Larry Dierker allowed only four hits before being relieved by Fred Scherman in the ninth inning and also scored one of the Astros' runs in a 2-0 victory over the Padres. Dierker doubled in the third and crossed the plate on singles by Greg Gross and Roger Metzger. The Astros' other run counted in the sixth on a triple by Milt May and single by Doug Rader. Dierker was lifted in the ninth with one out after issuing two passes. Scherman retired Willie McCovey on a fly and Johnny Grubb on a pop-up to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Friday, June      21, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tolan rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .284      Gross rf,lf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .348
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Metzger ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .266
  Alou ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .198      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Winfield lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .270      Watson lf,1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .252      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .305        Gallagher rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Thomas 2b,3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      M. May c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .243
Roberts 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Rader 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .252
  Clarke ph,2b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Barton c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Kendall ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Dierker p             3   1   2   0     0   0   .194
Greif p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .045        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colbert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     2   7             Totals               31   2   7   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 13,650
Left on Base: Padres 5, Astros 9
DP: Padres 0, Astros 1
Errors: Barton, L. May
Doubles: Dierker (2), Helms (10)
Triples: M. May (2)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (30)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (8)
GIDP: Winfield (7)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(2-10)           5.2   7   2   2   4   1   0  28   5.68
Hardy                   1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.53
Romo                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.80
Totals                  8     7   2   2   4   2   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(5-3)          8.1   4   0   0   2   7   0  30   1.86
Scherman SV(4)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.75
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   7   0  32

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen


PADRES 1ST: On a bunt Tolan singled; Hernandez made an out to
shortstop; Winfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Tolan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: McCovey struck out; Grubb made an out to shortstop;
Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
grounded out (third to first); M. May walked; Rader walked [M.
May to second]; Helms forced M. May (third unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Barton
singled; Greif struck out; Tolan reached on an error by L. May
[Barton to second, Tolan to first]; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker doubled; Gross singled [Dierker to third];
Metzger singled [Dierker scored, Gross to third]; Cedeno made an
out to shortstop; Watson flied out to left; L. May lined to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; McCovey struck out; Grubb
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: M. May was called out on strikes; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); Helms doubled; Dierker grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 5TH: Thomas flied out to right; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Barton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross walked; Metzger made an out to third; Cedeno
forced Gross (third to second); Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to
third (error by Barton)]; Watson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 1.

PADRES 6TH: Greif was called out on strikes; Tolan singled to
center; Tolan was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); M. May
tripled to right; Rader singled to center [M. May scored]; Helms
made an out to third; Dierker singled to center [Rader to
third]; HARDY REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Gross walked (walk was
charged to Greif) [Dierker to second]; Metzger struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield struck out; McCovey flied out to center;
Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(second to first); L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 8TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GALLAGHER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING RF);
Thomas flied out to left; CLARKE BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Clarke
singled to right; KENDALL BATTED FOR BARTON; Kendall forced
Clarke (shortstop to second); COLBERT BATTED FOR HARDY; Colbert
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CLARKE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KENDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ROMO
REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); M. May grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rader lined to center; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 9TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Tolan
grounded out (second to first); ALOU BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Alou
walked; Winfield walked [Alou to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED
DIERKER (PITCHING); McCovey flied out to right; Grubb popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.