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The first homer of the season by Johnny Edwards, who connected with two men on base in the seventh inning, lifted the Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Padres. The Astros were held to one hit by Clay Kirby for six innings before breaking loose with a single by John Mayberry, double by Norm Miller and Edwards' smash. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2Game Played on Tuesday, May 25, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 6 1
Padres 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Hernandez ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 Campbell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224
Alou rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .388 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305
Watson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Gaston cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Cedeno cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Brown rf 3 2 2 0 0 0 .275
Miller cf 3 1 1 0 0 2 .245 Stahl lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .283
Geronimo lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Jestadt 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .143
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .181 Barton c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303
Edwards c 4 1 1 3 0 0 .204 Kirby p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Billingham p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .136 Mason ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Severinsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Spiezio ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .203
Bravo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 8 Totals 35 2 9 2 2 3
Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 2,863
Left on Base: Astros 5, Padres 9
DP: Astros 1, Padres 0
Errors: Morgan
Doubles: Miller (4), Spiezio (3)
Home Runs: Edwards (1)
Hit by Pitch: Brown (2,by Billingham)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Billingham W(3-3) 8 7 2 2 2 3 0 33 3.08
Gladding SV(4) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.72
Totals 9 9 2 2 2 3 0 38
Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Kirby L(2-5) 7 4 3 3 2 8 1 27 4.33
Severinsen 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.76
Totals 9 6 3 3 2 8 1 35
Hit by Pitch: Billingham (4)
Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Mel Steiner
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to right; Morgan struck out; Alou
singled to center; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 0.
PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to center; Campbell flied out to
center [Hernandez to second]; Gaston grounded out (second to
first) [Hernandez to third]; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Miller was
called out on strikes; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 0.
PADRES 2ND: Brown singled to center; Stahl singled to right
[Brown to third]; Jestadt grounded out (first unassisted) [Stahl
to second, Brown scored]; Barton reached on a fielder's choice
that turned into a double play [Stahl out at third (pitcher to
third), Barton out at first (third to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to left; Billingham struck out;
Metzger walked; Morgan walked [Metzger to second]; Alou forced
Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0,
Padres 1.
PADRES 3RD: Kirby struck out; Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); Campbell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Watson made an out to third; Mayberry lined to
first; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 1.
PADRES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
grounded out (third to first); Brown was hit by a pitch; Stahl
singled to right [Brown to second]; Jestadt singled to left
[Brown scored, Stahl to third, Jestadt to second (on throw)];
Barton was walked intentionally; Kirby made an out to first; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Rader made an out to second; Edwards grounded out
(first unassisted); Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 2.
PADRES 5TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Campbell grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Gaston reached on an error by
Morgan; Colbert walked [Gaston to second]; Brown forced Colbert
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to right; Morgan lined to center;
Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Padres 2.
PADRES 6TH: Stahl popped to shortstop in foul territory; Jestadt
was called out on strikes; Barton made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2.
ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to center; Miller doubled to center [Mayberry to third];
Rader flied out to left; Edwards homered [Mayberry scored,
Miller scored]; Billingham was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2.
PADRES 7TH: CEDENO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING CF); GERONIMO
REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING LF); MASON BATTED FOR KIRBY; Mason
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez lined to right;
Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2.
ASTROS 8TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Metzger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Alou singled to third; Cedeno made an out to pitcher;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2.
PADRES 8TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
grounded out (third to first); Brown singled to right; Stahl
singled to right [Brown to third, Stahl out at second (right to
third to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2.
ASTROS 9TH: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
grounded out (third to first); Rader singled to center; Edwards
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
3, Padres 2.
PADRES 9TH: GLADDING REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Jestadt
flied to right in foul territory; Barton made an out to pitcher;
SPIEZIO BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN; Spiezio doubled to left; BRAVO
RAN FOR SPIEZIO; Hernandez singled to third [Bravo to third];
MURRELL BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Murrell flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2.
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