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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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