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 0
Game Played on Monday, May       22, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       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.