Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 22, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1972 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 7, San Diego Padres 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 2 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 0
Wynn rf 2 1 0 1
May 1b 4 1 1 2
Watson lf 4 1 2 3
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Fenwick 2b 4 1 2 0
Dierker p 4 0 2 1
Totals 35 7 11 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Jestadt 2b 4 0 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Blefary rf 3 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 3 0 0 0
Barton c 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 1 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Kendall c 0 0 0 0
Acosta p 2 0 0 0
  Kilkenny p 0 0 0 0
  Robles ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Houston 300 000 0317111
San Diego 000 000 000040
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (4-2) 9.0 4 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Acosta  L (1-2) 8.0 9 6 6 2 3
  Kilkenny   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
5

  E–Fenwick (2).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Barton (1).  2B–Houston Fenwick (3,off Kilkenny).  HR–Houston Watson (6,1st inning off Acosta 2 on, 2 out); May (7,8th inning off Acosta 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Wynn (2,off Acosta).  CS–Metzger (2,2nd base by Acosta/Barton); Cedeno (3,2nd base by Acosta/Barton).  WP–Kilkenny (1).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:05.  A–4,498.
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