Jim Wynn, who had accounted for only three runs batted in previously during the month of June, smashed a homer with two men on base in the first inning to start the Astros off to a 5-4 victory over the Padres.

The Astros added their two other tallies in the third after Denis Menke and Bob Watson singled and Doug Rader walked to load the bases. Johnny Edwards singled, driving in Menke, but Watson tried to score from second and was thrown out. Rader took third on the play and counted what proved to be the winning run on a squeeze bunt by Denny Lemaster. Cito Gaston homered for the Padres in the third inning and Bob Barton connected with a man on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      24, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  1    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Astros       3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .161      Cedeno rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .190
  Huntz ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .202      Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     2   0   .258
  Dean pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Wynn cf               3   1   1   3     1   0   .288
Campbell 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Pepitone lf,1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Gaston cf             4   1   2   1     1   1   .342      Menke ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .323
Ferrara lf            3   0   0   0     2   0   .260      Watson 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .304
Colbert 1b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .252        Alou lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Brown rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Rader 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .230
Spiezio 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Edwards c             3   0   1   1     1   1   .182
Barton c              4   1   2   2     0   1   .250      Lemaster p            1   0   0   1     0   0   .094
Santorini p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Ray p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Slocum ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .179
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .600
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .161

Totals               33   4   8   3     5   8             Totals               31   5  10   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14,017
Left on Base: Padres 9, Astros 9
DP: Padres 1, Astros 0
Errors: Arcia
Doubles: Brown 2 (15), Watson (6)
Home Runs: Gaston (11), Barton (3), Wynn (12)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (13)
Caught Stealing: Watson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Campbell (4), Lemaster (2)
GIDP: Rader (13)
Hit by Pitch: Arcia (2,by Lemaster), Cedeno (1,by Willis)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini L(1-6)        2     5   5   5   4   0   1  16   5.09
Herbel                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.69
Ross                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   6.13
Willis                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Dobson                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.28
Totals                  8    10   5   5   5   2   1  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster W(5-10)        5.1   7   4   4   3   5   2  26   4.68
Ray                     2.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  11   4.24
Gladding SV(8)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.03
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   8   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Willis (1), Lemaster (2)
Wild Pitches: Lemaster (7)

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


PADRES 1ST: Arcia was called out on strikes; Campbell grounded
out (second to first); Gaston singled; Ferrara walked [Gaston to
second]; Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno singled; Morgan walked [Cedeno to second];
Wynn homered [Cedeno scored, Morgan scored]; Pepitone made an
out to shortstop; Menke singled; Watson lined to shortstop;
Rader reached on an error by Arcia [Menke to second]; Edwards
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 3.

PADRES 2ND: Brown doubled; Spiezio flied out to center; Barton
was called out on strikes; Santorini was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Lemaster lined to center; Cedeno made an out to
second; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Wynn walked;
Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 3.

PADRES 3RD: Arcia was called out on strikes; Campbell grounded
out (third to first); Gaston homered; Ferrara popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Menke singled; Watson singled [Menke to second];
Rader walked [Menke to third, Watson to second]; HERBEL REPLACED
SANTORINI (PITCHING); Edwards singled [Menke scored, Watson out
at home (first to catcher), Rader to third]; Lemaster out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Rader scored, Edwards to
second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 5.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert singled; Brown flied out to center; Spiezio
flied out to left; Barton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 5.

PADRES 5TH: SLOCUM BATTED FOR HERBEL; Slocum walked; Arcia was
hit by a pitch [Slocum to second]; Campbell forced Arcia (third
to second) [Slocum to third]; Lemaster threw a wild pitch
[Slocum scored, Campbell to second]; Gaston grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferrara walked; Colbert singled to
shortstop [Campbell out at home (shortstop to catcher to third
to catcher), Ferrara to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: ROSS REPLACED SLOCUM (PITCHING); Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson doubled; Rader grounded out (second
to first) [Watson to third]; Edwards was walked intentionally;
Watson was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 5.

PADRES 6TH: Brown doubled; Spiezio flied out to center; Barton
homered [Brown scored]; MURRELL BATTED FOR ROSS; RAY REPLACED
LEMASTER (PITCHING); Murrell was called out on strikes; Arcia
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: WILLIS REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Ray singled;
Cedeno was hit by a pitch [Ray to second]; Morgan forced Cedeno
(pitcher to shortstop) [Ray to third]; Wynn reached on a
fielder's choice [Ray out at home (pitcher to third), Morgan to
second]; Pepitone lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
4, Astros 5.

PADRES 7TH: Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston
walked; Ferrara popped to catcher in foul territory; Colbert
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Watson singled;
Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros
5.

PADRES 8TH: ALOU REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); PEPITONE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Brown popped to catcher in foul
territory; Spiezio grounded out (pitcher to first); Barton
singled; WEBSTER BATTED FOR WILLIS; Webster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: DOBSON REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Edwards was
called out on strikes; Ray grounded out (second to first);
Cedeno singled; Morgan lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Astros 5.

PADRES 9TH: HUNTZ BATTED FOR ARCIA; Huntz walked; DEAN RAN FOR
HUNTZ; GLADDING REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Campbell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dean to second]; Gaston
struck out; Ferrara flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Astros 5.