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. Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 1Game Played on Sunday, April 19, 1970 (Day game) at AstrodomePadres 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. |
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