Ivan Murrell batted in three runs and Steve Huntz and Chris Cannizzaro hit homers to account for the Padres' scoring in a 5-3 victory over the Astros. Joe Morgan and Joe Pepitone rapped round-trippers for the Astros. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       17, 1970 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3  5  1
Padres       0  1  2    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             2   2   2   1     2   0   .294      Dean ss               4   2   2   0     0   1   .261
Alou rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Campbell 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Wynn cf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .316      Murrell cf            4   0   3   3     0   1   .283
Davis lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Ferrara lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Menke ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .345        Arcia lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Pepitone 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .259      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Edwards c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .168      Huntz 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .179
Lemaster p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .158      Cannizzaro c          3   1   2   1     0   0   .289
  Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Corkins p             3   0   1   0     0   2   .211
  Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   5   3     4   3             Totals               33   5  11   5     0   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  8,957
Left on Base: Astros 4, Padres 5
DP: Astros 1, Padres 2
Errors: Pepitone
Doubles: Campbell (9), Corkins (1), Dean (3)
Home Runs: Morgan (1), Pepitone (8), Huntz (5), Cannizzaro (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (6)
Caught Stealing: Murrell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Alou (1), Campbell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (4)
GIDP: Alou (3), Ferrara (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster L(3-4)         6    10   5   5   0   4   2  27   3.82
Cook                    2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.17
Totals                  8    11   5   5   0   6   2  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corkins W(3-3)          7     5   3   3   4   1   2  28   4.02
Herbel SV(6)            2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.22
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   3   2  34

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


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Alou out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Morgan to third]; Wynn hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; Davis made an out to
second; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Dean struck out; Campbell flied out to center;
Murrell singled to left; Ferrara struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke singled to left; Pepitone lined into a double
play (second to first) [Menke out at first]; Rader flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Brown
grounded out (third to first); Huntz homered; Cannizzaro singled
to center; Corkins struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Padres 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards walked; Lemaster forced Edwards (pitcher to
shortstop); Morgan walked [Lemaster to second]; Alou grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Dean singled to right; Campbell doubled to left
[Dean to third]; Murrell singled to center [Dean scored,
Campbell scored]; Murrell was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Ferrara made an out to shortstop; Colbert popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Padres 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled to center; Davis forced Wynn (shortstop
to second); Menke walked [Davis to second]; Pepitone flied out
to right; Rader made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Brown popped to first in foul territory; Huntz made
an out to shortstop; Cannizzaro made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards flied out to right; Lemaster was called out
on strikes; Morgan homered; Alou popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Corkins doubled to center; Dean reached on a
fielder's choice [Corkins out at third (pitcher to third)];
Campbell flied out to center [Dean to second]; Murrell singled
to left [Dean scored]; Ferrara singled to first [Murrell to
second]; Colbert forced Ferrara (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to center; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Menke made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 6TH: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Huntz flied
out to left; Cannizzaro homered; Corkins was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Pepitone homered; Rader made an out to shortstop;
Edwards flied out to center; WATSON BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Watson
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: COOK REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Dean doubled to
right; Campbell reached on an error by Pepitone on a sacrifice
bunt [Dean to third, Campbell to first]; Murrell struck out;
Ferrara grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Campbell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Padres 5.

ASTROS 8TH: ARCIA REPLACED FERRARA (PLAYING LF); Morgan singled
to pitcher; HERBEL REPLACED CORKINS (PITCHING); Alou struck out;
Wynn made an out to shortstop; Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: Colbert struck out; Brown popped to catcher in foul
territory; Huntz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.