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The Astros scored four runs in the first in to enable Jack Billingham to celebrate his 26th birthday with a 6-1 victory over the Padres. In the opening burst, Joe Morgan walked, Rich Chiles doubled and Cesar Cedeno singled for the first run. Jim Wynn followed with a double to drive in two tallies and scored himself on a single by Larry Howard. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 1Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 6 2
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Mason 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .255 Jestadt ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289
Chiles lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Jeter cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .339
Cedeno cf 4 2 1 1 0 1 .262 Stahl 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .259
Wynn rf 4 1 1 2 0 3 .207 Brown rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271
Martinez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .262 Gaston lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .228
Howard c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .220 Kendall 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .171
Busse 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .147 Barton c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Billingham p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .127 Arlin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .123
Gaspar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Phoebus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Corkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 6 5 1 8 Totals 34 1 7 1 0 7
Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 2,718
Left on Base: Astros 3, Padres 6
DP: Astros 2, Padres 0
Errors: Metzger, Busse, Jestadt
Doubles: Chiles (5), Wynn (16)
Home Runs: Stahl (8)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (20)
GIDP: Gaston (9), Barton (15)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Billingham W(10-15) 9 7 1 1 0 7 1 34 3.47
Totals 9 7 1 1 0 7 1 34
Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Arlin L(9-19) 6 4 4 4 1 6 0 23 3.52
Phoebus 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.41
Corkins 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 4.09
Totals 9 6 5 4 1 8 0 35
Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Stan Landes
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Morgan walked; Chiles doubled
[Morgan to third]; Cedeno singled [Morgan scored, Chiles to
third]; Wynn doubled [Chiles scored, Cedeno scored]; Martinez
out on an unknown play [Wynn to third]; Howard singled to second
[Wynn scored]; Busse struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
4, Padres 0.
PADRES 1ST: Mason struck out; Jestadt out on an unknown play;
Jeter singled; Stahl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
4, Padres 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Billingham struck out; Metzger out on an unknown
play; Morgan out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 0.
PADRES 2ND: Brown singled; Gaston grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brown out at second]; Kendall
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres
0.
ASTROS 3RD: Chiles out on an unknown play; Cedeno struck out;
Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
PADRES 3RD: Barton out on an unknown play; Arlin struck out;
Mason out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4,
Padres 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Martinez out on an unknown play; Howard out on an
unknown play; Busse out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
PADRES 4TH: Jestadt out on an unknown play; Jeter out on an
unknown play; Stahl out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Billingham out on an unknown play; Metzger out on an
unknown play; Morgan out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
PADRES 5TH: Brown out on an unknown play; Gaston singled;
Kendall out on an unknown play; Barton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Chiles out on an unknown play; Cedeno out on an
unknown play; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4,
Padres 0.
PADRES 6TH: GASPAR BATTED FOR ARLIN; Gaspar out on an unknown
play; Mason out on an unknown play; Jestadt singled; Jeter out
on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
ASTROS 7TH: PHOEBUS REPLACED GASPAR (PITCHING); Martinez out on
an unknown play; Howard struck out; Busse out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
PADRES 7TH: Stahl homered; Brown singled; Gaston struck out;
Kendall reached on an error by Busse [Brown to second]; Barton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kendall out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres
1.
ASTROS 8TH: Billingham out on an unknown play; Metzger out on an
unknown play; Morgan out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1.
PADRES 8TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR PHOEBUS; Murrell struck out;
Mason reached on an error by Metzger; Jestadt out on an unknown
play; Jeter out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 1.
ASTROS 9TH: CORKINS REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Chiles out on
an unknown play; Cedeno reached on an error by Jestadt; Cedeno
stole second; Wynn struck out; Martinez singled [Cedeno scored
(unearned)]; Howard singled [Martinez to second]; Busse out on
an unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Padres
1.
PADRES 9TH: Stahl singled; Brown out on an unknown play; Gaston
struck out; Kendall out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1.
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