Rallying for three runs in the seventh inning, the Astros gained a 5-3 victory to spoil the night for the Padres, who drew a crowd of 15,000 to go over the million mark in attendance. Singles by Milt May, Jerry DaVanon and Tommy Helms, pinch-hitting for Joe Niekro, produced the first run in the seventh to tie the score at 3-3. After a pass to Wilbur Howard loaded the bases, Greg Gross singled and drove in two runs for the Astros' winning margin. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Monday, August    4, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   5 11  2
Padres       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .325      Grubb cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Gross rf              4   0   1   2     1   0   .303      Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .265
Cruz lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Ivie 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Cosgrove p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCovey 1b            3   1   0   1     1   1   .231
Watson 1b,lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .328      Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
May c                 3   1   2   2     0   0   .248      Tolan lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .240
Boswell 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Torres ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
DaVanon ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .625      Hundley c             1   0   0   0     2   0   .205
Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .201        Kendall ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .191
  Johnson ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .075
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Helms ph,2b         2   1   1   1     0   0   .188        Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sharon ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .198

Totals               36   5  11   5     2   1             Totals               33   3   7   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 15,000
Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 8
DP: Astros 0, Padres 2
Errors: Howard, DaVanon, Tolan, Torres
Doubles: May (11), Watson (24), Grubb (29), Sharon (6)
Sacrifice Hits: May (4), Freisleben (5)
GIDP: Andrews (4), Gross (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(3-4)           6     6   3   3   3   4   0  27   4.21
Cosgrove SV(3)          3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   1.93
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   7   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(5-11)      6.2   9   5   5   0   0   0  27   3.92
Tomlin                  1     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.62
Greif                   1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.04
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   1   0  39

Passed Balls: May (15)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (2)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (third to first); Gross flied
out to left; Cruz singled; Watson singled to left [Cruz to
second]; May doubled to left [Cruz scored, Watson scored];
Boswell grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb singled to right; Fuentes singled [Grubb to
second]; Ivie singled to center [Grubb to third, Fuentes to
second]; McCovey forced Ivie (second to shortstop) [Grubb
scored, Fuentes scored (error by DaVanon)]; Winfield grounded
out (third to first) [McCovey to second]; Tolan singled to
center [McCovey scored, Tolan to second (error by Howard)]; May
allowed a passed ball [Tolan to third]; Torres grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

ASTROS 2ND: DaVanon singled to center; Andrews grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [DaVanon out at
second]; Niekro popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 2ND: Hundley flied out to center; Freisleben struck out;
Grubb doubled to left; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard singled; Gross grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Howard out at second]; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Ivie made an out to second; McCovey struck out;
Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Padres 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to right; May made an out to
shortstop; Boswell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Tolan flied out to right; Torres singled to center;
Niekro threw a wild pitch [Torres to second]; Hundley walked;
Freisleben out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Torres
to third, Hundley to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

ASTROS 5TH: On a bunt DaVanon singled; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first) [DaVanon to second]; Niekro reached on a
fielder's choice [DaVanon out at third (shortstop to third)];
Howard forced Niekro (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: On a bunt Fuentes struck out; Ivie flied out to
center; McCovey walked; Winfield forced McCovey (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz lined
to third; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Tolan flied out to right; Torres flied out to right;
Hundley walked; Freisleben struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Padres 3.

ASTROS 7TH: May singled to right; Boswell made an out to second;
DaVanon singled [May to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR ANDREWS;
Johnson lined to third; HELMS BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Helms singled
to left [May scored, DaVanon to third (error by Tolan), Helms to
second]; TOMLIN REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Howard was
walked intentionally; Gross singled to center [DaVanon scored,
Helms scored, Howard to second]; Cruz forced Gross (shortstop
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: COSGROVE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); HELMS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WATSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Grubb flied out to left; Fuentes
struck out; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson doubled to left; May out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Watson to third]; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); GREIF REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); DaVanon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: McCovey lined to shortstop; Winfield walked; Tolan
struck out; Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson made an out to shortstop; Helms reached on
an error by Torres [Helms to second]; Howard struck out; Gross
was walked intentionally; Cosgrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: KENDALL BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; Kendall was called out
on strikes; SHARON BATTED FOR GREIF; Sharon doubled to left;
Grubb made an out to third; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Padres 3.