Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 16, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1970 at San Diego Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 1
  Martinez 2b 1 0 0 0
Alou rf 6 1 2 0
Wynn cf 3 1 2 1
Davis lf 5 0 2 2
Menke ss 5 1 1 1
Pepitone 1b 5 2 3 1
Rader 3b 5 1 2 3
Edwards c 4 2 2 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Billingham p 2 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 16 9
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Dean ss 2 0 0 0
  Kelly ph,3b 1 1 1 1
Campbell 2b 5 0 2 1
Murrell cf 4 1 0 0
Ferrara lf 5 1 1 1
  Arcia pr 0 1 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 2 1
Brown rf 5 0 1 2
Huntz 3b,ss 5 0 1 0
Barton c 4 1 2 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
Houston 002 004 1209161
San Diego 000 100 1237101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   4.1 4 1 1 2 1
  Billingham  W (1-0) 3.2 4 4 4 2 2
  Bouton   0.0 1 2 1 1 0
  Gladding  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
5
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (3-4) 7.0 13 7 7 4 6
  Ross   2.0 3 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
4
9

  E–Menke (11), Huntz (6).  2B–Houston Davis (4,off Dobson); Pepitone (6,off Ross), San Diego Campbell (8,off Wilson); Colbert (4,off Wilson); Barton (3,off Billingham); Brown (6,off Billingham).  3B–Houston Edwards (1,off Dobson).  HR–Houston Rader (9,6th inning off Dobson 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Edwards (4,by Dobson).  SH–Dobson (3,off Wilson).  SB–Davis (5,2nd base off Dobson/Barton); Pepitone (2,2nd base off Dobson/Barton); Morgan (5,2nd base off Dobson/Barton).  CS–Wynn (3,2nd base by Dobson/Barton).  WP–Ross (3).  IBB–Dobson (5,Edwards).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Dezelan, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–3:08.  A–8,432.
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