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Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 13,181 |
Sunday, August 14, 1977 Time of Game: 2:27 |
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Astros
6
55-63
Won 1
3rd, 16½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Astros 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 6 9 0
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 5 2
W: Joe Niekro (8-4), L: Dave Freisleben (5-6) |
Padres
3
53-68
Lost 1
5th, 20 GB
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Batting Stats
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Puhl LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .260 .653 2 0 E Cabell 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .269 .725 0 5 2B R Sperring 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .406 0 1 C Cedeno CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .243 .729 4 0 2·SB B Watson 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .284 .823 11 1 J Cruz RF 3 4 2 0 2 0 .291 .833 4 0 2B,2·SB,IW J Ferguson C 3 0 1 2 1 0 .249 .790 3 2 SB A Howe 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 .269 .773 2 2 R Metzger SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .179 .519 0 1 J Niekro P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .115 .264 1 1 Totals 35 6 9 0 6 5 27 13
Batting Events
2B: E Cabell (26, off R Sawyer); J Cruz (26, off D Freisleben).
IBB: J Cruz (9, by R Sawyer).
TB: J Cruz 3; A Howe 2; E Cabell 2; J Ferguson; B Watson; T Puhl; C Cedeno.
RBI: J Ferguson 2 (48); A Howe 2 (35); C Cedeno (42).
2-out RBI: J Ferguson 2; A Howe.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Ferguson (5, 2nd base off D Freisleben/G Tenace); C Cedeno 2 (40, 3rd base off R Sawyer/G Tenace, 2nd base off R Sawyer/G Tenace); J Cruz 2 (32, 3rd base off D Freisleben/G Tenace, 2nd base off R Sawyer/G Tenace).
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details G Richards LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 .718 4 1 B Almon SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .611 1 3 M Ivie 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .752 8 0 D Winfield RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .296 .873 1 0 2B G Hendrick CF 4 2 3 3 0 0 .305 .854 4 0 2·HR G Tenace C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .828 6 0 M Champion 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .542 1 3 T Ashford 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .628 0 2 D Freisleben P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .421 1 3 P Scanlon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .515 0 0 R Sawyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .470 0 0 D Tomlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0 0 M Rettenmund PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314 .952 0 0 D Spillner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .476 1 0 Totals 31 3 5 0 2 5 27 12
Batting Events
2B: D Winfield (23, off J Niekro).
HR: G Hendrick 2 (17, 2 off J Niekro; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: G Hendrick 9; D Winfield 2; G Richards.
RBI: G Hendrick 3 (61).
2-out RBI: G Hendrick.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Freisleben-B Almon.
E: B Almon (27); G Tenace (14).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: G Richards (1st base by J Niekro).
Pitching Stats
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 (8-4) 9 5 3 3 2 5 2 2.80 33 - · · 10·11· 1· 5 68 - 0.66 0.34 Totals 9 5 3 3 2 5 2 33 - · · 10·11· 1· 5 -
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, L (5-6) 6 5 3 3 4 3 0 4.45 27 - · · 5·10· 2· 5 49 - 1.00 -0.09 R Sawyer 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 5.65 7 - · · 0· 1· 0· 3 0-0 0.41 -0.07 D Tomlin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 3 - · · 2· 0· 0· 0 0-0 0.12 0.01 D Spillner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.48 4 - · · 3· 0· 0· 1 0-0 0.06 0.00 Totals 9 9 6 6 6 5 0 41 - · · 10·11· 2· 9 -
Balks: None.
WP: D Freisleben (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: R Sawyer (11; J Cruz).
Pickoffs: J Niekro (1; G Richards, 1st base).
