       Double to LF; Javier Scores
   O      -2-      81%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B; Roberts to 3B
   O      --3      78%  M Lemongello    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
                  Al Javier moves to LF; Jose Cruz replaces Leon Roberts playing RF batting 7th
          ---      69%  J Grubb         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Grubb to 1B
                  Enzo Hernandez pinch runs for Johnny Grubb batting 1st
   O      1--      77%  T Fuentes       Bunt Popfly: 3B
   R      1--      36%  W Davis         Triple to RF; Hernandez Scores/unER
   O      --3      51%  M Ivie          Flyball: 2B
          --3      49%  J Turner        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      59%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Melendez replaces Enzo Hernandez playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      55%  A Taveras       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      52%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  C Cedeno        Double to RF
          -2-      58%  B Watson        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Lemongello facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      55%  F Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  R Jones         Walk
          1--      51%  L Melendez      Single to CF; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      62%  T Fuentes       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Melendez to 2B; Fuentes to 1B; Jones out at Hm/1B-2B-C-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Randy Jones facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  A Javier        Single to 3B
                  Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Al Javier batting 6th
   O      1--      68%  J Cruz          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Howard to 2B
                  Art Howe pinch hits for Roger Metzger batting 8th
          -2-      69%  A Howe          Intentional Walk
                  Jerry Davanon pinch hits for Mark Lemongello batting 9th
   R      12-     100%  J Davanon       Single to LF; Howard Scores; Howe to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3.

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