San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
June 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1970 at Astrodome. 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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San Diego Padres 1, Houston Astros 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Campbell 2b 4 0 1 0
Slocum 3b 3 0 1 0
  Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0
  Arcia 3b 0 0 0 0
Gaston cf 4 0 2 0
Webster 1b 4 1 2 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 0
Stahl lf 4 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 0
Dean ss 3 0 0 0
  Huntz ph 0 0 0 1
Coombs p 3 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 3 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno rf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
  Pepitone 1b 0 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 3 1
Rader 3b 2 0 0 0
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
Billingham p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 1
San Diego 000 000 001182
Houston 000 000 11x254
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Coombs  L (6-6) 8.0 5 2 1 5 4
Totals
8.0
5
2
1
5
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  W (5-1) 9.0 8 1 0 0 10
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
0
10

  E–Slocum (6), Webster (1), Alou (4), Morgan (7), Wynn (2), Rader (9).  DP–San Diego 1, Houston 1.  2B–San Diego Campbell (16,off Billingham), Houston Wynn 2 (20,off Coombs 2).  3B–Houston Watson (1,off Coombs).  SF–Huntz (1,off Billingham).  SH–Rader (2,off Coombs).  IBB–Edwards 2 (6,by Coombs 2); Rader (4,by Coombs).  SB–Morgan (12,2nd base off Coombs/Cannizzaro); Wynn (15,2nd base off Coombs/Cannizzaro).  IBB–Coombs 3 (6,Edwards 2,Rader).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:15.  A–11,666.
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