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 13,181.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
Houston Astros San Diego Padres 1. Terry Puhl LF 1. Gene Richards LF 2. Enos Cabell 3B 2. Bill Almon SS 3. Cesar Cedeno CF 3. Mike Ivie 1B 4. Bob Watson 1B 4. Dave Winfield RF 5. Jose Cruz RF 5. George Hendrick CF 6. Joe Ferguson C 6. Gene Tenace C 7. Art Howe 2B 7. Mike Champion 2B 8. Roger Metzger SS 8. Tucker Ashford 3B 9. Joe Niekro P 9. Dave Freisleben P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t2 | 2 | -2- | R | 12% | 60% | 0-0 | HOU | A. Howe | D. Freisleben | Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Howe to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm | |
| t4 | 0 | 12- | R | 7% | 80% | 1-0 | HOU | A. Howe | D. Freisleben | Cruz Steals 3B; Ferguson Steals 2B; Cruz Scores/Adv on E2 | |
| t6 | 0 | 12- | R | 6% | 92% | 2-0 | HOU | A. Howe | D. Freisleben | Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Ferguson to 2B | |
| t6 | 0 | 12- | OO | -5% | 87% | 3-0 | HOU | R. Metzger | D. Freisleben | Line Drive Double Play: P-SS | |
| t6 | 0 | --- | 4% | 84% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | D. Freisleben | Double to RF |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | D. Freisleben | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | E. Cabell | D. Freisleben | Lineout: 2B | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | D. Freisleben | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | SDP | G. Richards | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 49% | 0-0 | SDP | B. Almon | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | SDP | M. Ivie | J. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | B. Watson | D. Freisleben | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | 3% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | D. Freisleben | Single to 3B | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 49% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Ferguson | D. Freisleben | Groundout: 3B-1B; Cruz to 2B | |
| t2 | 2 | -2- | R | 12% | 60% | 0-0 | HOU | A. Howe | D. Freisleben | Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Howe to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm | |
| t2 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 61% | 1-0 | HOU | R. Metzger | D. Freisleben | Walk | ||
| t2 | 2 | 12- | O | -4% | 57% | 1-0 | HOU | J. Niekro | D. Freisleben | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 60% | 0-1 | SDP | D. Winfield | J. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | -3% | 57% | 0-1 | SDP | G. Hendrick | J. Niekro | Single to 2B | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 60% | 0-1 | SDP | G. Tenace | J. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 62% | 0-1 | SDP | M. Champion | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | 3% | 66% | 1-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | D. Freisleben | Single to RF | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 63% | 1-0 | HOU | E. Cabell | D. Freisleben | Flyball: LF | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 61% | 1-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | D. Freisleben | Groundout: P-1B; Puhl to 2B | |
| t3 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 58% | 1-0 | HOU | B. Watson | D. Freisleben | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 61% | 0-1 | SDP | T. Ashford | J. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 62% | 0-1 | SDP | D. Freisleben | J. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | -1% | 61% | 0-1 | SDP | G. Richards | J. Niekro | Single to RF | ||
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 64% | 0-1 | SDP | B. Almon | J. Niekro | Richards Picked off 1B (P-1B) | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | 3% | 67% | 1-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | D. Freisleben | Walk | ||
| t4 | 0 | 1-- | 3% | 70% | 1-0 | HOU | J. Ferguson | D. Freisleben | Wild Pitch; Cruz to 2B | ||
| t4 | 0 | -2- | 3% | 73% | 1-0 | HOU | J. Ferguson | D. Freisleben | Walk | ||
| t4 | 0 | 12- | R | 7% | 80% | 1-0 | HOU | A. Howe | D. Freisleben | Cruz Steals 3B; Ferguson Steals 2B; Cruz Scores/Adv on E2 | |
| t4 | 0 | -2- | O | -3% | 77% | 2-0 | HOU | A. Howe | D. Freisleben | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | -2- | 1% | 78% | 2-0 | HOU | R. Metzger | D. Freisleben | Walk | ||
| t4 | 1 | 12- | O | -3% | 75% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Niekro | D. Freisleben | Flyball: CF | |
| t4 | 2 | 12- | O | -3% | 72% | 2-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | D. Freisleben | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 74% | 0-2 | SDP | B. Almon | J. Niekro | Flyball: CF | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 76% | 0-2 | SDP | M. Ivie | J. Niekro | Flyball: CF | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | -2% | 75% | 0-2 | SDP | D. Winfield | J. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 77% | 0-2 | SDP | G. Hendrick | J. Niekro | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 76% | 2-0 | HOU | E. Cabell | D. Freisleben | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 75% | 2-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | D. Freisleben | Flyball: LF | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 74% | 2-0 | HOU | B. Watson | D. Freisleben | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 77% | 0-2 | SDP | G. Tenace | J. Niekro | Flyball: LF | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 79% | 0-2 | SDP | M. Champion | J. Niekro | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 80% | 0-2 | SDP | T. Ashford | J. Niekro | Flyball: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Padres' Dave Freisleben facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 4% | 84% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | D. Freisleben | Double to RF | ||
