Greg Gross scored on a wild pitch by Danny Frisella with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to give the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Padres. Gross doubled with one out as a pinch-hitter for Jim York. After an intentional pass to Wilbur Howard, Willie McCovey dropped Hector Torres' throw to first on a grounder by Ken Boswell, loading the bases.

The Padres scored on a homer by Dick Sharon in the second and on a triple by Enzo Hernandez and sacrifice fly by Torres in the third. Doug Rader tied the score in the fourth, hitting a homer with Jose Cruz on base. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 7, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Astros 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .215 Howard lf 2 0 1 0 3 1 .306 Grubb cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Andrews 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Torres 2b 1 0 1 1 1 0 .277 Boswell ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .248 McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .251 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .328 Roberts 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Cabell pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Sharon lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .225 Cruz rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .265 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 May c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Hundley c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .209 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Locklear ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Jutze c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Davis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Rader 3b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .222 Spillner p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .140 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Roberts p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Tolan lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gross ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301 Totals 33 2 9 2 3 5 Totals 30 3 6 2 6 6 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 5,830 Left on Base: Padres 9, Astros 10 DP: Padres 1, Astros 1 Errors: McCovey, Hundley Doubles: Gross (13) Triples: Hernandez (2) Home Runs: Sharon (4), Rader (12) Stolen Bases: Andrews (10) Caught Stealing: Howard (11) Sacrifice Hits: Torres (5), Metzger (15) Sacrifice Flies: Torres (6) GIDP: Locklear (3), Metzger (6) Hit by Pitch: Watson (3,by Spillner) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spillner 7.1 5 2 2 5 6 1 32 4.38 Tomlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.62 Frisella L(1-6) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 3.25 Totals 8.1 6 3 3 6 6 1 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts 7.1 9 2 2 3 5 1 34 4.26 York W(3-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.68 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 5 1 38 Passed Balls: May (16) Hit by Pitch: Spillner (2) Wild Pitches: Frisella (5), Roberts (7) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bob Engel PADRES 1ST: Hernandez struck out; Grubb grounded out (second to first); Torres walked; McCovey walked [Torres to second]; May allowed a passed ball [Torres to third]; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard walked; Howard was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Andrews singled; Andrews stole second [Andrews to third (error by Hundley)]; Cedeno made an out to first; Watson was hit by a pitch; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Roberts flied out to left; Sharon homered; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Spillner flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader singled to center; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Hernandez tripled; Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hernandez scored]; McCovey singled to right; Winfield forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Howard singled to left; Andrews reached on a fielder's choice [Howard to second]; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Sharon singled; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Sharon to second]; Hundley walked; On a bunt Spillner struck out; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz walked; May struck out; Rader homered [Cruz scored]; Metzger struck out; Roberts flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 5TH: Grubb singled to right; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Grubb to second]; McCovey struck out; Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Howard struck out; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 6TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharon flied out to left; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz made an out to second; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 7TH: Spillner made an out to second; Hernandez struck out; Grubb singled to center; Torres singled to left [Grubb to second]; McCovey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Rader walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader to second]; Roberts struck out; Howard was walked intentionally; BOSWELL BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 8TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Roberts singled; Sharon singled to left [Roberts to third]; YORK REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; Locklear grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sharon out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: DAVIS REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PLAYING C ); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to right; CABELL RAN FOR WATSON; Cruz walked [Cabell to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR MAY; Johnson made an out to shortstop; FRISELLA REPLACED SHARON (PITCHING); TOLAN REPLACED TOMLIN (PLAYING LF); Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. PADRES 9TH: CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JUTZE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); Tolan lined to right; Hernandez lined to right; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: On a bunt Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); GROSS BATTED FOR YORK; Gross doubled to right; Howard was walked intentionally; Boswell reached on an error by McCovey [Gross to third, Howard to second]; Frisella threw a wild pitch [Gross scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3.

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