Gaylord Perry posted his 50th career shutout with a four-hitter, pitching the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Astros. Oscar Gamble tied a Padres' club record with singles in his first two times at bat, giving him seven consecutive hits over three games, but grounded out on his third trip and failed to break the mark established by Cito Gaston in 1970. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3 Padres 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 x - 3 10 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .322 Richards lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .293 Walling lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Smith ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .259 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 Thomas 1b,cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Cruz rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Winfield cf,rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Gamble rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .243 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Roberts 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Baldwin c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Fischlin ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Almon 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .282 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Sweet c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Sexton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Dixon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .118 Totals 28 0 4 0 1 4 Totals 32 3 10 3 2 0 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 12,055 Left on Base: Astros 3, Padres 8 DP: Astros 1, Padres 3 Errors: Puhl, Watson, Baldwin, Smith Doubles: Smith (7), Winfield (11) Stolen Bases: Smith (15), Gonzalez (3) Caught Stealing: Richards (9) Sacrifice Hits: Fischlin (1), Perry (5) GIDP: Howe (6), Watson (7) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dixon L(3-3) 8 10 3 2 2 0 0 35 2.26 Totals 8 10 3 2 2 0 0 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(8-2) 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 30 2.63 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 30 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards made an out to shortstop; Smith walked; Smith stole second [Smith to third (error by Baldwin)]; Thomas flied out to left; Winfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Watson singled; Howe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Gamble singled; Gonzalez forced Gamble (pitcher to second); Gonzalez stole second; Almon flied out to center; Sweet made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Baldwin flied out to right; Fischlin grounded out (first unassisted); Dixon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Perry flied out to left; Richards walked; Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Walling grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Thomas lined to shortstop; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Gamble singled; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz reached on an error by Smith [Cruz to first]; Watson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Almon grounded out (first unassisted); Sweet singled; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sweet to second]; Richards singled [Sweet to third]; Smith doubled [Sweet scored, Richards to third]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 6TH: Baldwin singled; Fischlin out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Baldwin to second]; Dixon lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Baldwin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Winfield singled; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted) [Winfield to third (error by Watson)]; Gonzalez hit into a double play (first to catcher) [Winfield out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 1B); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Puhl lined to shortstop; Walling flied out to right; Cabell singled; Cruz walked [Cabell to second]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Almon reached on an error by Puhl [Almon to second]; Sweet lined to first; Perry grounded out (third to first); Richards singled [Almon scored (unearned), Richards to second (on throw to home)]; Smith flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 8TH: Howe flied out to center; Baldwin flied out to center; HOWARD BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Howard made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: SEXTON REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING SS); Thomas made an out to shortstop; Winfield doubled; Roberts singled [Winfield to third]; Gonzalez flied out to right; Almon singled [Winfield scored, Roberts to second]; Sweet made an out to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 3. ASTROS 9TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR DIXON; Bergman struck out; Puhl singled; Walling was called out on strikes; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 3.

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