The Padres, who had lost 13 straight games in the Astrodome and 14 out of 15 since entering the league, snapped the park's jinx by defeating the Astros, 2-1, in 10 innings. Al Ferrara homered for the Padres in the sixth, but the Astros forced the game into overtime with a run in the ninth on a single by Joe Morgan and a double by Jim Wynn.

Chris Cannizzaro doubled for the Padres in the 10th and gave way on the paths to Ron Slocum. Pat Dobson then helped himself to victory with a safe bunt, moving Slocum to third from where he scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Steve Huntz. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   2  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   1  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Alou rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Webster ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Morgan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .270
  Huntz ph,ss         0   0   0   1     0   0   .211      Wynn lf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .287
Campbell 2b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .222
Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     1   3   .320      Menke ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .316
Ferrara lf            4   1   3   1     0   1   .278      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .248
  Murrell lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Edwards c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .213
Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .160
Cannizzaro c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .298        Watson ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Slocum pr,c         0   1   0   0     0   0   .145        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Dobson p              2   0   1   0     1   0   .167        Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .353

Totals               34   2   8   2     4   8             Totals               33   1   6   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  6,492
Left on Base: Padres 8, Astros 7
DP: Padres 1, Astros 3
Errors: Menke
Doubles: Brown (27), Cannizzaro (11), Wynn 2 (30)
Home Runs: Ferrara (12)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (33)
Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (15), Dierker (7), Edwards (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Huntz (3)
GIDP: Arcia (3), Brown (13), Campbell (5), Alou (13)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(11-13)        10     6   1   1   3   7   0  38   3.83
Totals                 10     6   1   1   3   7   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker                 8     5   1   1   3   7   1  30   3.87
Culver L(6-5)           1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.95
Cook                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.64
Gladding                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.98
Totals                 10     8   2   2   4   8   1  40

Wild Pitches: Gladding (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Tremblay


PADRES 1ST: Arcia out on an unknown play; Campbell struck out;
Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou out on an unknown play; Morgan struck out; Wynn
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros
0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara singled; Brown flied out on an unknown play;
Colbert struck out; Spiezio walked [Ferrara to second];
Cannizzaro out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Menke struck out; Rader walked;
Cedeno out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Dobson walked; Arcia grounded into a double play
(right to right to right) [Dobson out at second]; Campbell out
on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards singled; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt
[Edwards to second]; Alou out on an unknown play; Morgan out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston struck out; Ferrara singled; Brown grounded
into a double play (right to right to right) [Ferrara out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn doubled; Mayberry struck out; Menke out on an
unknown play [Wynn to third]; Rader out on an unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 5TH: Colbert walked; Spiezio flied out on an unknown
play; Cannizzaro singled [Colbert to second]; Dobson out on a
sacrifice bunt [Colbert to third, Cannizzaro to second]; Arcia
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno out on an unknown play; Edwards out on an
unknown play; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 0.

PADRES 6TH: Campbell struck out; Gaston out on an unknown play;
Ferrara homered; Brown out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou out on an unknown play; Morgan out on an
unknown play; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 0.

PADRES 7TH: Colbert out on an unknown play; Spiezio out on an
unknown play; Cannizzaro reached on an error by Menke
[Cannizzaro to first]; Dobson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Mayberry struck out; Menke out on an unknown play;
Rader out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 0.

PADRES 8TH: Arcia singled; Campbell grounded into a double play
(right to right to right) [Arcia out at second]; Gaston struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to pitcher; Edwards out on a
sacrifice bunt [Cedeno to second]; WATSON BATTED FOR DIERKER;
Watson singled to shortstop [Cedeno to third]; Alou grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 9TH: CULVER REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Ferrara struck
out; Brown doubled; Colbert out on an unknown play; Spiezio out
on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: MURRELL REPLACED FERRARA (PLAYING LF); Morgan
singled; Morgan stole second; Wynn doubled [Morgan scored];
Mayberry out on an unknown play [Wynn to third]; Menke was
walked intentionally; Rader was walked intentionally [Menke to
second]; Cedeno popped to first; Edwards flied to left in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

PADRES 10TH: Cannizzaro doubled to right; SLOCUM RAN FOR
CANNIZZARO; On a bunt Dobson singled to first [Slocum to
third]; John Mayberry let the ball roll thinking it would go
foul; WEBSTER BATTED FOR ARCIA; COOK REPLACED CULVER
(PITCHING); HUNTZ BATTED FOR WEBSTER; Huntz hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Slocum scored]; GERONIMO REPLACED COOK (PLAYING CF);
GLADDING REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Campbell flied out on an
unknown play; Gladding threw a wild pitch [Dobson to second];
Gaston walked; Murrell out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 10TH: HUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SLOCUM STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Geronimo out on an unknown play; Alou out on
an unknown play; Morgan out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.