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Wednesday May 26, 1971
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Houston Astros 8, San Diego Padres 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, May 26, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros       2  0  0    1  1  0    0  3  1  -   8 11  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .235      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     1   2   .265
Morgan 2b             3   3   1   0     2   0   .250      Mason 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Alou rf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .374      Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Chiles lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .412      Colbert 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .291
  Wynn cf             1   1   1   0     1   0   .224      Brown rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .227      Stahl lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Menke 3b              2   1   0   1     2   1   .255      Campbell 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .224
Miller cf             3   1   1   0     0   2   .250      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Cedeno cf,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .181      Santorini p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Edwards c             4   0   2   3     0   1   .215        Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Dierker p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .100        Coombs p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spiezio ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  11   7     6   7             Totals               27   0   1   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  4,221
Left on Base: Astros 8, Padres 3
DP: Astros 1, Padres 2
Errors: Mason, Santorini
Doubles: Wynn (4), Alou (7)
Triples: Edwards (2)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (5), Morgan (10)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (1), Metzger (2)
GIDP: Mason (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(8-1)          9     1   0   0   3   5   0  30   1.94
Totals                  9     1   0   0   3   5   0  30

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini L(0-2)        6     6   4   2   2   5   0  27   3.45
Coombs                  1     3   3   3   1   0   0   6   7.64
Kelley                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.89
Laxton                  1     1   1   1   3   0   0   6   5.23
Totals                  9    11   8   6   6   7   0  43

Wild Pitches: Santorini (2), Laxton (4)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 3B - Stan Landes


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger reached on an error by Mason; Morgan singled
to first [Metzger to second]; Morgan was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Santorini [Morgan to second, Metzger to
third]; Alou reached on a fielder's choice [Morgan to third,
Metzger scored (unearned)]; Chiles grounded out (first
unassisted) [Alou to second]; Mayberry was walked intentionally;
Menke hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morgan scored (unearned)];
Miller struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez struck out; Mason grounded out (second to
first); Gaston flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Edwards was called out on strikes; Dierker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled to pitcher; Metzger
stole second; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert walked; Brown lined to shortstop; Stahl
forced Colbert (second to shortstop); Campbell walked [Stahl to
second]; Kendall forced Campbell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou singled to left; Chiles forced Alou (first to
shortstop); Mayberry flied out to center; Menke grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Santorini grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
struck out; Mason flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Miller singled to center; Edwards singled to right
[Miller to second]; Santorini threw a wild pitch [Edwards to
second, Miller to third]; Dierker was called out on strikes;
Metzger sacrifice flied into a double play (left to shortstop to
second) [Miller scored, Edwards out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (second to first); Colbert made
an out to shortstop; Brown made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Alou flied out
to right; Chiles singled to right [Morgan scored]; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first) [Chiles to second]; Menke struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Stahl struck out; Campbell was called out on
strikes; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Edwards grounded
out (first to pitcher); Dierker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: CEDENO REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING CF); BRAVO BATTED
FOR SANTORINI; Bravo flied out to right; Hernandez popped to
first in foul territory; Mason grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: COOMBS REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Metzger singled to
center; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Morgan flied out to left; Alou made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: WYNN REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING CF); CEDENO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Gaston flied out to right; Colbert
grounded out (third to first); Brown singled to center; Stahl
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
4, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Wynn doubled to center; Mayberry singled to pitcher
[Wynn stayed at second]; Menke walked [Wynn to third, Mayberry
to second]; KELLEY REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Cedeno struck
out; Edwards tripled to center [Menke scored, Mayberry scored,
Wynn scored]; Dierker struck out; Metzger grounded out (second
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
grounded out (third to first); SPIEZIO BATTED FOR KELLEY;
Spiezio was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
7, Padres 0.

ASTROS 9TH: LAXTON REPLACED SPIEZIO (PITCHING); Morgan walked;
Alou doubled to left [Morgan to third]; Laxton threw a wild
pitch [Alou to third, Morgan scored]; Wynn walked; Mayberry hit
into a double play (right to catcher) [Wynn to second, Alou out
at home]; Menke walked; Cedeno flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Hernandez walked; Mason grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Gaston flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.



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