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Larry Dierker pitched his second straight shutout and Bob Watson and Lee May hit homers to account for five runs as the Astros defeated the Padres, 7-0. Watson hit his homer with two men on base in the first inning and May connected for the circuit with one aboard in the eighth. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 0Game Played on Monday, May 22, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 7 11 1
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 .183 Morales cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .311 Jestadt 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259
Wynn rf 2 1 0 1 1 1 .298 Lee lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .360
May 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .315 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Watson lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .277 Blefary rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Edwards c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Spiezio 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 Barton c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .186
Fenwick 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .316 Thomas ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Dierker p 4 0 2 1 0 0 .222 Hernandez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .174
Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
Acosta p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Robles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083
Totals 35 7 11 7 2 5 Totals 31 0 4 0 0 4
Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 4,498
Left on Base: Astros 4, Padres 4
DP: Astros 1, Padres 0
Errors: Fenwick
Doubles: Fenwick (3)
Home Runs: Watson (6), May (7)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (2), Cedeno (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (2)
GIDP: Spiezio (1)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Dierker W(4-2) 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 31 2.77
Totals 9 4 0 0 0 4 0 31
Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Acosta L(1-2) 8 9 6 6 2 3 2 33 3.75
Kilkenny 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 4.50
Totals 9 11 7 7 2 5 2 38
Passed Balls: Barton (1)
Wild Pitches: Kilkenny (1)
Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Augie Donatelli
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to third; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first) [Metzger to second]; Wynn walked; May flied
out to left; Watson homered [Metzger scored, Wynn scored];
Edwards grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Padres 0.
PADRES 1ST: Morales flied out to center; Jestadt flied out to
center; Lee singled to center; Colbert popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (second to first); Fenwick
grounded out (second to first); Dierker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
PADRES 2ND: Blefary flied out to center; Spiezio grounded out
(shortstop to first); Barton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Padres 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
PADRES 3RD: Hernandez flied out to right; Acosta grounded out
(second to first); Morales made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Edwards walked; Rader lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
PADRES 4TH: Jestadt grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Fenwick grounded out (third to first); Dierker
singled to right; Metzger forced Dierker (shortstop to second);
Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
PADRES 5TH: Blefary reached on an error by Fenwick [Blefary to
first]; Spiezio grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Blefary out at second]; Barton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to right; Wynn made an out to
shortstop; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); May lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Padres 0.
PADRES 6TH: Hernandez singled to shortstop; On a bunt Acosta
popped to first in foul territory; Morales forced Hernandez
(shortstop unassisted); Jestadt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to center; Edwards lined to left;
Rader struck out; Fenwick singled to third [Watson to second];
Dierker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3,
Padres 0.
PADRES 7TH: Lee flied out to right; Colbert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blefary flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to shortstop; Cedeno singled to
center [Metzger to second]; Barton allowed a passed ball
[Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; May homered [Cedeno
scored]; Watson lined to center; Edwards struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0.
PADRES 8TH: Spiezio struck out; THOMAS BATTED FOR BARTON; Thomas
grounded out (third to first); MURRELL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Murrell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0.
ASTROS 9TH: KENDALL REPLACED MURRELL (PLAYING C ); THOMAS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KILKENNY REPLACED ACOSTA (PITCHING); Rader
popped to catcher in foul territory; Fenwick doubled to left;
Kilkenny threw a wild pitch [Fenwick to third]; Dierker singled
to right [Fenwick scored]; Metzger struck out; Cedeno struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0.
PADRES 9TH: ROBLES BATTED FOR KILKENNY; Robles grounded out
(third to first); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jestadt singled to left; Lee singled to second [Jestadt to
second]; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 7, Padres 0.
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