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KCR
@CHW		2
5
KCR
@CHW		7
1
CLE
@DET		1
2
CLE
@DET		5
15
BAL
@NYY		8
5
CAL
@OAK		3
9
CAL
@OAK		8
13
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@TEX		4
5
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@ATL		1
2
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@ATL		4
1
CIN
@LAD		3
2
CHC
@MON		7
1
NYM
@PIT		7
4
HOU
@SDP		3
4
PHI
@STL		3
2
Sunday, August 8, 1976 1:05PM
, San Diego Stadium
Attendance: 11,205, Time of Game: 2:21
Astros
3
56-58
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
3rd, 18 GB
 at Padres
4
55-59
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
4th, 19 GB
W: Butch Metzger (10-0)
L: J.R. Richard (13-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  6  1
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  1    4  5  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .297 .716 0.007 0.92 0.058 -0.051 0.1 2 0
Enos Cabell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .649 0.013 0.64 0.061 -0.049 0.7 1 2
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .801 -0.039 0.42 0.000 -0.039 -0.6 1 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .821 0.068 0.79 0.107 -0.039 0.3 8 0 2B
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .320 .810 -0.022 1.21 0.079 -0.101 0.1 2 0 SB
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .213 .609 -0.048 1.51 0.031 -0.079 -0.4 8 0 SF
Rob Andrews 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .650 -0.054 1.08 0.028 -0.082 -0.6 1 2
Roger Metzger SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .223 .599 0.028 1.25 0.104 -0.076 0.6 1 4 3B,IW
J.R. Richard P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .097 .219 -0.094 1.06 0.000 -0.094 -1.0 2 0
Team Totals 32 3 6 2 2 3 .188 .510 -0.141 0.98 0.468 -0.610 -0.7 26 8
2B: B Watson (18, off D Freisleben).
3B: R Metzger (7, off D Freisleben).
SF: E Herrmann (3, off D Freisleben).
IBB: R Metzger (8, by D Freisleben).
TB: R Metzger 3; J Cruz 2; B Watson 2; G Gross; E Cabell.
RBI: E Herrmann (29); G Gross (20).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Metzger-B Watson; R Metzger-R Andrews-B Watson.
E: E Cabell (14).
Baserunning
SB: J Cruz (17, 2nd base off D Freisleben/F Kendall).

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Grubb RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .288 .810 0.103 1.94 0.145 -0.043 0.8 3 0 IW
Enzo Hernandez SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .620 -0.017 1.21 0.012 -0.030 -0.1 1 2 SH
   Willie McCovey PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .211 .658 0.401 3.21 0.401 0.000 2.0 HR
   Hector Torres SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 .221 .593 0.351 6.40 0.351 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jerry Turner LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .242 .731 -0.166 1.70 0.000 -0.166 -1.1 5 0
Dave Winfield CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .798 0.002 1.39 0.090 -0.088 0.1 2 0 SB
Mike Ivie 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .710 -0.123 1.14 0.000 -0.123 -0.8 11 0
Tito Fuentes 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .283 .632 0.274 1.64 0.336 -0.062 0.8 1 4
Doug Rader 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .254 .706 0.023 1.79 0.143 -0.120 0.4 0 0
Fred Kendall C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .595 -0.341 2.54 0.000 -0.341 -2.1 2 0 2·GDP
   Butch Metzger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie Davis PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .685 0.016 5.36 0.019 -0.003 0.4 SB,IW
Dave Freisleben P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .492 -0.001 1.06 0.031 -0.033 0.0 1 3
   Bob Davis C 0 1 0 0 1 0 .194 .446 0.044 0.87 0.044 0.000 0.4 1 0
   Ted Kubiak PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .673 -0.207 4.34 0.000 -0.207 -0.8
Team Totals 28 4 5 4 9 8 .179 .664 0.359 2.02 1.572 -1.216 0.0 27 9
HR: W McCovey (7, off J Richard; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SH: E Hernandez (9, off J Richard).
IBB: J Grubb (8, by J Richard); W Davis (2, by J Richard).
TB: W McCovey 4; J Grubb 2; T Fuentes; H Torres.
GIDP: F Kendall 2 (14).
RBI: W McCovey 3 (33); H Torres (13).
2-out RBI: H Torres.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Turner (2).