| t6 | 0 | -2- | 1% | 86% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Ferguson | D. Freisleben | Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cruz stays at 2B; Ferguson to 1B | ||
| t6 | 0 | 12- | R | 6% | 92% | 2-0 | HOU | A. Howe | D. Freisleben | Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Ferguson to 2B | |
| t6 | 0 | 12- | OO | -5% | 87% | 3-0 | HOU | R. Metzger | D. Freisleben | Line Drive Double Play: P-SS | |
| t6 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 86% | 3-0 | HOU | J. Niekro | D. Freisleben | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Pat Scanlon pinch hits for Dave Freisleben (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 89% | 0-3 | SDP | P. Scanlon | J. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 90% | 0-3 | SDP | G. Richards | J. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 91% | 0-3 | SDP | B. Almon | J. Niekro | Lineout: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Padres' Rick Sawyer facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Rick Sawyer replaces Pat Scanlon (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | 1% | 92% | 3-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | R. Sawyer | Walk | ||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | O | 1% | 93% | 3-0 | HOU | E. Cabell | R. Sawyer | Double to LF; Puhl out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Cabell to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm | |
| t7 | 1 | --3 | R | 2% | 95% | 3-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | R. Sawyer | Single to RF; Cabell Scores | |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | 0% | 96% | 4-0 | HOU | B. Watson | R. Sawyer | Cedeno Steals 2B | ||
| t7 | 1 | -2- | O | -1% | 95% | 4-0 | HOU | B. Watson | R. Sawyer | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 95% | 4-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | R. Sawyer | Intentional Walk | ||
| t7 | 2 | 12- | 0% | 95% | 4-0 | HOU | J. Ferguson | R. Sawyer | Cedeno Steals 3B; Cruz Steals 2B | ||
| t7 | 2 | -23 | RR | 3% | 99% | 4-0 | HOU | J. Ferguson | R. Sawyer | Single to CF; Cedeno Scores; Cruz Scores | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -0% | 99% | 6-0 | HOU | A. Howe | R. Sawyer | Flyball: LF | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 0-6 | SDP | M. Ivie | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | -1% | 98% | 0-6 | SDP | D. Winfield | J. Niekro | Double to LF | ||
| b7 | 1 | -2- | RR | -2% | 96% | 0-6 | SDP | G. Hendrick | J. Niekro | Home Run; Winfield Scores | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 2-6 | SDP | G. Tenace | J. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 97% | 2-6 | SDP | M. Champion | J. Niekro | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Padres' Dave Tomlin facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Dave Tomlin replaces Rick Sawyer pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 6-2 | HOU | R. Metzger | D. Tomlin | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 6-2 | HOU | J. Niekro | D. Tomlin | Strikeout Looking | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 6-2 | HOU | T. Puhl | D. Tomlin | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 2-6 | SDP | T. Ashford | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Dave Tomlin (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | --- | -2% | 96% | 2-6 | SDP | M. Rettenmund | J. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 98% | 2-6 | SDP | G. Richards | J. Niekro | Flyball: LF | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 99% | 2-6 | SDP | B. Almon | J. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Padres' Dan Spillner facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Dan Spillner replaces Merv Rettenmund (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 6-2 | HOU | E. Cabell | D. Spillner | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 6-2 | HOU | C. Cedeno | D. Spillner | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | 0% | 99% | 6-2 | HOU | B. Watson | D. Spillner | Single to RF | ||
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | -0% | 99% | 6-2 | HOU | J. Cruz | D. Spillner | Groundout: 2B-P | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Rob Sperring replaces Enos Cabell playing 3B batting 2nd | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 99% | 2-6 | SDP | M. Ivie | J. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 2-6 | SDP | D. Winfield | J. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| b9 | 2 | --- | R | -0% | 100% | 2-6 | SDP | G. Hendrick | J. Niekro | Home Run | |
| b9 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-6 | SDP | G. Tenace | J. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 3. | |||||||||||
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