Pinch-hitter Oscar Gamble delivered a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to give the Padres a 2-1 victory over the Astros and enable Gaylord Perry to win his 19th game, one day after the veteran righthander's 40th birthday.

Broderick Perkins opened the ninth with a single and gave way to pinch-runner Derrel Thomas. Dave Winfield walked and Jerry Turner beat out a bunt to load the bases. Joaquin Andujar took over for Joe Sambito on the mound for the Astros and struck out Gene Tenace, but Gamble batted for Barry Evans and came through with his run-scoring fly. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 5 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Richards lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .297 Cannon lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Puhl cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Perkins 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Walling rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258 Thomas pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Winfield cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Obradovich 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Turner rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .281 Drumright 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .128 Tenace c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220 Bochy c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Ruhle p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .071 Gamble ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Champion 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Gonzalez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Perry p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Totals 31 1 5 1 0 5 Totals 30 2 5 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 10,171 Left on Base: Astros 4, Padres 6 DP: Astros 0, Padres 0 Errors: Bochy, Champion Doubles: Walling (11), Cabell (28) Triples: Obradovich (1) Stolen Bases: Richards (36), Turner (4) Caught Stealing: Cannon (1) Sacrifice Hits: Puhl (3) Sacrifice Flies: Gamble (5) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle 7 2 1 1 2 2 0 25 2.60 Sambito L(4-9) 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 3.20 Andujar 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.28 Totals 8.2 5 2 2 3 3 0 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(19-6) 9 5 1 1 0 5 0 32 2.90 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 5 0 32 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cannon reached on an error by Champion [Cannon to first]; Cannon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Richards to third]; Perkins grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Walling doubled to right; Cabell made an out to second; Obradovich tripled to center [Walling scored]; Drumright struck out; Bochy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Turner made an out to third; Tenace flied out to center; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ruhle struck out; Landestoy struck out; Cannon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Champion struck out; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Walling grounded out (second to first); Cabell doubled to left; Obradovich made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 5TH: Drumright flied out to right; Bochy flied out to center; Ruhle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Turner singled to right; Turner stole second [Turner to third (error by Bochy)]; Tenace struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Champion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy made an out to shortstop; Cannon singled to right; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cannon to second]; Walling grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Perry made an out to second; Richards grounded out (first unassisted); Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Obradovich flied out to right; Drumright flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Perkins walked; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perkins to second]; Turner singled to right [Perkins scored, Turner to second (on throw to home)]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 8TH: Bochy grounded out (second to first); BERGMAN BATTED FOR RUHLE; Bergman flied out to left; Landestoy singled to center; Cannon flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Champion singled to center; ALMON RAN FOR CHAMPION; On a bunt Perry popped to catcher in foul territory; Richards flied out to center; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED ALMON (PLAYING 2B); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Walling flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Perkins singled to third; THOMAS RAN FOR PERKINS; Winfield walked [Thomas to second]; Turner singled to left [Thomas to third, Winfield to second]; ANDUJAR REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Tenace struck out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR EVANS; Gamble hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thomas scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2.

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