Clay Kirby, who allowed only three hits, pitched the Padres to a 4-0 victory over the Astros and posted his first major league shutout. Chris Cannizzaro, Kirby's batterymate, drove in three runs with a double in the second inning after Ollie Brown and Nate Colbert singled and Ed Spiezio was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Al Ferrara walked in the seventh and pinch-runner Ivan Murrell counted the final tally on a wild pitch and a single by Brown. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 3, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Alou rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Campbell 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .220        Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Slocum pr,2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .141      Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .268
Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .316      Wynn lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .285
Ferrara lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Menke ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
  Murrell pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .242      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Brown rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .295      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Colbert 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .244      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Spiezio 3b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .295      Edwards c             2   0   1   0     1   1   .214
Cannizzaro c          4   0   2   3     0   0   .298      Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .087
Kirby p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .175        Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Lampard ph,rf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .203

Totals               33   4   9   4     3   4             Totals               28   0   3   0     4   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,465
Left on Base: Padres 8, Astros 5
DP: Padres 3, Astros 3
Errors: Colbert, Rader
Doubles: Cannizzaro (12)
Stolen Bases: Campbell (17), Morgan (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Kirby (3)
GIDP: Campbell (6), Cannizzaro (7), Cedeno (5), Alou 2 (15)
Hit by Pitch: Spiezio (3,by Billingham), Arcia (6,by Billingham)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(9-14)           9     3   0   0   4   6   0  32   4.36
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   6   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(10-7)      1.1   3   3   3   0   0   0  10   4.23
Ray                     3.2   3   0   0   1   1   0  13   3.57
Culver                  3     3   1   1   2   1   0  13   3.91
Lemaster                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.53
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Billingham 2 (8)
Wild Pitches: Kirby (4), Ray (4), Culver (9)

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


PADRES 1ST: Arcia out on an unknown play; Campbell reached on an
error by Rader [Campbell to first]; Gaston out on an unknown
play [Campbell to second]; Ferrara out on an unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: Brown singled; Colbert singled [Brown to second];
Spiezio was hit by a pitch [Brown to third, Colbert to second];
Cannizzaro doubled to left [Brown scored, Colbert scored,
Spiezio scored]; Kirby out on a sacrifice bunt [Cannizzaro to
third]; Arcia was hit by a pitch; RAY REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); Campbell grounded into a double play (right to right
to right) [Arcia out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry reached on an error by Colbert [Mayberry to
first]; Rader flied out on an unknown play; Cedeno grounded into
a double play (right to right to right) [Mayberry out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Gaston struck out; Ferrara singled; Brown hit into a
double play (right to right to right) [Ferrara out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards singled; Ray flied out on an unknown play;
Alou grounded into a double play (right to right to right)
[Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros
0.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert out on an unknown play; Spiezio singled; Ray
threw a wild pitch [Spiezio to second]; Cannizzaro out on an
unknown play; Kirby out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan out on an unknown play; Wynn struck out;
Menke out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Astros 0.

PADRES 5TH: Arcia out on an unknown play; Campbell singled;
Campbell stole second; SLOCUM RAN FOR CAMPBELL; Gaston walked;
Ferrara flied out on an unknown play; Brown out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: SLOCUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Mayberry
singled; Rader struck out; Cedeno flied out on an unknown play;
Edwards walked [Mayberry to second]; MILLER BATTED FOR RAY;
Miller out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3,
Astros 0.

PADRES 6TH: CULVER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Colbert walked;
Spiezio flied out on an unknown play; Cannizzaro singled
[Colbert to third]; Kirby struck out; Arcia out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou singled; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Alou to
second]; Morgan out on an unknown play; Wynn struck out; Menke
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros
0.

PADRES 7TH: Slocum out on an unknown play; Gaston out on an
unknown play; Ferrara walked; MURRELL RAN FOR FERRARA; Culver
threw a wild pitch [Murrell to second]; Brown singled [Murrell
scored, Brown to second (on throw to home)]; Colbert out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: MURRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mayberry out on
an unknown play; Rader out on an unknown play; Cedeno out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

PADRES 8TH: Spiezio singled; Cannizzaro grounded into a double
play (right to right to right) [Spiezio out at second]; Kirby
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros
0.

ASTROS 8TH: Edwards struck out; LAMPARD BATTED FOR CULVER;
Lampard walked; Alou grounded into a double play (right to right
to right) [Lampard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
4, Astros 0.

PADRES 9TH: LAMPARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEMASTER
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Arcia struck out; Slocum struck out;
Gaston out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan walked; Wynn struck out; Menke flied out to
right; Mayberry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Astros 0.