Don Wilson yielded only four hits, did not issue a pass and pitched the Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Padres. Singles by Doug Rader and Jack Hiatt, around an error, produced an unearned run in the second inning and pinned the defeat on Dave Roberts. The other run tallied off Al Severinsen in the eighth on a single by Joe Morgan, a groundout, a wild pitch and infield hit by Jim Wynn. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Monday, May       17, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  8  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Campbell 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .220      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Cedeno rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .193
Colbert 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Wynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .218
Brown rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Menke 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Murrell lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Rader 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .185
  Bravo lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Alou lf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .389
Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .185        Geronimo lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Hiatt c               2   0   1   1     1   0   .444
Roberts p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Wilson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     0   6             Totals               32   2   8   2     1   7

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance:  7,457
Left on Base: Padres 4, Astros 7
DP: Padres 0, Astros 2
Errors: Campbell, Morgan, Rader
Doubles: Colbert (5), Alou (5)
Stolen Bases: Campbell (3)
GIDP: Roberts (1)
Hit by Pitch: Murrell (2,by Wilson)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(3-3)          7     5   1   0   1   7   0  27   2.38
Severinsen              1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   1.75
Totals                  8     8   2   1   1   7   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(4-2)           9     4   0   0   0   6   0  31   3.36
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   6   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Wilson (3)
Wild Pitches: Severinsen (4)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ken Burkhart


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez lined to shortstop; Campbell reached on an
error by Rader; Campbell stole second; Gaston struck out;
Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Morgan made an out to second;
Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Murrell
grounded out (third to first); Spiezio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Wynn struck out; Menke flied out to left; Rader
singled to center; Alou reached on an error by Campbell [Rader
to second]; Hiatt singled to right [Alou to third, Rader scored
(unearned)]; Wilson flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 3RD: Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); Roberts
singled to right; Hernandez reached on an error by Morgan
[Roberts to second]; Hernandez was picked off first (pitcher to
second); Campbell made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston flied out to center; Colbert struck out;
Brown singled; Murrell forced Brown (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Menke flied
out to right; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio flied out to left; Cannizzaro singled to
center; Roberts grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Cannizzaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Alou doubled to left; Hiatt walked; Wilson forced
Alou (pitcher to third) [Hiatt to second]; Metzger forced Wilson
(third to second) [Hiatt to third]; Morgan made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campbell struck out; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn struck
out; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 7TH: Colbert doubled to left; Brown made an out to
shortstop; Murrell was hit by a pitch; Spiezio hit into a double
play to catcher [Colbert out at third (catcher to third)]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: BRAVO REPLACED MURRELL (PLAYING LF); Rader singled
to shortstop; Alou singled [Rader out at third (center to
third)]; Hiatt forced Alou (third to second); Wilson struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 8TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to first); STAHL
BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Stahl flied out to left; Hernandez grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to second;
Severinsen threw a wild pitch [Morgan to second]; Cedeno
grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to third]; Wynn singled
to third [Morgan scored]; Menke singled to left [Wynn to
second]; Rader forced Menke (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); Campbell struck
out; Gaston grounded out (third to first); Colbert made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.