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A momentary bobble by Joe Morgan of a hot grounder in the fourth inning proved the break that enabled the Padres to defeat the Astros, 3-2. Nate Colbert drove in the Padres' first two runs with a single and homer. Larry Stahl singled in the fourth and Leron Lee followed with a sharp grounder to Morgan, who juggled the ball, missing the chance for a possible double play, although able to throw out Lee at first. Stahl, who reached second on the play, then scored on a single by Ed Spiezio. Fred Norman and Bob Miller combined on a five-hitter. Miller saved the game after Jack Hiatt singled and Denis Menke tripled in the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, August 8, 1971 (Day game) at Astrodome
Padres 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Metzger ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Mason 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .195 Menke ph,ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 .260 Gaston cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Colbert 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .266 Wynn rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Stahl rf 4 1 1 0 0 3 .256 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .254 Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .307 Norman p 3 0 2 0 0 0 .200 Hiatt c 2 2 1 0 2 1 .291 Miller p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dierker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074 Lemaster p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Totals 36 3 9 3 0 6 Totals 31 2 5 2 4 8 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 19,757 Left on Base: Padres 6, Astros 7 DP: Padres 0, Astros 0 Errors: Rader Doubles: Lee (13), Alou (18) Triples: Menke (3) Home Runs: Colbert (21) Stolen Bases: Hernandez (12) Caught Stealing: Spiezio (3) Sacrifice Hits: Lemaster (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(2-8) 7.2 4 2 2 2 7 0 29 3.56 Miller SV(7) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 1.78 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 8 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 2.72 Lemaster L(0-1) 7 7 2 2 0 5 1 28 2.98 Ray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.13 Totals 9 9 3 3 0 6 1 36 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Paul Pryor PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled; Hernandez stole second; Mason flied out to right; Gaston grounded out (third to first); Colbert singled [Hernandez scored]; Stahl was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: LEMASTER REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Lee flied out to left; Spiezio flied out to center; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Norman singled; Hernandez struck out; Mason popped to catcher in foul territory; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Alou struck out; Hiatt walked; Lemaster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hiatt to second]; Metzger singled [Hiatt scored, Metzger to second (on throw)]; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. PADRES 4TH: Colbert homered; Stahl singled; Lee grounded out (second to first) [Stahl to second]; Spiezio singled [Stahl scored]; Spiezio was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Kendall reached on an error by Rader [Kendall to first]; Norman grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; Watson singled; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. PADRES 5TH: Hernandez flied out to center; Mason grounded out (second to first); Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Alou grounded out (catcher to first); Hiatt struck out; Lemaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. PADRES 6TH: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Stahl was called out on strikes; Lee doubled; Spiezio flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: MENKE BATTED FOR METZGER; Menke walked; Morgan struck out; Wynn flied out to left; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. PADRES 7TH: MENKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman singled; Hernandez forced Norman (shortstop to second); Mason singled [Hernandez to second]; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. PADRES 8TH: Colbert flied out to left; Stahl struck out; Lee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Hiatt singled; HOWARD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Howard was called out on strikes; Menke tripled [Hiatt scored]; Morgan made an out to second; MILLER REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Wynn walked; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2. PADRES 9TH: RAY REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Spiezio popped to catcher in foul territory; Kendall popped to third in foul territory; Miller grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to center; Rader flied out to center; Alou doubled; Hiatt walked; CHILES BATTED FOR RAY; Chiles forced Hiatt (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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