Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
April 9, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1969 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Houston Astros 0, San Diego Padres 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0
Blefary 1b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  McFadden ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 3 0
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Robles ss 4 0 0 0
Pena 2b 3 1 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 2 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 1
Davis 1b 3 0 1 0
  Colbert pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Stahl lf 3 0 1 0
Spiezio 3b 2 1 0 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0
Podres p 1 0 1 1
  Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Houston 000 000 000–030
San Diego 110 000 00x–261
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (0-1) 6.0 5 2 2 2 1
  Gladding   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
2
1
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  W (1-0) 7.0 2 0 0 3 1
  Sisk  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
1
  E–Robles (1).  2B–Houston Alou (1,off Sisk).  SF–Podres (1,off Dierker).  CS–Stahl (1,2nd base by Dierker/Edwards).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Dezelan, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–1:57.  A–4,218.
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