Bob Watson smashed a grand slam and Larry Howard hit two homers in the first game and Jim Wynn collected five hits in the second game to lead the Astros to 10-5 and 9-4 victories in a doubleheader with the Padres. Howard accounted for three runs with his homers and also scored after hitting a double in the third inning. Watson's grand slam followed singles by Jesus Alou and Joe Morgan and a pass to Wynn in the sixth when the Astros exploded for six runs. Watson added his fifth RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. Ken Forsch, making his debut with the Astros, pitched shutout ball until the ninth when the Padres whacked the rookie for five runs, including a grand-slam homer by Ramon Webster.

Morgan, who had two hits in the opener, giving him seven for the day, drove in two runs with a double in the fourth inning of the nightcap when the Astros wiped out a 3-1 deficit on their road to victory. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, San Diego Padres 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 7, 1970 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    0  1  6    1  0  1  -  10 12  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   5  6  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               2   1   1   1     0   0   .311      Campbell 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .220
  Miller rf           2   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Robles ss             4   1   2   1     0   0   .278
Morgan 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .269      Webster 1b            4   1   1   4     0   0   .252
  Martinez ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Ferrara lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Wynn lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .288        Slocum c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .147
  Geronimo pr,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Spiezio 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Watson 1b             4   2   2   5     1   0   .279      Murrell cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Mayberry 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Kendall c,lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Menke ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Williams rf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .333
  Torres ph,2b        2   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Nyman p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .247        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cedeno cf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .284        Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Lampard lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .227        Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howard c              4   3   3   3     0   0   .333        Colbert ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .248
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000

Totals               37  10  12  10     3   5             Totals               31   5   6   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:05
Left on Base: Astros 5, Padres 1
DP: Astros 2, Padres 1
Errors: Campbell
Doubles: Howard (4), Rader (20), Lampard (8), Torres (1)
Home Runs: Howard 2 (2), Watson (7), Webster (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Alou (4)
GIDP: Cedeno (8), Murrell (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(1-0)           9     6   5   5   2   2   1  33   5.00
Totals                  9     6   5   5   2   2   1  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nyman L(0-1)            5     4   5   5   2   2   1  21   9.00
Willis                  1     3   3   3   0   1   2   6   4.17
Santorini               3     5   2   2   1   2   0  15   6.20
Totals                  9    12  10  10   3   5   3  42

Wild Pitches: Forsch (1)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


ASTROS 1ST: Alou reached on an error by Campbell [Alou to
first]; Debut game for Ken Forsch; Morgan flied out to
center; Wynn forced Alou (third to second); Watson forced Wynn
(second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Campbell flied out to center; Robles grounded out
(second to first); Webster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio
flied out to center; Murrell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard doubled to left; Forsch out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Howard to third]; Alou hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Howard scored]; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Nyman walked; Forsch threw a wild
pitch [Nyman to second]; Campbell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn flied out to right; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Menke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Robles singled to third; Webster lined into a double
play (third to first) [Robles out at first]; Ferrara flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
flied out to center; Howard homered; Forsch struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio flied out to center; Murrell grounded out
(second to first); Kendall made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou singled to left; Morgan singled to first [Alou
to second]; Wynn walked [Alou to third, Morgan to second];
WILLIS REPLACED NYMAN (PITCHING); Watson homered [Alou scored,
Morgan scored, Wynn scored]; Menke grounded out (third to
first); Rader doubled to left; Cedeno reached on a fielder's
choice [Rader out at third (shortstop to third)]; Howard homered
[Cedeno scored]; Forsch was called out on strikes; 6 R, 5 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: MILLER REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING RF); Williams struck
out; STAHL BATTED FOR WILLIS; Stahl struck out; Campbell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: SANTORINI REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Miller struck
out; Morgan singled to pitcher; Wynn singled to left [Morgan to
third]; GERONIMO RAN FOR WYNN; Watson singled to shortstop
[Morgan scored, Geronimo to second]; TORRES BATTED FOR MENKE;
Torres made an out to shortstop; Rader popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TORRES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MARTINEZ REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS);
LAMPARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING LF); Robles popped to first in
foul territory; Webster grounded out (first unassisted); Ferrara
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: SLOCUM REPLACED FERRARA (PLAYING C ); KENDALL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Lampard doubled to left; Howard
flied out to left; Forsch flied out to center; Miller was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Spiezio made an out to first; Murrell flied out to
left; Kendall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
9, Padres 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson walked; Torres doubled
to right [Watson scored]; Rader popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 10, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: MAYBERRY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Williams
singled to shortstop; COLBERT BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Colbert
walked [Williams to second]; Campbell singled to shortstop
[Williams to third, Colbert to second]; Robles singled to center
[Williams scored, Colbert to third, Campbell to second]; Webster
homered [Colbert scored, Campbell scored, Robles scored]; Slocum
popped to first in foul territory; Spiezio singled to shortstop;
Murrell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Spiezio out at second]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
10, Padres 5.