Ed Acosta, acquired from Charleston (International) in the deal that sent Bob Miller to the Pirates, made his first major league start and pitched the Padres to a 2-0 victory over the Phillies. Barry Lersch, who started for the Phillies, was doomed to his ninth straight defeat when Nate Colbert homered in the second inning. The other run scored on a wild pitch by Lersch with the bases loaded in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    24, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Padres       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Harmon 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Mason 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Bowa ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .251
Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      McCarver c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Colbert 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .267      Montanez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   3   .260      Johnson 1b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .265
  Murrell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Freed rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .215
Spiezio 3b            3   1   3   0     1   0   .230      Gamble lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .213
  Jestadt 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Lersch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Barton c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .246        Stone ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Acosta p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   1     2   7             Totals               33   0   8   0     1   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 10,688
Left on Base: Padres 7, Phillies 7
DP: Padres 2, Phillies 0
Errors: Hernandez, Gamble
Doubles: Lee (17), Gamble (10), Stone (7)
Home Runs: Colbert (24)
Stolen Bases: Lee (4), Spiezio (6)
Caught Stealing: Spiezio (5)
GIDP: Money (6)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Acosta W(1-0)           9     8   0   0   1   1   0  34   0.00
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   1   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch L(4-12)          8     7   2   2   2   7   1  32   3.96
Selma                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.15
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   7   1  36

Wild Pitches: Lersch 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to right; Mason flied out to
center; Gaston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Harmon grounded out (third to first); Bowa flied
out to left; McCarver singled to left; Montanez forced McCarver
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Phillies
0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert homered; Lee struck out; Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spiezio singled to center; Spiezio was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson singled to center; Money grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; Freed grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 0.

PADRES 3RD: Barton flied out to right; Acosta struck out
(catcher to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Gamble flied out to left; Lersch grounded out
(third to first); Harmon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 0.

PADRES 4TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Gaston lined
to right; Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to center; McCarver forced Bowa
(first to shortstop) [McCarver to second (error by Hernandez)];
Montanez grounded out (second to first) [McCarver to third];
Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Phillies 0.

PADRES 5TH: Lee doubled to left; Brown was called out on
strikes; Lee stole third; Spiezio walked; Barton walked [Spiezio
to second]; Acosta forced Lee (pitcher to catcher) [Spiezio to
third, Barton to second]; Lersch threw a wild pitch [Spiezio
scored, Barton to third, Acosta to second]; Hernandez reached on
a fielder's choice [Acosta out at third (third unassisted)]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money flied out to right; Freed walked; Gamble
grounded out (second to first) [Freed to second]; Lersch lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PADRES 6TH: Mason singled to center; Gaston struck out; Colbert
forced Mason (third to second); Lee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Harmon grounded out (first to pitcher); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); McCarver lined to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PADRES 7TH: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio
singled to left; Barton singled to right [Spiezio to second]; On
a bunt Acosta made an out to pitcher; Hernandez flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Montanez popped to shortstop; Johnson singled to
center; Money flied out to right; Freed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PADRES 8TH: Mason lined to shortstop; Gaston flied out to right;
Colbert singled to left [Colbert to second (error by Gamble)];
Lersch threw a wild pitch [Colbert to third]; Lee was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Gamble doubled; STONE BATTED FOR LERSCH; Stone
doubled to shortstop [Gamble to third]; Harmon hit into a double
play (right to catcher to third to catcher to third) [Stone
stayed at second, Gamble out at home]; Bowa singled to third
[Stone to third]; McCarver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PADRES 9TH: SELMA REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Brown flied out to
right; Spiezio singled to center; Barton flied out to left;
Spiezio stole second; Acosta grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: JESTADT REPLACED SPIEZIO (PLAYING 3B); MURRELL
REPLACED LEE (PLAYING LF); Montanez flied out to center; Johnson
singled to right; Money flied out to right; Freed popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Phillies 0.