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Monday September 10, 1973
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San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Monday, September 10, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros       0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  3
Padres       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  2  x  -   5  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .333      J. Morales rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .285
Metzger ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .257      Grubb cf              2   2   2   0     2   0   .308
  Campbell 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Lee lf                3   2   1   1     0   1   .239
Gallagher rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Colbert 1b            3   0   2   1     1   1   .268
Johnson 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
Busse 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .123      Thomas ss             4   0   2   3     0   0   .239
  Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .317      R. Morales 2b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .162
  Torres ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Hilton 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .178
Easler lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Greif p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Cedeno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Wynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Jutze c               2   1   1   0     1   0   .216
  May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .056
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .065
  Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .252

Totals               30   3   6   2     3   5             Totals               29   5   9   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  2,294
Left on Base: Astros 6, Padres 5
DP: Astros 3, Padres 0
Errors: Easler, Sutherland, Jutze, Lee
Doubles: Johnson (1)
Triples: Gross (1), Grubb (3)
Caught Stealing: Colbert (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin 2 (3), Hilton (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Metzger (3), Lee (2)
GIDP: Lee (9), Kendall 2 (15)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(1-6)          7     8   5   3   3   6   0  31   4.81
Forsch                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.27
Totals                  8     9   5   3   3   6   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif W(9-15)           9     6   3   2   3   5   0  36   3.19
Totals                  9     6   3   2   3   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Lee Weyer


ASTROS 1ST: Debut for umpire Paul Runge; Gross singled to
right; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Gross to second];
Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gross to third];
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: J. Morales struck out; Grubb walked; Lee grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Grubb out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Busse popped to third in foul territory; Easler
struck out; Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Kendall flied out to right;
Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Jutze to second]; Gross tripled [Jutze scored];
Metzger hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gross scored]; Gallagher
grounded out (second to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: R. Morales grounded out (second to first); Hilton
was called out on strikes; Greif struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson made an out to shortstop; Busse was called
out on strikes; Easler flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: J. Morales reached on an error by Sutherland [J.
Morales to first]; Grubb walked [J. Morales to second]; Lee
singled to left [J. Morales to third, Grubb to second]; Colbert
walked [J. Morales scored (unearned), Grubb to third, Lee to
second]; Kendall struck out; Thomas singled to center [Grubb
scored, Lee scored, Colbert to third]; Colbert was caught
stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher) [Thomas to
second]; R. Morales flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Jutze
singled to center; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Jutze to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Hilton flied out to right; Greif made an out to
second; Jutze dropped a foul fly hit by J. Morales for an error;
J. Morales singled to left; Grubb singled to right [J. Morales
to third]; Lee struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger singled to center; Gallagher lined to
center; Johnson doubled to left [Metzger scored (error by Lee)
(unearned)]; Busse was called out on strikes; Easler was walked
intentionally; Sutherland flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert singled; Kendall grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Colbert out at second]; Thomas flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
struck out; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: R. Morales singled to left; Hilton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [R. Morales to second]; Greif
grounded out (third to first); J. Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Gallagher
struck out; Johnson walked; WATSON BATTED FOR BUSSE; Watson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING 3B); TORRES
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING SS); Grubb tripled to center; Lee
reached on an error by Easler on a sacrifice fly [Grubb scored,
Lee to first]; Colbert singled to left [Lee to second]; FORSCH
REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Kendall grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lee to third, Colbert out at
second]; Thomas singled [Lee scored (unearned)]; R. Morales
forced Thomas (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.

ASTROS 9TH: CEDENO BATTED FOR EASLER; Cedeno grounded out (third
to first); WYNN BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; Wynn flied out to right;
MAY BATTED FOR JUTZE; May singled to right; RADER BATTED FOR
FORSCH; Rader forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 5.



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