Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 26, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1971 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 2, San Diego Padres 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Chiles lf 1 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Miller cf 0 0 0 0
  Wynn ph,cf 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 2 3 0
Edwards c 0 0 0 0
  Hiatt c 4 0 1 0
Blasingame p 2 0 1 1
  Watson ph 1 0 1 1
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Jestadt 2b 4 0 1 0
Gaston cf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 0 0
Murrell lf 3 0 0 0
Campbell 3b 3 0 1 1
Barton c 3 0 2 0
Santorini p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Houston 000 010 001–292
San Diego 000 000 100–140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame  W (3-5) 8.0 4 1 0 0 5
  Culver  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
0
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Santorini   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Roberts  L (3-5) 8.2 9 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
4
  E–Rader 2 (6).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Jestadt (1,off Blasingame).  SH–Roberts (3,off Blasingame); Brown (1,off Blasingame).  CS–Barton (3,2nd base by Blasingame/Hiatt).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–(none), 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:11.
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