Randy Jones, 8-22 with the Padres last season, claimed his second victory of the 1975 campaign when he shut out the Astros on six hits, 4-0. Loser Jim Crawford, a rookie just up from Iowa, wild-pitched home San Diego's final run in the fifth, but was a victim of earlier lack of support in the field by the Astros.

The Padres scored two unearned runs in the second after Roger Metzger booted Tito Fuentes' two-out grounder. Fuentes drove in the winners' third run in the fourth after Dave Winfield singled and moved to second on a passed ball. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Monday, April     21, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  2  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Cabell rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
Beckert 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .462      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .229
  Torres 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Winfield rf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .333      Watson lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Sharon lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jutze c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .325      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hundley c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Crawford p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jones p               3   1   1   0     1   1   .250        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howard ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   2     2   3             Totals               33   0   6   0     0   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  6,523
Left on Base: Padres 6, Astros 6
DP: Padres 0, Astros 0
Errors: Metzger
Doubles: Fuentes (1), Beckert (1), Cabell (4)
Triples: Hundley (1)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (2), Cedeno (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hernandez (1,by York)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(2-0)            9     6   0   0   0   4   0  33   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   4   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crawford L(0-1)         4.2   6   4   2   1   0   0  22   3.86
Granger                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.00
York                    3     0   0   0   0   2   0  10   6.23
Forsch                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.00
Totals                  9     6   4   2   2   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Jutze (1)
Hit by Pitch: York (2)
Wild Pitches: Crawford (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
made an out to second; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled to right; Cedeno stole
second; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to center; Ivie grounded out
(second to first) [Winfield to second]; Sharon flied out to
center [Winfield to third]; Fuentes reached on an error by
Metzger [Winfield scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Hundley tripled
to right [Fuentes scored (unearned)]; Jones lined to center; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; Rader grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Watson to second]; Jutze grounded out (third to
first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez flied out to left; Beckert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Crawford flied out to left; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield singled to center; Jutze allowed a passed
ball [Winfield to second]; Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first);
Sharon grounded out (second to first) [Winfield to third];
Fuentes doubled to right [Winfield scored]; Hundley lined to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Watson singled to left; Rader flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 0.

PADRES 5TH: Jones singled to center; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jones to second]; Beckert
doubled to left [Jones to third]; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); Winfield was walked intentionally; Crawford threw a
wild pitch [Jones scored, Beckert to third, Winfield to second];
GRANGER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Ivie struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: TORRES REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 3B); Jutze lined to
left; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); EASLER BATTED
FOR GRANGER; Easler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Astros 0.

PADRES 6TH: YORK REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Sharon lined to
left; Fuentes flied out to left; Hundley made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell doubled to left; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to left; Johnson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

PADRES 7TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Hernandez was hit
by a pitch; Hernandez stole second; Torres was called out on
strikes; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader lined
to left; Jutze singled to center; Metzger grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

PADRES 8TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Ivie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharon grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR YORK; Howard singled to center;
Cabell lined to center; Andrews forced Howard (shortstop to
second); Cedeno forced Andrews (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.

PADRES 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Fuentes grounded
out (first unassisted); Hundley flied out to left; Jones walked;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Watson
grounded out (third to first); Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 0.