Although rapped for 11 hits, Larry Dierker turned in his third straight winning performance, pitching the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Padres. The only run off the righthander scored in the second on a double by Dave Campbell and single by Jerry Morales. After the Astros picked up a run on a single by Tommy Davis and double by Denis Menke in the fourth, Jim Wynn put them ahead with a homer in the sixth. Joe Morgan batted in two runs with a triple in the seventh to ice Dierker's decision. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Friday, April     17, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  1
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  8  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .256
  Ferrara ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Pepitone rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Slocum ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynn cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .279
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Davis lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .317
Kelly 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .156        Beauchamp lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Gaston cf             5   0   2   0     0   3   .349      Menke ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Campbell 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Edwards c             3   1   0   0     0   0   .081
Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Dierker p             2   1   1   0     1   0   .125
Morales lf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .130
Cannizzaro c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Webster ph,1b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .250

Totals               37   1  11   1     2   6             Totals               31   4   8   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 10,737
Left on Base: Padres 11, Astros 4
DP: Padres 1, Astros 1
Errors: Cannizzaro, Davis
Doubles: Gaston (5), Campbell (3), Ferrara (4), Menke (5)
Triples: Morgan (2)
Home Runs: Wynn (4)
Stolen Bases: Campbell (2), Wynn (5), Davis (3)
GIDP: Roberts (1), Pepitone (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(1-1)          6     5   2   2   1   0   1  23   1.26
Herbel                  2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9   2.89
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   1   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(3-0)          9    11   1   1   2   6   0  39   2.25
Totals                  9    11   1   1   2   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Dierker 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams


PADRES 1ST: Arcia flied out to left; Kelly grounded out (second
to first); Gaston doubled; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled; Pepitone grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; Wynn
singled; Wynn stole second [Wynn to third (error by
Cannizzaro)]; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Campbell doubled; Campbell stole third; Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales singled [Campbell
scored]; Cannizzaro singled [Morales to third]; Roberts reached
on a fielder's choice [Morales out at home (first to catcher),
Cannizzaro to second]; Arcia forced Roberts (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Gaston
singled; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Gaston to second]; Colbert
struck out; Campbell singled [Gaston to third]; Brown flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Dierker flied out to
right; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Cannizzaro
singled; Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cannizzaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Wynn popped
to third; Davis singled; Davis stole second; Menke doubled
[Davis scored]; Mayberry popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 1, Astros 1.

PADRES 5TH: Arcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
grounded out (first to pitcher); Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader popped to shortstop; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dierker walked; Morgan flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert grounded out (pitcher to first); Campbell
flied out to center; Brown singled to left [Brown to third
(error by Davis)]; Morales walked; Cannizzaro grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Wynn
homered; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 2.

PADRES 7TH: WEBSTER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Webster grounded out
(first to pitcher); FERRARA BATTED FOR ARCIA; Ferrara doubled;
Kelly walked; Gaston struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: SLOCUM REPLACED FERRARA (PLAYING SS); WEBSTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HERBEL REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING);
Mayberry flied out to left; Rader singled; Edwards forced Rader
(second to shortstop); Dierker singled [Edwards to second];
Morgan tripled [Edwards scored, Dierker scored]; Pepitone was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 4.

PADRES 8TH: BEAUCHAMP REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); Campbell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown flied out to right;
Morales singled; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Morales to second];
Cannizzaro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Beauchamp
grounded out (third to first); Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 4.

PADRES 9TH: Webster singled; MURRELL BATTED FOR SLOCUM; Murrell
popped to second; Kelly struck out; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 4.