In a split of two overtime games, the Padres won the opener of a doubleheader, 10-7, in 19 innings, and the Astros took the nightcap, 4-3, in 10 innings. In the lidlifter, Fred Stanley opened the 14th for the Padres with a single and took second on a sacrifice by Garry Jestadt. After an intentional pass to Nate Colbert, Derrel Thomas singled and Stanley scored the tie-breaking run. Colbert and Thomas, who took an extra base on the throw home, then counted on a single by Dave Roberts, who finished the game with five RBIs. Roberts homered with two men on base in the eighth to put the Padres ahead, 7-6, but the Astros pulled even in the ninth with successive singles by Jim Wynn, Lee May and Bob Watson.

Colbert hit two homers to account for all of the Padres' runs in the nightcap. The Astros, after scoring three unearned runs, pushed over their deciding tally in the 10th when Jimmy Stewart singled with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 10, Houston Astros 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      30, 1972 (Day game) at Astrodome
Padres       1  1  2    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  3  -  10 15  0
Astros       0  1  0    2  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   7 11  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas ss,rf          7   3   2   2     1   1   .241      Metzger ss            6   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Roberts 3b,c          8   1   3   5     0   1   .253      Cedeno cf             7   1   1   0     0   0   .347
Stahl lf              6   1   2   0     2   2   .232      Wynn rf               6   2   3   1     1   0   .276
Blefary 1b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .226      May 1b                6   0   1   0     1   3   .289
  Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Watson lf             5   2   3   2     0   0   .306
  Caldwell p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .043      Rader 3b              2   1   1   3     1   0   .241
Gaston rf             3   0   2   2     0   1   .258        Fenwick 3b,2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .163
  Hernandez ph,ss     4   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     2   0   .263
Morales cf            6   0   0   0     1   0   .236        Stewart 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Kendall c             6   1   1   0     0   2   .210      Howard c              6   0   1   0     0   1   .220
  Stanley 2b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .219        Edwards c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Jestadt 2b,3b         5   1   3   0     1   0   .250      Richard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norman p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .182        Culver p            1   1   0   0     1   1   .154
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Jeter ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .230        Gladding p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        York p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colbert ph,1b       3   1   0   0     1   1   .230        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .316

Totals               55  10  15  10    10   9             Totals               49   7  11   6     6   8

Time of Game: 4:30
Left on Base: Padres 15, Astros 9
DP: Padres 2, Astros 1
Errors: Metzger, Rader
Doubles: Blefary (2), Gaston (7), Roberts (13), Watson (18), Wynn (17)
Home Runs: Roberts (3), Rader (16)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (5), Wynn (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Caldwell (2), Jestadt (7), Metzger (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (5)
GIDP: Colbert (9)
Hit by Pitch: Rader (3,by Acosta)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  4.1   5   5   5   2   3   1  20   3.46
Acosta                  0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.82
Ross                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.96
Severinsen              2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Schaeffer               0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   5.13
Caldwell W(4-4)         7     5   1   1   0   3   0  24   3.23
Totals                 14    11   7   7   6   8   1  58

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                 2     5   4   4   3   2   0  14  18.00
Culver                  3     1   0   0   3   1   0  13   3.06
Ray                     3     2   3   2   2   3   1  14   3.71
Gladding                3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.97
York L(0-1)             2.1   4   3   3   2   0   0  12   5.66
Griffin                 0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.49
Totals                 14    15  10   9  10   9   1  67

Passed Balls: Kendall (4)
Hit by Pitch: Acosta (2)
Wild Pitches: Norman 2 (5), Caldwell (3), Richard (1), Gladding (2)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Augie Donatelli


PADRES 1ST: Thomas walked; Thomas stole second; Roberts grounded
out (third to first); Stahl struck out; Blefary doubled to right
[Thomas scored]; Gaston struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
flied out to left; Wynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Morales grounded out (third to first); Kendall
singled to right; Jestadt flied out to left; Norman walked
[Kendall to second]; Thomas singled to left [Kendall scored,
Norman to third, Thomas to second (on throw)]; Roberts grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros
0.

ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Watson doubled to left; Norman threw
a wild pitch [Watson to third]; Rader grounded out (third to
first) [Watson scored]; Helms walked; Howard grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

PADRES 3RD: Stahl singled to second; Blefary walked [Stahl to
second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Stahl to third, Blefary to
second]; Gaston doubled to right [Stahl scored, Blefary scored];
CULVER REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Morales grounded out (second
to first) [Gaston to third]; Kendall flied out to right; Jestadt
made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Culver struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 1.

