San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
September 2, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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
Arcia ss 3 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
Campbell 2b 4 0 0 0
Gaston cf 3 0 0 0
Ferrara lf 3 0 1 0
Brown rf 4 1 1 1
Colbert 1b 3 0 1 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Huntz ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0
Wynn lf 3 1 1 2
Watson 1b 2 0 1 0
  Mayberry 1b 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Howard c 3 0 0 0
Martinez ss 3 0 1 0
Torres 2b 3 0 0 0
Blasingame p 3 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 4 2
San Diego 000 000 001140
Houston 000 200 00x240
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Coombs  L (9-11) 7.0 3 2 2 1 7
  Dukes   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
1
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame  W (3-1) 8.2 4 1 1 4 8
  Gladding  SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
9

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1.  3B–San Diego Colbert (6,off Blasingame).  HR–San Diego Brown (23,9th inning off Blasingame 0 on, 2 out), Houston Wynn (24,4th inning off Coombs 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Coombs (6,off Blasingame).  WP–Blasingame (2).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Dick Tremblay, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–1:59.  A–6,395.
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