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Sunday May 6, 1973
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While Mike Caldwell pitched a two-hitter, the Padres broke loose with their best batting attack of the season so far to defeat the Pirates, 8-0. Caldwell, who yielded singles by Rennie Stennett and Milt May in the third inning, became the first pitcher to shut out the Pirates this year. The Padres, on the other hand, swung away for 16 hits, including homers by Johnny Grubb and Cito Gaston. Grubb's blow was his first in the major leagues. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1973 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Padres       2  2  2    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   8 16  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Hernandez ss          4   2   2   0     0   0   .231
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .307      Grubb cf              4   2   2   2     1   0   .342
Sanguillen rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .337      Lee lf                4   0   1   1     1   0   .291
Robertson 1b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .309      Colbert 1b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .280
Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Gaston rf             5   1   3   3     0   0   .321
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .272      Kendall c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .298
Stennett ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Campbell 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Hilton 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .229
Moose p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Caldwell p            4   2   2   0     0   0   .375
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McKee p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alley ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               27   0   2   0     2   6             Totals               38   8  16   8     2   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  7,176
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Padres 9
DP: Pirates 0, Padres 2
Errors: Oliver
Doubles: Colbert (6), Hilton (4), Gaston (3)
Home Runs: Grubb (1), Gaston (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (2)
GIDP: Gonzalez (1), Oliver (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(2-2)            2     8   4   4   0   0   1  13   3.93
McKee                   3     3   2   2   1   1   1  13  15.63
Johnson                 2     4   2   2   1   1   0  11   4.32
R. Hernandez            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   8.53
Totals                  8    16   8   8   2   2   2  41

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(1-3)         9     2   0   0   2   6   0  29   3.16
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   6   0  29

Balks: McKee (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver lined
to left; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to shortstop; Grubb singled to
right [Hernandez to third]; Lee grounded out (second to first)
[Hernandez scored, Grubb to second]; Colbert doubled to left
[Grubb scored]; Gaston singled to left [Colbert out at home
(left to catcher)]; Kendall singled to pitcher [Gaston to
second]; Campbell singled to shortstop [Gaston to third, Kendall
to second]; Hilton flied out to center; 2 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 0, Padres 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson struck out; Zisk grounded out (second to
first); Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Caldwell singled to center; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Caldwell to second]; Grubb
homered [Caldwell scored]; Lee flied to left in foul territory;
Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Padres 4.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to center; May singled to center
[Stennett to second]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MOOSE; Gonzalez
grounded into a double play (third to second) [Gonzalez to
first, Stennett out at third, May out at second]; Cash flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 3RD: MCKEE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Gaston homered;
Kendall singled to center [Kendall to second (error by Oliver)];
Campbell grounded out (third to first); Hilton doubled to right
[Kendall scored]; Caldwell grounded out (second to first)
[Hilton to third]; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 6.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (first
unassisted); Robertson walked; Zisk forced Robertson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 6.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb walked; McKee balked [Grubb to second]; Lee
flied out to left; Colbert grounded out (third to first) [Grubb
to third]; Gaston flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Padres 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded
out (third to first); May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 6.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall struck out; Campbell grounded out (third to
first); Hilton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 6.

PIRATES 6TH: CLINES BATTED FOR MCKEE; Clines was called out on
strikes; Cash walked; Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Padres 6.

PADRES 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Caldwell singled
to left; On a bunt Hernandez singled to third [Caldwell to
second]; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted) [Caldwell to
third, Hernandez to second]; Lee was walked intentionally;
Colbert struck out; Gaston doubled to left [Caldwell scored,
Hernandez scored, Lee to third]; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Robertson flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 8.

PADRES 7TH: Campbell popped to catcher in foul territory; Hilton
singled to center; Caldwell forced Hilton (shortstop to second);
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Padres 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Hebner was called out on strikes; Stennett grounded
out (first unassisted); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 8.

PADRES 8TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Grubb
flied out to center; Lee singled to center; Colbert flied out to
right; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 8.

PIRATES 9TH: ALLEY BATTED FOR R. HERNANDEZ; Alley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Padres 8.



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