Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
August 5, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 4, San Diego Padres 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf,lf 5 0 3 1
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn lf 2 0 1 0
  Miller rf 2 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 2 2 0
Menke ss 3 1 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 1
Edwards c 4 0 1 1
Wilson p 2 0 1 0
  Geronimo ph 1 0 1 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Lampard ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia ss 4 2 2 0
Campbell 2b 4 0 1 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
Gaston cf 5 0 1 0
Ferrara lf 2 0 1 1
  Murrell lf 1 0 0 0
Brown rf 5 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 5 0 1 0
Spiezio 3b 4 1 2 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 1
  Slocum pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Barton c 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 9 2
Houston 000 000 120 14113
San Diego 100 011 000 0392
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   6.0 7 3 2 2 4
  Culver   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Gladding  W (4-1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
10.0
9
3
2
2
10
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   6.2 7 1 1 1 2
  Willis   1.1 2 2 1 3 0
  Dukes  L (0-3) 2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
10.0
11
4
3
6
4

  E–Morgan (12), Rader (14), Menke (21), Arcia (7), Campbell (19).  DP–San Diego 3.  2B–Houston Rader (14,off Wilson), San Diego Arcia (3,off Wilson); Spiezio (10,off Wilson); Cannizzaro (9,off Wilson).  SH–Menke (4,off Dukes); Cannizzaro (3,off Gladding).  IBB–Edwards (12,by Willis); Mayberry (2,by Dukes).  HBP–Arcia (4,by Wilson); Ferrara (8,by Wilson).  SB–Alou (1,2nd base off Wilson/Cannizzaro); Cedeno (7,2nd base off Wilson/Cannizzaro).  CS–Colbert (5,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards).  HBP–Wilson 2 (5,Arcia,Ferrara).  IBB–Willis (2,Edwards); Dukes (5,Mayberry).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Dezelan, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:44.  A–3,286.
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