Final
SD 2 — HOU 4
4/18/1976 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197604181
Complete available game record for SD at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Enzo Hernandez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tito Fuentes | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merv Rettenmund | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McCovey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Winfield | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ivie | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Torres | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Gross | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Milbourne | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Kubiak | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Davis | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Metzger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Locklear | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Griffin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Roberts | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Strom | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Cosgrove | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cosgrove | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Brent Strom | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Griffin | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Butch Metzger | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Johnson | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Cosgrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Griffin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Milbourne | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Gross | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Winfield | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tito Fuentes | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Grubb | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ivie | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Kubiak | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Metzger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merv Rettenmund | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Strom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | C/E2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-3(E7) | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 563 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 41 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | POCS2(134) | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | PO1(E1).2-3;1-2# | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→2 | 7(B)2(3)/DP | 2–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S | 2–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | K+WP.B-1 | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 2–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | D9.1-H;BX3(925) | 2–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–4 |