Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1971 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn cf 6 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 1
Cedeno lf,rf 6 0 0 0
Watson rf 3 0 1 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Menke 1b 5 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 0
Edwards c 5 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 2 1
  Geronimo lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 44 2 9 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Campbell 3b 2 0 1 0
  Gaston ph 0 0 0 0
  Dean pr,3b 1 0 1 1
Jestadt 2b 4 0 0 1
Stahl lf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 5 0 1 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Murrell cf 5 0 0 0
Barton c 3 0 1 0
  Mason pr 0 0 0 0
  Kendall c 1 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 5 2 3 0
Kirby p 2 1 1 0
  Bravo ph 1 0 1 1
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 9 3
Houston 100 001 000 000290
San Diego 001 000 010 001390
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   6.0 2 1 1 3 5
  Culver   3.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Gladding  L (3-2) 2.2 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
11.2
9
3
3
6
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby   8.0 8 2 2 4 5
  Miller  W (4-2) 4.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
12.0
9
2
2
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  2B–San Diego Bravo (1,off Culver).  HR–Houston Morgan (5,1st inning off Kirby 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Metzger (2,by Kirby).  SH–Miller (2,off Gladding).  SF–Jestadt (1,off Wilson).  CS–Campbell (2,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards); Mason (2,2nd base by Culver/Edwards).  WP–Kirby 2 (11).  IBB–Kirby (4,Metzger).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:06.
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