The Astros got one-hit pitching from Tom Griffin and defeated the Padres, 5-1. A tremendous catch by Jim Wynn deprived Cito Gaston of a hit in the fourth inning, but on his next trip in the seventh, Gaston lined a double to right-center field for the Padres' lone safety.

Griffin gave up a run in the first wthout a hit when Jose Arcia walked, stole second and scored on a pair of infield outs. The Astros tied the score with singles by Tommy Davis, Wynn and Denis Menke in their half and went ahead with two runs in the second on a pass to Doug Rader, forceout by Johnny Edwards, triple by Joe Morgan and single by Davis. John Mayberry stole home in the eighth and the Astros added other run in that same stanza on a pass with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     19, 1970 (Day game) at Astrodome
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  1  0
Astros       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              2   1   0   0     1   1   .133      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .265
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Davis lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .313
Kelly 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .143        Beauchamp lf        0   0   0   1     1   0   .333
Gaston cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .340      Wynn cf               4   0   1   0     1   2   .275
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Pepitone rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Campbell 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Menke ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .340
Ferrara lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .167
Morales rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .138      Rader 3b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .244
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Edwards c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .114
Santorini p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Griffin p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Spiezio ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .286

Totals               27   1   1   1     2   8             Totals               32   5   9   4     6   7

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 13,344
Left on Base: Padres 1, Astros 10
DP: Padres 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Gaston (6), Edwards (1), Mayberry (1)
Triples: Morgan (3)
Stolen Bases: Arcia (1), Mayberry (1), Rader (1), Edwards (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini L(1-2)        5     7   3   3   3   3   0  25   3.57
Dobson                  3     2   2   2   3   4   0  14   4.91
Totals                  8     9   5   5   6   7   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(1-1)          9     1   1   1   2   8   0  29   5.29
Totals                  9     1   1   1   2   8   0  29

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


PADRES 1ST: Arcia walked; Arcia stole second; Kelly grounded out
(first unassisted) [Arcia to third]; Gaston grounded out (second
to first) [Arcia scored]; Colbert was called out on strikes; 1
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis
singled; Wynn singled [Davis to second]; Pepitone forced Wynn
(first to shortstop) [Davis to third]; Menke singled [Davis
scored, Pepitone to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

PADRES 2ND: Campbell struck out; Ferrara struck out; Morales was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader walked; Edwards forced Rader (second to
shortstop); Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Edwards to second]; Morgan tripled [Edwards scored]; Davis
singled [Morgan scored]; Wynn walked [Davis to second]; Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 3.

PADRES 3RD: Cannizzaro struck out; Santorini was called out on
strikes; Arcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Menke struck out; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 3.

PADRES 4TH: Kelly walked; Gaston lined into a double play
(center to first) [Kelly out at first]; Colbert popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Edwards doubled; Griffin popped to second; Morgan
lined to right; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 3.

PADRES 5TH: Campbell grounded out (third to first); Ferrara
flied out to left; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Pepitone singled;
Menke flied out to right; Mayberry walked [Pepitone to second];
Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 3.

PADRES 6TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
SPIEZIO BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Spiezio popped to catcher in foul
territory; Arcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: DOBSON REPLACED SPIEZIO (PITCHING); Edwards struck
out; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 3.

PADRES 7TH: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston
doubled; Colbert flied out to center; Campbell popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn struck
out; Pepitone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 3.

PADRES 8TH: BEAUCHAMP REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); Ferrara
popped to third; Morales flied out to center; Cannizzaro popped
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Menke flied out to right; Mayberry doubled; Rader
walked; Edwards singled [Rader to second, Mayberry to third];
Mayberry stole home and Rader stole third and Edwards stole
second; Griffin struck out; Morgan was walked intentionally;
Beauchamp walked [Rader scored, Edwards to third, Morgan to
second]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 5.

PADRES 9TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR DOBSON; Murrell struck out;
WEBSTER BATTED FOR ARCIA; Webster flied out to right; Kelly
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 5.