With last-out help from Joe Niekro, J.R. Richard pitched the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Padres. Randy Jones, bidding to become the first 20-game winner in Padres' history, was handed his 10th defeat instead after giving up all of the Astros' runs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 14, 1975 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   4 10  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard lf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .304      Grubb cf              5   0   2   2     0   2   .278
Andrews 2b            4   1   3   1     1   0   .223      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .285        Hernandez pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Watson 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .322        Kubiak ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Cabell 3b             4   0   3   2     0   0   .276      Tolan lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Gross rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .297      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Jutze c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .221      Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .265
Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .232      Torres ss,2b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .273
Richard p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Roberts 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .280
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                            Locklear ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .316
                                                          Jones p               2   0   0   0     1   1   .141
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Turner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               33   4  10   4     5   2             Totals               35   2   9   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 19,442
Left on Base: Astros 8, Padres 9
DP: Astros 1, Padres 2
Errors: Torres
Doubles: Andrews (4), Tolan (17), Grubb (35)
Stolen Bases: Howard (29), Cedeno (47)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Cedeno (2)
GIDP: Gross (10), Cedeno (11), Fuentes (14)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(11-9)         8.2   9   2   2   3   8   0  37   4.61
Niekro SV(4)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.36
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   8   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(19-10)          7.2  10   4   3   3   2   0  34   2.22
Frisella                1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.16
Totals                  9    10   4   3   5   2   0  39

Wild Pitches: Richard (19)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (second to first); Andrews
singled to left; Andrews was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Cedeno reached on an error
by Torres; Watson singled to center [Cedeno to third]; Cabell
singled to right [Cedeno scored (unearned), Watson to second];
Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb struck out; Fuentes struck out; Tolan singled;
Richard threw a wild pitch [Tolan to second]; McCovey grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to center; Torres struck out;
Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (first unassisted); Watson lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Jones struck
out; Grubb singled to right; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to left; Gross grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second];
Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
singled to center; Winfield walked [McCovey to second]; Torres
walked [McCovey to third, Winfield to second]; Roberts struck
out; Kendall made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros
1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Richard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard walked; Howard stole
second; Andrews doubled to center [Howard scored, Andrews out at
third (center to second to third)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Jones walked; Grubb flied out to center; Fuentes
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson
grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cabell grounded
out (second to first); Gross walked; Jutze forced Gross (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Tolan doubled; McCovey grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Winfield struck out; Torres flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
struck out; Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
made an out to shortstop; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Andrews singled to center; Cedeno out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Andrews to second]; Watson was walked
intentionally; Cabell singled to right [Andrews scored, Watson
to second]; Gross was called out on strikes; Jutze singled to
right [Watson scored, Cabell to third, Jutze to second (on
throw)]; FRISELLA REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Metzger was walked
intentionally; Richard grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Grubb struck out; Fuentes singled to left; HERNANDEZ
RAN FOR FUENTES; Tolan flied out to right; McCovey flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 0.

ASTROS 9TH: HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); TORRES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Howard lined to third; Andrews
walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Torres
singled; Roberts popped to third in foul territory; LOCKLEAR
BATTED FOR KENDALL; Locklear singled to center [Torres to
second]; TURNER BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Turner singled [Torres to
third, Locklear to second]; Grubb doubled to right [Torres
scored, Locklear scored, Turner to third]; NIEKRO REPLACED
RICHARD (PITCHING); KUBIAK BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Kubiak grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres
2.