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.

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