Baserunning
SB: D Winfield (20, 2nd base off J Richard/E Herrmann); W Davis (11, 2nd base off J Richard/E Herrmann).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
J.R. Richard, L (13-12) 8.2 5 4 4 9 8 1 2.44 38 57 -0.359 2.02 -0.0
Team Totals 8.2 5 4 4 9 8 1 4.15 38 57 -0.359 0.98 -0.0

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Freisleben 7.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 3.49 29 55 0.009 0.93 -0.3
Butch Metzger, W (10-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.87 6 1 0 0.133 1.28 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 3 0 3.00 35 55 1 0 0.142 2.02 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: D Freisleben (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Freisleben (5; R Metzger); J Richard 2 (4; W Davis, J Grubb).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 11,205.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Diego Padres
1 Greg Gross RF 1 Johnny Grubb RF
2 Enos Cabell 3B 2 Enzo Hernandez SS
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Jerry Turner LF
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Dave Winfield CF
5 Jose Cruz LF 5 Mike Ivie 1B
6 Ed Herrmann C 6 Tito Fuentes 2B
7 Rob Andrews 2B 7 Doug Rader 3B
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Fred Kendall C
9 J.R. Richard P 9 Dave Freisleben P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-3 0 12- RRR SDP W. McCovey J. Richard 40% 59% Home Run (CF-RF); Davis Scores; Grubb Scores
b9 3-3 2 123 R SDP H. Torres J. Richard 35% 100% Single to RF; Fuentes Scores; Davis to 3B; Grubb to 2B
b9 3-3 0 --- SDP T. Fuentes J. Richard 31% 93% Single to 3B/Bunt; Fuentes to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b4 0-1 1 123 OO SDP F. Kendall J. Richard -21% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b9 3-3 1 -23 O SDP T. Kubiak J. Richard -21% 63% Lineout: P

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross D. Freisleben 2% 52% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Freisleben 1% 53% Popfly: P
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Freisleben 1% 54% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SDP J. Grubb J. Richard 4% 58% Single to P
b1 0-0 0 1-- O SDP E. Hernandez J. Richard -1% 57% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Grubb to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O SDP J. Turner J. Richard -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- O SDP D. Winfield J. Richard -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson D. Freisleben -7% 43% Double to LF
t2 0-0 0 -2- HOU J. Cruz D. Freisleben -4% 39% Wild Pitch; Watson to 3B
t2 0-0 0 --3 O HOU J. Cruz D. Freisleben 5% 44% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --3 RO HOU E. Herrmann D. Freisleben -3% 41% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Watson Scores
t2 1-0 2 --- O HOU R. Andrews D. Freisleben 1% 42% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O SDP M. Ivie J. Richard -2% 40% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 1 --- O SDP T. Fuentes J. Richard -2% 38% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --- O SDP D. Rader J. Richard -1% 37% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger D. Freisleben 2% 39% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Richard D. Freisleben 1% 40% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- O HOU G. Gross D. Freisleben 1% 41% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O SDP F. Kendall J. Richard -3% 38% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- SDP D. Freisleben J. Richard 3% 42% Walk
b3 0-1 1 1-- O SDP J. Grubb J. Richard -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B; Freisleben to 2B
b3 0-1 2 -2- SDP E. Hernandez J. Richard 1% 41% Walk
b3 0-1 2 12- O SDP J. Turner J. Richard -5% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Freisleben 2% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Freisleben 1% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Freisleben 1% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- SDP D. Winfield J. Richard 5% 45% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- SDP M. Ivie J. Richard 4% 49% Winfield Steals 2B
b4 0-1 0 -2- O SDP M. Ivie J. Richard -6% 43% Strikeout
b4 0-1 1 -2- SDP T. Fuentes J. Richard 3% 46% Walk
b4 0-1 1 12- SDP D. Rader J. Richard 9% 55% Walk; Winfield to 3B; Fuentes to 2B
