The Astros built up a 9-2 lead and then staved off rallies by the Padres in the last two innings to gain a 9-7 victory. The Astros picked up their first two runs in the third and added four in the sixth on a single by Joe Pepitone, homer by Doug Rader, singles by Johnny Edwards, Jesus Alou and Jim Wynn and a double by Tommy Davis. A triple by Edwards and a single by Joe Morgan produced a run in the seventh before the Astros posted what proved to be their winning margin in the eighth when Denis Menke singled, Pepitone doubled and Rader singled. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 7
Game Played on Saturday, May       16, 1970 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  2    0  0  4    1  2  0  -   9 16  1
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  2  3  -   7 10  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .284      Dean ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Martinez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Kelly ph,3b         1   1   1   1     2   0   .169
Alou rf               6   1   2   0     0   1   .302      Campbell 2b           5   0   2   1     0   2   .262
Wynn cf               3   1   2   1     2   1   .316      Murrell cf            4   1   0   0     1   2   .250
Davis lf              5   0   2   2     0   1   .307      Ferrara lf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .237
Menke ss              5   1   1   1     0   1   .346        Arcia pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .091
Pepitone 1b           5   2   3   1     0   0   .260      Colbert 1b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .242
Rader 3b              5   1   2   3     0   2   .311      Brown rf              5   0   1   2     0   0   .281
Edwards c             4   2   2   0     1   0   .171      Huntz 3b,ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .175
Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Barton c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
  Billingham p        2   0   0   0     1   2   .000      Dobson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Bouton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .417        Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spiezio ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .303

Totals               43   9  16   9     4   9             Totals               37   7  10   6     5   4

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance:  8,432
Left on Base: Astros 11, Padres 9
DP: Astros 0, Padres 0
Errors: Menke, Huntz
Doubles: Davis (4), Pepitone (6), Campbell (8), Colbert (4), Barton (3), Brown (6)
Triples: Edwards (1)
Home Runs: Rader (9)
Stolen Bases: Davis (5), Pepitone (2), Morgan (5)
Caught Stealing: Wynn (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  4.1   4   1   1   2   1   0  19   4.43
Billingham W(1-0)       3.2   4   4   4   2   2   0  17   6.52
Bouton                  0     1   2   1   1   0   0   2   5.75
Gladding SV(4)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.96
Totals                  9    10   7   6   5   4   0  43

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(3-4)           7    13   7   7   4   6   1  38   3.97
Ross                    2     3   2   2   0   3   0   9   4.43
Totals                  9    16   9   9   4   9   1  47

Wild Pitches: Ross (3)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Alou flied
out to center; Wynn walked; Wynn was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Dean grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell
flied out to center; Murrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Davis reached on an error by Huntz [Davis to first];
Davis stole second; Menke struck out; Pepitone singled to right
[Davis to third]; Pepitone stole second; Rader was called out on
strikes; Edwards was walked intentionally; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara made an out to shortstop; Colbert walked;
Brown flied out to left; Huntz grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Alou
was called out on strikes; Wynn walked; Davis singled to center
[Morgan scored, Wynn to third]; Menke forced Davis (third to
second) [Wynn scored]; Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Barton flied out to center; Dobson made an out to
shortstop; Dean grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to
first); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Campbell doubled to left; Murrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferrara reached on a fielder's choice
[Campbell out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Colbert
doubled to left [Ferrara scored]; Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan made an out to pitcher; Alou singled to
center; Wynn singled to left [Alou to second]; Davis forced Wynn
(shortstop unassisted) [Alou to third]; Menke flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Huntz singled to right; Barton singled to center
[Huntz to third]; Dobson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Barton to second]; KELLY BATTED FOR DEAN; Kelly walked;
BILLINGHAM REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Campbell struck out;
Murrell made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 1.

ASTROS 6TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HUNTZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Pepitone singled to right; Rader homered
[Pepitone scored]; Edwards singled to center; Billingham struck
out; Morgan made an out to shortstop; Alou singled to right
[Edwards to third]; Wynn singled to left [Edwards scored, Alou
to second]; Davis doubled to right [Alou scored, Wynn to third];
Menke grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 6, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Ferrara grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
grounded out (third to first); Brown made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Rader
grounded out (third to first); Edwards tripled to center;
Billingham walked; Morgan singled to right [Edwards scored,
Billingham to second]; Alou flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Huntz flied out to center; Barton doubled to left;
WEBSTER BATTED FOR DOBSON; Webster grounded out (second to
first) [Barton to third]; Kelly singled to pitcher [Barton
scored]; Campbell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 2.

ASTROS 8TH: ROSS REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Wynn struck out;
Davis struck out; Menke singled to right; Pepitone doubled to
left [Menke scored]; Ross threw a wild pitch [Pepitone to
third]; Rader singled to right [Pepitone scored]; Edwards flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Murrell
walked; Ferrara flied out to right; Colbert singled to center
[Murrell to third]; Brown doubled to center [Murrell scored,
Colbert scored]; Huntz flied out to right [Brown to third];
Barton grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Billingham was called out on strikes; Martinez
grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 4.

PADRES 9TH: SPIEZIO BATTED FOR ROSS; Spiezio walked; BOUTON
REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Kelly walked [Spiezio to
second]; Campbell singled to right [Spiezio scored, Kelly to
third]; GLADDING REPLACED BOUTON (PITCHING); Murrell struck out;
Ferrara singled to left [Kelly scored, Campbell to third]; ARCIA
RAN FOR FERRARA; Colbert reached on a fielder's choice [Campbell
out at home (shortstop to catcher), Arcia to second]; Brown
reached on an error by Menke [Arcia scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Colbert to second, Brown to first]; Huntz popped to first in
foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 7.