A sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Tito Fuentes in the ninth inning produced the only run of the game to enable the Padres to defeat the Astros, 1-0. Dan Spillner, who started for the Padres, was replaced with two out and the bases loaded in the top half of the ninth. Dave Tomlin retired Cliff Johnson on a pop fly to end the Astros' threat.

Bobby Tolan delivered a pinch-single to open the Padres' half and moved to second on a balk by Jim York. After a sacrifice by Dave Roberts, Jerry Turner drew a walk before Fuentes batted for Tomlin and ended the game with his sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 1, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Milbourne 2b,ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .198 Locklear ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Almon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Kubiak 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .322 Grubb cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .270 Torres 2b,ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Jutze c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .220 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 May ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Winfield rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Sharon lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Gross ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Tolan ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Roberts 3b 0 0 0 0 3 0 .295 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Davis c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .248 Siebert p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Turner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Spillner p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Fuentes ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 7 0 2 5 Totals 26 1 5 1 6 4 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 8,184 Left on Base: Astros 8, Padres 9 DP: Astros 1, Padres 1 Errors: Roberts 2 Triples: Cabell (6) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (46), Roberts (2) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (17) Sacrifice Hits: Spillner (6), Grubb (3), Roberts (3) Sacrifice Flies: Fuentes (8) GIDP: Cruz (6), Hernandez (6) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert 5 3 0 0 3 1 0 20 4.09 Stanton 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 4.82 York L(3-4) 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 9 4.46 Totals 8.2 5 1 1 6 4 0 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spillner 8.2 7 0 0 2 5 0 34 4.15 Tomlin W(3-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.58 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 5 0 35 Balks: York (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello ASTROS 1ST: Howard lined to left; Milbourne struck out; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell tripled to right; Jutze struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: McCovey made an out to third; Winfield flied out to right; Sharon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Siebert struck out; On a bunt Howard made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Roberts walked; Davis singled to left [Roberts to second]; On a bunt Spillner forced Roberts (pitcher to third) [Davis to second]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (third to first) [Davis out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 4TH: Milbourne singled to center; Milbourne was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Cruz flied out to left; Watson walked; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Grubb singled to left; Torres grounded out (third to first) [Grubb to second]; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher) [Grubb to third]; Winfield walked; Sharon flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell made an out to second; Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Roberts walked; Davis singled to center [Roberts to second]; Spillner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Roberts to third, Davis to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 6TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Howard singled to right; Milbourne reached on an error by Roberts [Howard to second]; Cedeno reached on an error by Roberts [Howard to third, Milbourne to second]; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: STANTON REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Torres flied out to left; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Winfield popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck out; Jutze singled; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Sharon made an out to first; Roberts walked; Roberts stole second; Davis struck out; Spillner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 8TH: GARDNER BATTED FOR STANTON; Gardner struck out; Howard popped to third in foul territory; Milbourne flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: YORK REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Locklear singled; ALMON RAN FOR LOCKLEAR; Grubb out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Torres struck out; McCovey was walked intentionally; Winfield popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 9TH: KUBIAK REPLACED ALMON (PLAYING 2B); TORRES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz singled to center; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cruz to second]; Cabell singled [Cruz to third]; MAY BATTED FOR JUTZE; May walked [Cabell to second]; GROSS BATTED FOR METZGER; TOMLIN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR GROSS; Johnson made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ANDREWS REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); MILBOURNE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TOLAN BATTED FOR SHARON; Tolan singled; York balked [Tolan to second]; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tolan to third]; TURNER BATTED FOR DAVIS; Turner was walked intentionally; FUENTES BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Fuentes hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tolan scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1.

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