Sending 11 men to the plate, the Astros scored six runs in the second inning and defeated the Padres, 9-1. The Astros collected five hits in their big inning, including doubles by Milt May, Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson. Cedeno and Watson drove in two runs apiece. Watson accounted for his third RBI with a homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     11, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  6  1    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   9 14  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          5   0   1   1     0   1   .143      Tolan rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Metzger ss            4   2   2   0     1   1   .304      Alou lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Cedeno cf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .385      Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Watson lf,1b          5   1   3   3     0   0   .280      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
L. May 1b             1   1   0   0     3   0   .263      Kendall c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .364
  Gallagher pr,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Rader 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .261      Thomas 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Menke 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hernandez ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Brown rf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .222        McCovey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .235
M. May c              3   1   2   1     0   0   .316        Morales pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Edwards c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffin p             3   1   1   1     0   0   .250        McIntosh p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .471
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Greif pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garcia p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  14   9     4   3             Totals               34   1   8   1     4   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  6,618
Left on Base: Astros 8, Padres 11
DP: Astros 1, Padres 2
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: M. May (1), Cedeno (4), Watson (1)
Home Runs: Watson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Tolan (1)
GIDP: Rader (1), Milbourne (1), Colbert (3)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1,by McIntosh)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(1-1)          7     6   1   0   3   1   0  30   2.08
J. Johnson              1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Scherman                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   0   4   2   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(0-2)            1.2   6   6   6   2   2   0  13  19.06
McIntosh                3.1   4   2   2   2   1   1  15   3.72
Garcia                  2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   4.76
Romo                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Troedson                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.50
Totals                  9    14   9   9   4   3   1  44

Hit by Pitch: McIntosh (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Tolan singled to right; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted) [Tolan to second]; Grubb walked; Colbert grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May walked; Rader was called out on strikes;
Brown singled [L. May to second]; M. May doubled to right [L.
May scored, Brown to third]; Griffin singled [Brown scored, M.
May stayed at second]; Milbourne struck out; Metzger walked [M.
May to third, Griffin to second]; Cedeno doubled to right [M.
May scored, Griffin scored, Metzger to third]; Watson doubled to
left [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored]; MCINTOSH REPLACED JONES
(PITCHING); L. May walked; Rader flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall made an out to third; Roberts struck out;
Thomas walked; Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Brown singled to center; M. May grounded out (third
to first) [Brown to second]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to
first); Milbourne singled to right [Brown scored]; Metzger
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: McIntosh grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan
flied out to left; Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
homered; L. May walked; Rader grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [L. May out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Colbert made
an out to first; Kendall singled to left; Roberts grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Brown made an out to shortstop; M. May singled to
center; Griffin was hit by a pitch [M. May to second]; Milbourne
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Padres
0.

PADRES 5TH: Thomas flied out to left; Hernandez singled; BECKERT
BATTED FOR MCINTOSH; Beckert reached on a fielder's choice
[Hernandez to third (error by Griffin)]; GREIF RAN FOR BECKERT;
Tolan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez scored
(unearned)]; Alou singled to center [Greif to second]; Grubb
forced Alou (second to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 8, Padres 1.

ASTROS 6TH: GARCIA REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Metzger singled;
Cedeno lined to center; Watson singled to left [Metzger to
second]; L. May forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Metzger to
third]; GALLAGHER RAN FOR L. MAY; Rader singled to right
[Metzger scored, Gallagher to third]; Brown forced Rader
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GALLAGHER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); EDWARDS REPLACED M. MAY (PLAYING C
); Colbert flied out to left; Kendall singled to center; Roberts
made an out to second; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin
flied out to center; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: MENKE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez
grounded out (first to pitcher); GASTON BATTED FOR GARCIA;
Gaston walked; Tolan flied out to center; On a bunt Alou singled
[Gaston to second]; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno singled to right; Watson grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to second]; Gallagher grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Colbert
struck out; Kendall singled; Roberts singled to left [Kendall to
second]; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted) [Kendall to
third, Roberts to second]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; McCovey
walked; MORALES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; HILTON BATTED FOR ROMO; Hilton
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 1.

ASTROS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); TROEDSON
REPLACED HILTON (PITCHING); Menke grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brown made an out to third; Edwards grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED J. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Tolan
grounded out (first unassisted); Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); Grubb grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Padres 1.