A homer by Jim Wynn after Cesar Cedeno singled in the fourth inning carried the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Padres. Wade Blasingame, pitching for the Astros, had a shutout in the works until Ollie Brown homered with two out in the ninth. When Blasingame walked Nate Colbert, the Padres' next batter, Fred Gladding relieved and struck out Ed Spiezio to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 2, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  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   .222      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .291
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynn lf               3   1   1   2     0   1   .287
Campbell 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Watson 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Gaston cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .319        Mayberry 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Ferrara lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Brown rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .293      Howard c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Colbert 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .243      Martinez ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Spiezio 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .290      Torres 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Blasingame p          3   0   0   0     0   3   .000
Coombs p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .068        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Huntz ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .210

Totals               29   1   4   1     4   9             Totals               27   2   4   2     1   8

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  6,395
Left on Base: Padres 6, Astros 2
DP: Padres 1, Astros 0
Triples: Colbert (6)
Home Runs: Brown (23), Wynn (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Coombs (6)
GIDP: Rader (20)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coombs L(9-11)          7     3   2   2   1   7   1  24   3.32
Dukes                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.82
Totals                  8     4   2   2   1   8   1  28

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame W(3-1)       8.2   4   1   1   4   8   1  33   2.27
Gladding SV(16)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.96
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   9   1  34

Wild Pitches: Blasingame (2)

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


PADRES 1ST: Arcia struck out; Campbell flied out to right;
Gaston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou made an out to shortstop; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara grounded out (third to first); Brown struck
out; Colbert tripled; Colbert was out trying to advance to home
(catcher to pitcher); the wild pitch hit the facing of the
stands behind HP and bounced back to Larry Howard; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Rader grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; Howard
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

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

ASTROS 3RD: Martinez flied out to right; Torres was called out
on strikes; Blasingame struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Campbell flied out to right; Gaston walked; Ferrara
singled [Gaston to second]; Brown forced Ferrara (third to
second) [Gaston to third]; Colbert was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou lined to left; Cedeno singled; Wynn homered
[Cedeno scored]; Watson singled; Rader forced Watson (third to
second); Bob Watson slid hard into 2B; Dave Campbell dropped
the ball, picked it up and applied a hard tag even though Watson
had been ruled out; the two wrestled and both benches
cleared; Howard lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio struck out; Cannizzaro grounded out (third
to first); Coombs walked; Arcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Torres lined
to right; Blasingame was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 6TH: Campbell was called out on strikes; Gaston grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ferrara walked; Blasingame threw a
wild pitch [Ferrara to second]; Brown grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Cedeno was
called out on strikes; Wynn made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 7TH: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Spiezio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cannizzaro grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson lined to center; Rader was called out on
strikes; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 8TH: MAYBERRY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); HUNTZ BATTED
FOR COOMBS; Huntz struck out; MURRELL BATTED FOR ARCIA; Murrell
grounded out (third to first); Campbell made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DUKES REPLACED
MURRELL (PITCHING); Martinez singled; Torres grounded out (third
to first) [Martinez to second]; Blasingame struck out; Alou
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 2.

PADRES 9TH: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Ferrara
grounded out (third to first); Brown homered; Colbert walked;
GLADDING REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Spiezio was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.