Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 24, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 4, San Diego Padres 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 4 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Martinez ss 5 0 3 1
Cedeno cf 5 0 1 1
Watson 1b 5 0 0 0
Wynn rf 4 1 1 0
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 1 2 1
Busse 3b 4 1 1 1
Spinks p 2 1 1 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Metzger ph 1 0 1 0
  Greif p 0 0 0 0
  Hiatt ph 0 0 0 0
  Morgan 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 2 1 0 0
  Gaspar ph 1 0 1 1
  Dean ss 1 0 0 0
Mason 2b 3 1 2 0
Jeter cf 5 0 2 1
Colbert 1b 4 0 1 0
Brown rf 5 0 1 1
Murrell lf 4 1 1 0
Jestadt 3b 3 2 2 0
Kendall c 2 0 1 1
Roberts p 4 0 2 1
Totals 34 5 13 5
Houston 010 030 000–4102
San Diego 020 011 001–5131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Spinks   5.2 8 4 4 5 3
  Ray   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Greif   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Gladding  L (4-5) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
13
5
5
5
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (14-16) 9.0 10 4 4 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
2
  E–Watson 2 (7), Hernandez (30).  2B–Houston Wynn (15); Alou (20); Busse (3).  SH–Thomas (1); Kendall 2 (2).  SF–Alou (2).  SB–Hernandez (21); Mason (4).  WP–Roberts (4).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:15.  A–6,339.
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