The Astros hit eight doubles, setting a Houston club record, to mark an 8-6 victory over the Padres. Jesus Alou, Bob Watson and Denis Menke each slammed two and Cesar Cedeno and Doug Rader rapped one apiece. Doubles by Watson and Alou, around a single by Johnny Edwards, produced a pair of runs in the second inning. The Astros then broke loose for five in the fifth with the aid of doubles by Rader, Menke and Cedeno. A walk, single by Watson and balk also figured in the scoring. Nate Colbert hit a homer with a man on base for the Padres. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, San Diego Padres 6
Game Played on Thursday, August    6, 1970 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  2  0    0  5  0    0  0  1  -   8 12  1
Padres       0  2  0    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   6  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf,lf            3   0   2   1     3   0   .306      Arcia ss              4   0   2   0     1   0   .204
  Mayberry 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Campbell 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Gaston cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .319
Wynn lf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .285      Ferrara lf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .241
  Miller rf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .262        Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rader 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Brown rf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .278
Menke ss              5   1   2   2     0   2   .305      Colbert 1b            4   4   3   3     1   0   .251
Watson 1b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .260      Spiezio 3b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .295
  Geronimo pr,lf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   2     1   0   .307
Cedeno cf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .270        Slocum pr,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .135
Edwards c             3   1   1   1     2   0   .198      Coombs p              1   0   0   1     0   0   .079
Billingham p          1   0   0   0     1   1   .079        Herbel p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Webster ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Culver p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stahl lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .129

Totals               37   8  12   7     9   5             Totals               33   6   7   6     9   4

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance:  3,221
Left on Base: Astros 12, Padres 11
DP: Astros 0, Padres 0
Errors: Menke
Doubles: Alou 2 (21), Watson 2 (15), Menke 2 (18), Rader (15), Cedeno (8)
Triples: Colbert (4)
Home Runs: Colbert (24)
Stolen Bases: Menke (3)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (4), Campbell (5), Coombs (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(10-4)      5.1   5   5   3   6   2   1  28   3.50
Ray                     1.1   1   1   1   1   2   0   6   3.94
Culver SV(1)            2.1   1   0   0   2   0   0  10   3.58
Totals                  9     7   6   4   9   4   1  44

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coombs L(9-9)           4.1   9   7   7   5   2   0  27   2.75
Herbel                  2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.98
Willis                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   2.08
Dukes                   1     2   1   1   2   1   0   6   1.96
Totals                  9    12   8   8   9   5   0  47

Wild Pitches: Culver 2 (7)
Balks: Coombs (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Alou doubled to left; Morgan walked; Wynn lined to
third; Rader grounded out (first unassisted) [Alou to third,
Morgan to second]; Menke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Arcia flied out to left; Campbell made an out to
first; Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled to right; Cedeno grounded out (third
to first); Edwards singled to left [Watson scored, Edwards to
second (on throw to home)]; Billingham was called out on
strikes; Alou doubled to left [Edwards scored]; Morgan flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara walked; Brown forced Ferrara (shortstop to
second); Colbert tripled to right [Brown scored]; Spiezio
walked; Cannizzaro grounded out (second to first) [Colbert
scored, Spiezio to second]; Coombs grounded out (catcher to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn flied out to left; Rader made an out to first;
Menke doubled to left; Watson popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Arcia singled to center; Campbell out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Arcia to second]; Gaston grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferrara flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Edwards
walked; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Edwards to second]; Alou was walked intentionally; Morgan
forced Alou (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Colbert singled
to center; Spiezio walked [Colbert to second]; Cannizzaro walked
[Colbert to third, Spiezio to second]; Coombs out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Colbert scored, Spiezio to third,
Cannizzaro to second]; Arcia walked; Campbell struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Wynn walked; Rader doubled to left [Wynn to third];
Menke doubled to left [Wynn scored, Rader scored]; Menke stole
third; Watson singled to center [Menke scored]; Cedeno doubled
to left [Watson scored]; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted)
[Cedeno to third]; Coombs balked [Cedeno scored]; Billingham
walked; HERBEL REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Alou flied out to
center; Morgan flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 7, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: MILLER REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Gaston struck out; Ferrara reached on an
error by Menke [Ferrara to second]; Brown grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Ferrara to third]; Colbert homered (unearned)
[Ferrara scored (unearned)]; Spiezio lined to pitcher; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Rader lined
to shortstop; Menke lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Padres 5.

PADRES 6TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Herbel
walked; Arcia singled to left [Herbel to second]; RAY REPLACED
BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Campbell flied out to left; Gaston struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
singled to left; Edwards flied out to center; Ray struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: Ferrara flied out to left; Brown struck out; Colbert
walked; Spiezio singled to left [Colbert to third]; CULVER
REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Cannizzaro singled to left [Colbert
scored, Spiezio to second]; SLOCUM RAN FOR CANNIZZARO; WEBSTER
BATTED FOR HERBEL; Culver threw a wild pitch [Spiezio to third,
Slocum to second]; Webster walked; Arcia grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 6.

ASTROS 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); SLOCUM STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Alou walked; Morgan grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Alou to second]; Miller was walked intentionally;
Rader forced Miller (second to shortstop) [Alou to third]; Menke
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 6.

PADRES 8TH: Campbell flied out to left; Gaston grounded out
(second to first); Ferrara flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 6.

ASTROS 9TH: DUKES REPLACED FERRARA (PITCHING); STAHL REPLACED
WILLIS (PLAYING LF); Watson doubled to left; GERONIMO RAN FOR
WATSON; Cedeno singled to center [Geronimo scored]; Cedeno was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Edwards walked;
Culver struck out; Alou walked [Edwards to second]; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
8, Padres 6.

PADRES 9TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MAYBERRY
REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 1B); Brown walked; Culver threw a wild
pitch [Brown to second]; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to
first); Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Slocum grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 6.