Wednesday August 5, 1970
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After erasing a a 3-0 deficit, the Astros scored in the 10th inning to edge the Padres, 4-3. Doug Rader led off that stanza with a single and Denis Menke sacrificed. Following a pass to John Mayberry, Cesar Cedeno struck out, but Johnny Edwards came through with the game-winning single. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3

Game Played on Wednesday, August 5, 1970 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 - 4 11 3 Padres 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alou rf,lf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .302 Arcia ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 .192 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .277 Campbell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Wynn lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .287 Stahl ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .129 Miller rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader 3b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .251 Gaston cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Menke ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .304 Ferrara lf 2 0 1 1 1 1 .245 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .189 Murrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Cedeno cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .260 Brown rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Edwards c 4 0 1 1 1 0 .197 Colbert 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Wilson p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .139 Spiezio 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .294 Geronimo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .307 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Slocum pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .137 Lampard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Gladding p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Webster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Barton c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Totals 38 4 11 3 6 4 Totals 40 3 9 2 2 10 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 3,286 Left on Base: Astros 11, Padres 12 DP: Astros 0, Padres 3 Errors: Morgan, Rader, Menke, Arcia, Campbell Doubles: Rader (14), Arcia (3), Spiezio (10), Cannizzaro (9) Stolen Bases: Alou (1), Cedeno (7) Caught Stealing: Colbert (5) Sacrifice Hits: Menke (4), Cannizzaro (3) GIDP: Rader (16), Miller (3) Hit by Pitch: Arcia (4,by Wilson), Ferrara (8,by Wilson) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson 6 7 3 2 2 4 0 29 4.13 Culver 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.70 Gladding W(4-1) 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 12 3.48 Totals 10 9 3 2 2 10 0 45 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson 6.2 7 1 1 1 2 0 27 4.46 Willis 1.1 2 2 1 3 0 0 9 2.13 Dukes L(0-3) 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 9 1.80 Totals 10 11 4 3 6 4 0 45 Hit by Pitch: Wilson 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to right; Alou stole second; Morgan flied out to right; Wynn walked; Rader lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Alou out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Arcia singled to left; Campbell made an out to second; Gaston grounded out (third to first) [Arcia to second]; Ferrara singled to center [Arcia scored]; Brown forced Ferrara (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 2ND: Menke reached on an error by Campbell [Menke to first]; Mayberry flied out to center; Cedeno forced Menke (third to second); Cedeno stole second; Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Colbert made an out to second; Spiezio walked; Cannizzaro made an out to second; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Arcia doubled to left [Arcia to third (error by Rader)]; Campbell made an out to second; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferrara walked; Brown forced Ferrara (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Rader doubled to right; Menke grounded out (second to first) [Rader to third]; Mayberry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Colbert singled to third; Colbert was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Spiezio flied out to center; Cannizzaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (second to first); Wilson singled to left; Alou singled to third [Wilson to second]; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Wilson flied out to left; Arcia was hit by a pitch; Campbell singled to left [Arcia to second]; Gaston lined to left; Ferrara was hit by a pitch [Arcia to third, Campbell to second]; Brown reached on an error by Menke [Arcia scored (unearned) (no RBI), Campbell to third, Ferrara to second, Brown to first]; Colbert struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn singled to center; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; Menke lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: MILLER REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Spiezio doubled to left; Cannizzaro doubled to right [Spiezio scored]; Wilson struck out; Arcia popped to first in foul territory; Campbell popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 3. ASTROS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled to center; Edwards flied out to right; GERONIMO BATTED FOR WILSON; Geronimo singled to center [Cedeno to second]; WILLIS REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Alou singled to right [Cedeno scored, Geronimo to second]; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: CULVER REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Gaston singled to left; Ferrara was called out on strikes; Brown struck out; Colbert popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 3. ASTROS 8TH: MURRELL REPLACED FERRARA (PLAYING LF); Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Rader walked; Menke walked [Rader to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rader to third, Menke to second]; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Rader scored, Menke scored (error by Arcia) (unearned) (no RBI), Cedeno to second]; Edwards was walked intentionally; LAMPARD BATTED FOR CULVER; Lampard forced Edwards (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Spiezio singled to left; Cannizzaro reached on an error by Morgan on a sacrifice bunt [Spiezio to second, Cannizzaro to first]; SLOCUM RAN FOR CANNIZZARO; WEBSTER BATTED FOR WILLIS; Webster reached on a fielder's choice [Spiezio to third, Slocum to second]; Arcia was called out on strikes; STAHL BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Stahl was called out on strikes; Gaston forced Slocum (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. ASTROS 9TH: DUKES REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); BARTON REPLACED WEBSTER (PLAYING C ); SLOCUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. PADRES 9TH: Murrell struck out; Brown struck out; Colbert made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 3. ASTROS 10TH: Rader singled to left; Menke out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader to second]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Cedeno struck out; Edwards singled to center [Rader scored, Mayberry to third]; Gladding struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 3. PADRES 10TH: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first); Slocum grounded out (third to first); Barton made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 3.

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