Steve Arlin became the major leagues' first and probably only 20-game loser of the season when the Astros defeated the Padres, 10-6. Arlin was the N. L.'s leader in losses last year with 19. The Padres staked Arlin to a 5-0 lead in the third inning, three runs scoring on a double by Leron Lee. The Astros came back to count six times in their half. Tommy Helms and Rich Chiles each hit two-run singles. However, five of the Astros' runs were unearned. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, San Diego Padres 6
Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  5    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 12  2
Astros       0  0  6    3  0  1    0  0  x  -  10 12  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas ss             5   1   3   0     0   0   .234      Metzger ss            4   1   2   0     1   0   .226
Roberts 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Wynn rf               4   1   0   0     1   3   .276
Lee lf                5   2   2   4     0   0   .321      Cedeno cf             5   0   3   0     0   0   .330
Colbert 1b            3   1   1   1     1   2   .245      May 1b                4   2   1   1     1   1   .287
Gaston cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .260      Miller lf             1   3   1   1     3   0   .268
Elliott rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .188        Watson ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Hilton 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267        Stewart pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Goddard c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .176      Edwards c             4   2   1   2     1   1   .263
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Rader 3b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .242
  Kendall c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Helms 2b              3   1   2   3     0   0   .271
Arlin p               1   1   0   0     0   0   .145      Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .113
  Ross p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Chiles ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .500
  Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226        Culver p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grubb ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .455

Totals               38   6  12   6     1   6             Totals               33  10  12  10     8   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  5,135
Left on Base: Padres 6, Astros 9
DP: Padres 1, Astros 2
Errors: Gaston, Hilton, Metzger
Doubles: Thomas (15), Goddard (1), Lee (22), Edwards (16), Cedeno (35)
Home Runs: Lee (11), Miller (4)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (51)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Culver (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (10)
GIDP: Elliott (1), Lee (7), Reuss (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(8-20)           2.2   5   6   1   4   4   0  17   3.79
Ross                    0.1   3   3   3   3   0   0   7   2.62
Acosta                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.74
Severinsen              2.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   9   2.53
Schaeffer               0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.76
Totals                  8    12  10   5   8   6   1  43

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   2.1   6   5   5   0   1   0  13   4.09
York                    0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.32
Culver W(5-2)           6     4   1   1   1   5   1  22   2.79
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   6   1  39

Wild Pitches: Arlin (13)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart


PADRES 1ST: Thomas doubled to center; Roberts lined to center;
Lee grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Thomas to third];
Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Wynn struck out; Cedeno singled to
shortstop [Metzger to second]; May struck out; Miller walked
[Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston lined to center; Elliott flied out to center;
Hilton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Helms singled to center; On a bunt
Reuss grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
second) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Goddard doubled to left; On a bunt Arlin reached on
a fielder's choice [Goddard out at third (pitcher unassisted)];
Thomas singled to center [Arlin to second]; Roberts singled to
second [Arlin to third, Thomas to second]; Lee doubled to left
[Arlin scored, Thomas scored, Roberts scored]; Colbert singled
to center [Lee scored]; YORK REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Gaston
singled to right [Colbert to third]; Elliott forced Gaston
(second to shortstop) [Colbert scored]; Hilton singled to left
[Elliott to second]; Goddard grounded out (shortstop to first);
5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled to pitcher; Arlin threw a wild pitch
[Metzger to second]; Wynn reached on an error by Hilton [Metzger
to third, Wynn to first]; Cedeno flied out to right; May singled
to left [Metzger scored, Wynn to third]; Miller walked [May to
second]; Edwards walked [Wynn scored (unearned), May to third,
Miller to second]; Rader made an out to shortstop; Helms singled
to center [May scored (unearned), Miller scored (unearned),
Edwards to third (error by Gaston), Helms to second]; ROSS
REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); CHILES BATTED FOR YORK; Chiles
singled to left [Edwards scored (unearned), Helms scored
(unearned)]; Metzger singled to left [Chiles to second]; Wynn
walked [Chiles to third, Metzger to second]; Cedeno forced Wynn
(second to shortstop); 6 R (1 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 5,
Astros 6.

PADRES 4TH: CULVER REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Ross grounded out
(third to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first); Roberts
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 6.

ASTROS 4TH: May walked; Miller walked [May to second]; Edwards
doubled to left [May scored, Miller to third]; ACOSTA REPLACED
ROSS (PITCHING); Rader singled to center [Miller scored, Edwards
to third]; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center [Edwards scored];
Culver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Rader to
second]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 9.

PADRES 5TH: Lee flied out to center; Colbert walked; Gaston
singled to right [Colbert to third]; Elliott grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 9.

ASTROS 5TH: Wynn struck out; Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno
stole second; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 5, Astros 9.

PADRES 6TH: Hilton singled to shortstop; Goddard struck out;
BLEFARY BATTED FOR ACOSTA; Blefary flied out to right; Thomas
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Astros 9.

ASTROS 6TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Miller
homered; Edwards flied out to left; Rader grounded out (second
to first); Helms flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Astros 10.

PADRES 7TH: Roberts flied out to center; Lee homered; Colbert
struck out; Gaston struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6,
Astros 10.

ASTROS 7TH: Culver grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger
lined to right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
6, Astros 10.

PADRES 8TH: Elliott grounded out (third to first); Hilton
grounded out (shortstop to first); STAHL BATTED FOR GODDARD;
Stahl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 10.

ASTROS 8TH: KENDALL REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING C ); Cedeno doubled
to center; May grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to
third]; Al Severinsen struck by line drive; SCHAEFFER
REPLACED SEVERINSEN (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED FOR MILLER; Watson
was walked intentionally; STEWART RAN FOR WATSON; Edwards made
an out to shortstop; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Astros 10.

PADRES 9TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GRUBB BATTED
FOR SCHAEFFER; Grubb struck out; Thomas singled to right;
Roberts reached on an error by Metzger [Thomas to second,
Roberts to first]; Lee grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 6, Astros 10.