Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 7, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 10, San Diego Padres 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 2 1 1 1
  Miller rf 2 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0
  Martinez ss 1 0 0 0
Wynn lf 3 1 1 0
  Geronimo pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 2 2 5
  Mayberry 1b 0 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0
  Torres ph,2b 2 0 1 1
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 0 0
  Lampard lf 1 0 1 0
Howard c 4 3 3 3
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 10
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Campbell 2b 4 1 1 0
Robles ss 4 1 2 1
Webster 1b 4 1 1 4
Ferrara lf 3 0 0 0
  Slocum c 1 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 0
Murrell cf 4 0 0 0
Kendall c,lf 3 0 0 0
Williams rf 3 1 1 0
Nyman p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Santorini p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
Houston 001 016 10110120
San Diego 000 000 005561
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (1-0) 9.0 6 5 5 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
2
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Nyman  L (0-1) 5.0 4 5 5 2 2
  Willis   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Santorini   3.0 5 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
3
5

  E–Campbell (20).  DP–Houston 2, San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Howard (4,off Nyman); Rader (20,off Willis); Lampard (8,off Santorini); Torres (1,off Santorini).  HR–Houston Howard 2 (2,5th inning off Nyman 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Willis 1 on, 2 out); Watson (7,6th inning off Willis 3 on, 0 out), San Diego Webster (2,9th inning off Forsch 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Forsch (1,off Nyman).  SF–Alou (4,off Nyman).  WP–Forsch (1).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:05.
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