Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 2)
Game Played on Tuesday, May 23, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Padres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .188 Thomas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .300 Robles ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Miller rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 Lee lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .351 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .299 Colbert 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .227 Watson lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .291 Stahl rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .164 Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Jeter cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .222 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .203 Kendall c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .185 Helms 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .235 Jestadt 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Hiatt c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .111 Murrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .059 Corkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Greif p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blefary ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Campbell pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 34 2 7 2 4 11 Totals 32 1 7 1 3 6 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 9,766 Left on Base: Astros 9, Padres 7 DP: Astros 1, Padres 1 Errors: Helms, Thomas, Kendall, Greif Doubles: Helms (2) Triples: Lee (3) Home Runs: Watson (8) Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (12), Metzger 2 (5) Caught Stealing: Thomas (4) GIDP: Forsch (1), Jestadt (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(2-2) 9 7 1 1 3 6 0 35 2.89 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 6 0 35 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Greif L(3-6) 7 6 2 2 4 9 1 31 4.70 Corkins 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.29 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 11 1 38 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Miller flied out to right [Cedeno to third]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Thomas struck out; Robles grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee tripled to right; Colbert singled to center [Lee scored]; Stahl struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1. ASTROS 2ND: Watson homered; Rader struck out; Helms lined to center; Hiatt flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Jeter walked; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jeter to second]; Jestadt flied out to center; Greif grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch struck out; On a bunt Metzger singled to pitcher; Metzger stole second; Cedeno flied out to right; Miller walked; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: On a bunt Thomas singled to second; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Robles singled to center; Lee singled to center [Robles to second]; Colbert struck out; Stahl grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to center; Rader was called out on strikes; Helms doubled to left; Hiatt was walked intentionally; Forsch popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Jeter struck out; Kendall singled to center; Jestadt grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kendall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger singled to center; Metzger stole second [Metzger to third (error by Kendall)]; Cedeno struck out; Miller grounded out (second to first); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Greif grounded out (third to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first); Robles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to center; Rader reached on an error by Thomas [Watson to second, Rader to first]; Helms singled to center [Watson scored, Rader to third, Helms to second (on throw)]; Hiatt reached on a fielder's choice [Rader out at home (third to catcher), Helms to third]; Forsch grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hiatt out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Lee popped to third in foul territory; Colbert grounded out (second to first); Stahl walked; Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cedeno was picked off second but was safe on an error by Greif [Cedeno to third]; Miller struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Kendall struck out; Jestadt singled to center; BLEFARY BATTED FOR GREIF; MURRELL RAN FOR JESTADT; Blefary forced Murrell (shortstop to second) [Blefary to second (error by Helms)]; CAMPBELL RAN FOR BLEFARY; Thomas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. ASTROS 8TH: CAMPBELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CORKINS REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Watson lined to right; Rader flied out to center; Helms singled to left; Hiatt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: STEWART REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Robles grounded out (second to first); Lee made an out to shortstop; Colbert walked; Stahl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. ASTROS 9TH: Forsch was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Jeter struck out; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); SPIEZIO BATTED FOR CORKINS; Spiezio made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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