b4 0-1 1 123 OO SDP F. Kendall J. Richard -21% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 5-6-7
t5 1-0 0 --- HOU J. Cruz D. Freisleben -4% 30% Single to RF
t5 1-0 0 1-- O HOU E. Herrmann D. Freisleben 1% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cruz to 2B
t5 1-0 1 -2- O HOU R. Andrews D. Freisleben 3% 35% Lineout: SS
t5 1-0 2 -2- HOU R. Metzger D. Freisleben -1% 34% Intentional Walk
t5 1-0 2 12- O HOU J. Richard D. Freisleben 4% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
b5 0-1 0 --- O SDP D. Freisleben J. Richard -3% 35% Flyball: RF
b5 0-1 1 --- O SDP J. Grubb J. Richard -2% 33% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-1 2 --- O SDP E. Hernandez J. Richard -1% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 1-2-3
t6 1-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross D. Freisleben 2% 33% Bunt Popfly: 1B
t6 1-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Freisleben 1% 35% Groundout: P-1B
t6 1-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Freisleben 1% 36% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 3-4-5
b6 0-1 0 --- O SDP J. Turner J. Richard -4% 32% Flyball: CF
b6 0-1 1 --- O SDP D. Winfield J. Richard -3% 30% Flyball: 1B
b6 0-1 2 --- O SDP M. Ivie J. Richard -2% 28% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 4-5-6
t7 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Freisleben 2% 30% Groundout: P-1B
t7 1-0 1 --- HOU J. Cruz D. Freisleben -2% 28% Single to RF
t7 1-0 1 1-- HOU E. Herrmann D. Freisleben -2% 25% Cruz Steals 2B
t7 1-0 1 -2- O HOU E. Herrmann D. Freisleben 3% 28% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cruz to 3B
t7 1-0 2 --3 O HOU R. Andrews D. Freisleben 4% 32% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
b7 0-1 0 --- O SDP T. Fuentes J. Richard -5% 28% Bunt Popfly: 3B
b7 0-1 1 --- SDP D. Rader J. Richard 5% 33% Walk
b7 0-1 1 1-- OO SDP F. Kendall J. Richard -11% 22% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 8-9-1
t8 1-0 0 --- HOU R. Metzger D. Freisleben -10% 13% Triple to RF
t8 1-0 0 --3 O HOU J. Richard D. Freisleben 4% 17% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-0 1 --3 R HOU G. Gross D. Freisleben -6% 11% Single to CF; Metzger Scores
t8 2-0 1 1-- R HOU E. Cabell D. Freisleben -6% 5% Single to LF; Gross Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Cabell to 2B
Butch Metzger replaces Fred Kendall (C) pitching and batting 8th
Bob Davis replaces Dave Freisleben (P) playing C batting 9th
t8 3-0 1 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Metzger 1% 5% Flyball: RF; Cabell to 3B
t8 3-0 2 --3 O HOU B. Watson B. Metzger 1% 6% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
b8 0-3 0 --- SDP B. Davis J. Richard 4% 11% Walk
b8 0-3 0 1-- SDP J. Grubb J. Richard 9% 19% Single to RF; Davis to 2B
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez (SS) batting 2nd
b8 0-3 0 12- RRR SDP W. McCovey J. Richard 40% 59% Home Run (CF-RF); Davis Scores; Grubb Scores
b8 3-3 0 --- O SDP J. Turner J. Richard -4% 55% Strikeout
b8 3-3 1 --- O SDP D. Winfield J. Richard -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b8 3-3 2 --- O SDP M. Ivie J. Richard -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Butch Metzger facing 5-6-7
Hector Torres replaces Willie McCovey (PH) playing SS batting 2nd
t9 3-3 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz B. Metzger 5% 55% Flyball: LF
t9 3-3 1 --- O HOU E. Herrmann B. Metzger 4% 59% Flyball: 2B
t9 3-3 2 --- HOU R. Andrews B. Metzger -3% 56% Walk
t9 3-3 2 1-- O HOU R. Metzger B. Metzger 6% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
b9 3-3 0 --- SDP T. Fuentes J. Richard 31% 93% Single to 3B/Bunt; Fuentes to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b9 3-3 0 --3 O SDP D. Rader J. Richard -11% 82% Strikeout
Willie Davis pinch hits for Butch Metzger (P) batting 8th
b9 3-3 1 --3 SDP W. Davis J. Richard -0% 81% Intentional Walk
Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Bob Davis (C) batting 9th
b9 3-3 1 1-3 SDP T. Kubiak J. Richard 2% 83% Davis Steals 2B
b9 3-3 1 -23 O SDP T. Kubiak J. Richard -21% 63% Lineout: P
b9 3-3 2 -23 SDP J. Grubb J. Richard 2% 65% Intentional Walk
b9 3-3 2 123 R SDP H. Torres J. Richard 35% 100% Single to RF; Fuentes Scores; Davis to 3B; Grubb to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 4.

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