Dave Roberts limited his former teammates to six hits and pitched the Astros to a 6-0 victory over the Padres. The Astros backed Roberts with a 15-hit attack, including a triple and two singles by Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       2  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   6 15  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .207      Morales rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .289
Cedeno cf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .350      Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Wynn rf               4   1   1   1     1   3   .283      Jestadt 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
May 1b                4   1   2   0     1   1   .284      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Watson lf             4   1   3   1     1   0   .298      Gaston lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Rader 3b              5   1   1   1     0   2   .245      Jeter cf              3   0   0   0     0   3   .224
Edwards c             4   0   1   2     1   1   .239      Corrales c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .133
Helms 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Hernandez ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .186
Roberts p             5   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Arlin p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .097
                                                            Spiezio ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .138
                                                            Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  15   5     4  10             Totals               32   0   6   0     0   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  6,497
Left on Base: Astros 12, Padres 5
DP: Astros 1, Padres 1
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: May (13), Edwards (8)
Triples: Watson (3)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (8)
Caught Stealing: Roberts (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (3)
GIDP: Roberts (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(7-3)          9     6   0   0   0   7   0  32   4.23
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   7   0  32

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(7-7)            8    14   5   4   4   8   0  40   3.16
Schaeffer               1     1   1   1   0   2   0   5   4.43
Totals                  9    15   6   5   4  10   0  45

Wild Pitches: Roberts (5), Arlin (6)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to center; Metzger stole second;
Cedeno struck out; Wynn singled to left [Metzger scored]; May
doubled to left [Wynn to third]; Watson singled to third [Wynn
scored, May to third]; Rader hit into a double play (left to
third) [Watson out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Morales singled to third; Roberts grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second];
Jestadt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Edwards was called out on strikes; Helms singled to
center; Roberts flied out to center; Metzger lined to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert was called out on strikes; Gaston grounded
out (third to first); Jeter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: On a bunt Cedeno singled to first; Arlin threw a
wild pitch [Cedeno to second]; Wynn struck out; May walked;
Watson singled to third [Cedeno to third, May to second]; Rader
forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Cedeno scored, May to
third]; Edwards walked [Rader to second]; Helms popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Corrales grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Arlin singled to pitcher;
Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Roberts singled to right; Roberts was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Metzger singled to
pitcher; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Metzger to second]; Wynn
struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts lined to center; Jestadt singled to left;
Colbert flied out to center; Gaston flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
singled to left; Edwards doubled to left [Rader scored]; Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts lined to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Jeter struck out; Corrales struck out; Hernandez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Arlin grounded out (third to first); Morales singled
to third; Roberts singled to center [Morales to second]; Jestadt
flied out to right; Colbert grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: May singled to left; Watson walked [May to second];
Rader struck out; Edwards forced Watson (shortstop unassisted)
[May scored (error by Hernandez) (unearned) (no RBI), Edwards to
second]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston flied out to left; Jeter was called out on
strikes; Corrales lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
5, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Roberts singled to right; Metzger out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Roberts to second]; Cedeno was called
out on strikes; Wynn walked; May popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Hernandez singled to center; SPIEZIO BATTED FOR
ARLIN; Spiezio struck out; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Hernandez
to second]; Morales was called out on strikes; Roberts popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres
0.

ASTROS 9TH: SCHAEFFER REPLACED SPIEZIO (PITCHING); Watson
tripled to right; Rader struck out; Edwards reached on a
fielder's choice [Watson scored]; Helms flied out to left;
Roberts struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Jestadt grounded out (third to first); Colbert flied
out to right; Gaston made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.