August 8, 1976 Houston Astros at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 5
KCR 2 KCR 7
@CHW 1 DET 2
CLE 1 DET 15
CLE 5 BAL 8
@NYY 5 OAK 9
CAL 3 OAK 13
CAL 8 TEX 5
MIN 4 ATL 2
SFG 1 SFG 4
@ATL 1 CIN 3
@LAD 2 CHC 7
@MON 1 NYM 7
@PIT 4 SDP 4
HOU 3 PHI 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 11,205

Sunday, August 8, 1976, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:21

Astros

56-58

Lost 4

3rd, 18 GB

                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

W: B Metzger (10-0), L: J Richard (13-12)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Padres

55-59

Won 4

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Gross RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .297  .716    0    2   0   
E Cabell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .649    0    1   2   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .801    0    1   0   
B Watson 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .820    0    8   0   2B
J Cruz LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .810    0    2   0   SB
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .213  .609    0    8   0   SF
R Andrews 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .650    0    1   2   
R Metzger SS                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .223  .599    0    1   4   3B,IW
J Richard P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .097  .219    0    2   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   2    2   3                    26   8

BATTING

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             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Grubb RF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .288  .810    0    3   0   IW
E Hernandez SS                1   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .620    0    1   2   SH
  W McCovey PH                1   1   1   3    0   0  .211  .657    0    0   0   HR
  H Torres SS                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .593    0    0   0   
J Turner LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .242  .731    0    5   0   
D Winfield CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .798    0    2   0   SB
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .709    0   11   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .283  .632    0    1   4   
D Rader 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .254  .706    0    0   0   
F Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .595    0    2   0   2·GDP
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  W Davis PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .685    0    0   0   SB,IW
D Freisleben P                1   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .493    0    1   3   
  B Davis C                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .194  .446    0    1   0   
  T Kubiak PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .674    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   4   5   4    9   8                    27   9

BATTING

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).

PITCHING

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 Richard, L (13-12)           8.2   5   4   4    9   8   1   2.44   38     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1· 4     57    -     1.93  -0.36
Totals                         8.2   5   4   4    9   8   1          38     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1· 4           -

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 Freisleben                   7.1   6   3   3    1   2   0   3.49   29     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 3· 6     55    -     0.99   0.01
B Metzger, W (10-0)            1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.87    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.50   0.13
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     11·10· 3· 6          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Freisleben (5).

IBB: D Freisleben (5; R Metzger); J Richard 2 (4; W Davis, J Grubb).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 11,205.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres                     
1. G Gross              RF    1. J Grubb              RF 
2. E Cabell             3B    2. E Hernandez          SS 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. J Turner             LF 
4. B Watson             1B    4. D Winfield           CF 
5. J Cruz               LF    5. M Ivie               1B 
6. E Herrmann           C     6. T Fuentes            2B 
7. R Andrews            2B    7. D Rader              3B 
8. R Metzger            SS    8. F Kendall            C  
9. J Richard            P     9. D Freisleben         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-0  12-      40%  59% W McCovey       J Richard       Home Run (CF-RF); Davis Scores; Grubb Scores
   b 9   2  3-3  123      35% 100% H Torres        J Richard       Single to RF; Fuentes Scores; Davis to 3B; Grubb to 2B
   b 9   0  3-3  ---      31%  93% T Fuentes       J Richard       Single to 3B/Bunt; Fuentes to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   b 4   1  1-0  123     -21%  34% F Kendall       J Richard       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   1  3-3  -23     -21%  63% T Kubiak        J Richard       Lineout: P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Freisleben facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Gross         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      53%  E Cabell        Popfly: P
   O      ---      54%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Grubb         Single to P
   O      1--      57%  E Hernandez     Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Grubb to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  J Turner        Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Freisleben facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  B Watson        Double to LF
          -2-      39%  J Cruz          Wild Pitch; Watson to 3B
   O      --3      44%  " "             Flyball: CF
   RO     --3      41%  E Herrmann      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Watson Scores
   O      ---      42%  R Andrews       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  M Ivie          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Freisleben facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  J Richard       Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  G Gross         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  F Kendall       Strikeout
          ---      42%  D Freisleben    Walk
   O      1--      40%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B; Freisleben to 2B
          -2-      41%  E Hernandez     Walk
   O      12-      36%  J Turner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Freisleben facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      38%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  D Winfield      Walk
          1--      49%  M Ivie          Winfield Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      46%  T Fuentes       Walk
          12-      55%  D Rader         Walk; Winfield to 3B; Fuentes to 2B
   OO     123      34%  F Kendall       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, Dave Freisleben facing 5-6-7
          ---      30%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   O      1--      32%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 2B-1B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-      35%  R Andrews       Lineout: SS
          -2-      34%  R Metzger       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      38%  J Richard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  D Freisleben    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      33%  J Grubb         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      31%  E Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Freisleben facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  G Gross         Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      35%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      36%  C Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, J.R. Richard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      32%  J Turner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  D Winfield      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      28%  M Ivie          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Freisleben facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  B Watson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      28%  J Cruz          Single to RF
          1--      26%  E Herrmann      Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      32%  R Andrews       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      28%  T Fuentes       Bunt Popfly: 3B
          ---      33%  D Rader         Walk
   OO     1--      22%  F Kendall       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, Dave Freisleben facing 8-9-1
          ---      13%  R Metzger       Triple to RF
   O      --3      17%  J Richard       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      11%  G Gross         Single to CF; Metzger Scores
   R      1--       5%  E Cabell        Single to LF; Gross Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Cabell to 2B
                  Butch Metzger replaces Fred Kendall pitching and batting 8th; Bob Davis replaces Dave Freisleben playing C batting 9th
   O      -2-       6%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF; Cabell to 3B
   O      --3       6%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
          ---      11%  B Davis         Walk
          1--      19%  J Grubb         Single to RF; Davis to 2B
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez batting 2nd
   RRR    12-      59%  W McCovey       Home Run (CF-RF); Davis Scores; Grubb Scores
   O      ---      55%  J Turner        Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  M Ivie          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Butch Metzger facing 5-6-7
                  Hector Torres replaces Willie McCovey playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      55%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  E Herrmann      Flyball: 2B
          ---      56%  R Andrews       Walk
   O      1--      62%  R Metzger       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
          ---      93%  T Fuentes       Single to 3B/Bunt; Fuentes to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      --3      82%  D Rader         Strikeout
                  Willie Davis pinch hits for Butch Metzger batting 8th
          --3      81%  W Davis         Intentional Walk
                  Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Bob Davis batting 9th
          1-3      83%  T Kubiak        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -23      63%  " "             Lineout: P
          -23      65%  J Grubb         Intentional Walk
   R      123     100%  H Torres        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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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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