San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
September 14, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1971 at Astrodome. 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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San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Mason 2b 5 0 0 0
Jeter cf 5 1 1 0
Colbert 1b 3 1 1 0
Gaston lf 3 1 0 1
Morales rf 3 1 1 1
Jestadt 3b 4 0 2 2
Ivie c 3 0 2 0
Acosta p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0
Watson lf 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Geronimo rf 4 0 0 0
Menke 3b 3 1 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Blasingame p 0 0 0 0
  Spinks p 1 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 0 0 0 1
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1
San Diego 500 000 000583
Houston 000 001 010250
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Acosta  W (2-2) 9.0 5 2 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame  L (9-11) 0.1 4 5 5 0 0
  Spinks   5.2 3 0 0 1 6
  Griffin   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Guinn   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
11

  E–Hernandez (28), Mason (15), Jestadt (10).  DP–San Diego 2, Houston 1.  PB–Edwards (7).  2B–Houston Metzger (14,off Acosta).  HBP–Gaston (2,by Blasingame); Ivie (1,by Spinks); Hernandez (3,by Griffin).  SF–Chiles (1,off Acosta).  SB–Morales (1,2nd base off Spinks/Edwards); Cedeno (15,2nd base off Acosta/Ivie).  WP–Acosta (1), Blasingame (10), Spinks (1), Griffin (3).  BK–Acosta (1).  HBP–Blasingame (12,Gaston); Spinks (1,Ivie); Griffin (2,Hernandez).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:19.  A–5,986.
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