PADRES 4TH: Norman flied out to center; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); May was called
out on strikes; Watson singled to center; Kendall allowed a
passed ball [Watson to second]; Rader homered [Watson scored];
Helms singled to center; Howard grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 3.

PADRES 5TH: Stahl flied out to center; Blefary flied out to
right; Gaston singled to right; Morales walked [Gaston to
second]; Kendall popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Culver walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Culver to second]; Cedeno singled to third
[Culver to third]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Culver scored,
Cedeno to second]; ACOSTA REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Wynn
doubled to right [Cedeno scored]; Wynn stole third; May walked;
Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wynn scored, May to
second]; Rader was hit by a pitch; ROSS REPLACED ACOSTA
(PITCHING); Helms forced Rader (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 6.

PADRES 6TH: Jestadt walked; JETER BATTED FOR ROSS; Jeter walked
[Jestadt to second]; RAY REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Thomas
struck out; Roberts lined to center; Stahl walked [Jestadt to
third, Jeter to second]; Blefary grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Howard struck
out; Ray was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cito Gaston ejected by HP umpire Stan
Landes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 6.

PADRES 7TH: HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR GASTON; Hernandez lined to
right; Morales grounded out (first to pitcher); Kendall struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); THOMAS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wynn walked; May forced Wynn (third to second);
Watson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 6.

PADRES 8TH: On a bunt Jestadt singled to third [Jestadt to
second (error by Rader)]; COLBERT BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN; Colbert
was called out on strikes; Thomas reached on an error by Metzger
[Jestadt to third, Thomas to first]; Roberts homered [Jestadt
scored, Thomas scored (unearned)]; Stahl flied out to left;
Blefary walked; Hernandez flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: COLBERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SCHAEFFER
REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Rader walked; Helms walked [Rader
to second]; CALDWELL REPLACED SCHAEFFER (PITCHING); Howard
singled to right [Rader to third, Helms to second]; ALOU BATTED
FOR RAY; Alou hit into a double play (pitcher to catcher to
catcher) [Helms to third, Howard to second, Rader out at
home]; Doug Rader called for interference when he collided
with Fred Kendall at HP; HP umpire Stan Landes ruled the batter
out on the interference; Rader ejected by Landes; Metzger
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7,
Astros 6.

PADRES 9TH: FENWICK REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); GLADDING
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kendall grounded out (third to first); Jestadt singled
to first; Colbert lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
7, Astros 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled
to third; May singled to center [Wynn to third]; Watson singled
to left [Wynn scored, May to second]; Fenwick hit into a double
play (left to third to first) [Watson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Astros 7.

PADRES 10TH: Thomas flied to left in foul territory; Roberts
grounded out (second to first); Stahl singled to right; Gladding
threw a wild pitch [Stahl to second]; Caldwell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 10TH: Helms flied out to center; Howard grounded out
(third to first); Gladding struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 7, Astros 7.

PADRES 11TH: Hernandez flied out to right; Morales flied out to
right; Kendall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7,
Astros 7.

ASTROS 11TH: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to
left; Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7,
Astros 7.

PADRES 12TH: YORK REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Jestadt singled
to left; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Jestadt out at second]; Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 12TH: May struck out; Fred Kendall left with injured
hand; STANLEY REPLACED KENDALL (PLAYING 2B); JESTADT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C );
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fenwick was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Astros 7.

PADRES 13TH: Roberts doubled to right; Stahl was walked
intentionally; Caldwell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Roberts to third, Stahl to second]; Hernandez popped to
first in foul territory; Morales grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 13TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Howard flied
out to left; York made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 7, Astros 7.

PADRES 14TH: Stanley singled to right; Jestadt out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stanley to second]; Colbert
was walked intentionally; Thomas singled to right [Stanley
scored, Colbert to third, Thomas to second (on throw)]; Larry
Howard injured by Fred Stanley on play at HP; EDWARDS
REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING C ); GRIFFIN REPLACED YORK (PITCHING);
Roberts singled to left [Colbert scored, Thomas scored];
Tommy Helms ejected by 2B umpire Bruce Froemming for continuing
to argue the interference call in the eighth; STEWART
REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 3B); FENWICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); Stahl struck out; Caldwell struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 10, Astros 7.

ASTROS 14TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn singled to left;
Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Wynn to second]; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 10, Astros 7.