Greg Gross and Ken Boswell collected three singles apiece and Dave Roberts pitched a four-hitter as the Astros defeated the Padres, 6-2, to snap a five-game losing streak. Boswell batted in two runs and scored one, while Gross drove in one run and scored one. The Padres, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak, had homers by Willie McCovey and Dave Winfield for their markers. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      29, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  2
Astros       0  0  0    2  3  1    0  0  x  -   6 14  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Howard cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .348
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Gross rf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .300
Ivie 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Cruz lf               5   1   1   1     0   2   .234
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .238      Johnson 1b            4   1   2   0     1   1   .287
Winfield rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .264      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Sharon lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .180      Boswell 2b            3   1   3   2     1   0   .255
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150        Andrews pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Hundley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Jutze c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .217
  Kubiak pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Milbourne ss          4   1   1   1     0   0   .204
Torres ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .114
Davis c               2   0   0   0     1   1   .138
Spillner p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hahn lf             0   0   0   0     1   0   .118

Totals               31   2   4   2     3   7             Totals               36   6  14   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  7,156
Left on Base: Padres 5, Astros 10
DP: Padres 0, Astros 1
Errors: Grubb, Winfield, Milbourne
Doubles: Fuentes (14), Johnson (6), Jutze (1), Cruz (6)
Home Runs: Winfield (11), McCovey (14)
Stolen Bases: Torres (1), Howard (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts 2 (9)
GIDP: Sharon (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(4-8)         4.2  10   5   5   0   3   0  24   3.94
Frisella                1.1   3   1   1   1   2   0   8   2.84
Folkers                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   4.46
Totals                  8    14   6   6   2   7   0  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(6-11)         9     4   2   2   3   7   2  34   4.29
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   7   2  34

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel


PADRES 1ST: Grubb struck out; Fuentes doubled; Ivie struck out;
McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield homered; Sharon walked; Torres forced
Sharon (shortstop to second); Torres stole second; Davis
grounded out (third to first); Spillner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson singled; Rader grounded out (third to first)
[Johnson to second]; Boswell singled [Johnson to third]; Jutze
flied out to right; Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to
left; Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts struck out; Howard flied out to center;
Gross singled; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey homered; Winfield singled; Sharon grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Winfield out
at second]; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson doubled; Rader flied out to left; Boswell
singled [Johnson scored]; Jutze doubled [Boswell to third];
Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted) [Boswell scored, Jutze
to third]; Roberts struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Astros 2.

PADRES 5TH: Davis struck out; Spillner was called out on
strikes; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard singled; Howard stole second; Gross singled
[Howard to third]; Cruz doubled [Howard scored, Gross scored
(error by Grubb)]; Johnson flied out to left; Rader popped to
first in foul territory; Boswell singled [Cruz scored]; FRISELLA
REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Jutze grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 5.

PADRES 6TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Ivie flied out to
center; McCovey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Milbourne singled; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Milbourne to second]; Howard singled
[Milbourne to third]; Gross singled [Milbourne scored, Howard to
third (error by Winfield), Gross to second]; Cruz struck out;
Johnson was walked intentionally; Rader was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 6.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharon
struck out; Torres grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: HAHN REPLACED FRISELLA (PLAYING LF); FOLKERS
REPLACED SHARON (PITCHING); Boswell walked; ANDREWS RAN FOR
BOSWELL; Jutze singled [Andrews to second]; Milbourne lined to
third; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Andrews to third, Jutze to second]; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 6.

PADRES 8TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Davis walked;
Hahn walked [Davis to second]; Grubb flied out to right; Fuentes
forced Hahn (third to second) [Davis to third]; Ivie grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2,
Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross lined to left; Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Astros 6.

PADRES 9TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Winfield
grounded out (second to first); HUNDLEY BATTED FOR FOLKERS;
Hundley reached on an error by Milbourne; KUBIAK RAN FOR
HUNDLEY; Torres forced Kubiak (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 6.