Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 8, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 8, San Diego Padres 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 1 1 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0
Wynn lf 5 0 1 0
Watson 1b 5 0 2 3
Menke ss 3 2 1 0
Rader 3b 5 3 3 3
Cedeno cf 5 0 2 1
Howard c 3 0 0 1
Wilson p 4 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b 3 1 1 1
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Huntz ph 0 0 0 0
  Williams pr 0 1 0 0
Robles ss 3 0 1 0
  Slocum pr 0 0 0 0
Gaston cf 5 1 1 2
Ferrara lf 5 0 2 2
  Murrell pr 0 0 0 0
Brown rf 5 1 2 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 2
Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 0 0
Kirby p 2 1 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 0 0 0 0
  Campbell 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 7 9 7
Houston 021 120 2008122
San Diego 023 000 002791
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (9-5) 8.1 8 7 6 2 3
  Gladding  SV (18) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
2
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (9-15) 4.0 7 6 6 2 5
  Dukes   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Doyle   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Willis   2.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
8

  E–Menke (28), Rader (17), Ferrara (4).  2B–Houston Cedeno (13,off Kirby); Menke (23,off Doyle).  HR–Houston Rader (21,2nd inning off Kirby 1 on, 1 out), San Diego Colbert (30,2nd inning off Wilson 1 on, 1 out); Gaston (24,3rd inning off Wilson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Robles (2,off Wilson).  HBP–Robles (1,by Gladding).  SB–Morgan 2 (36,2nd base off Kirby/Cannizzaro,2nd base off Dukes/Cannizzaro).  CS–Cedeno (3,Home by Kirby/Cannizzaro).  WP–Wilson 2 (13), Kirby (5).  HBP–Gladding (3,Robles).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:35.  A–1,893.
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