Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 26, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 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 14, San Diego Padres 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 2 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 3 3 4
Wynn rf 5 1 2 3
May 1b 5 2 1 1
Watson lf 4 1 0 0
Rader 3b 5 2 2 2
Edwards c 2 1 0 1
Helms 2b 5 1 1 1
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Culver p 4 1 1 1
Totals 39 14 11 13
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Morales cf 5 1 1 0
Roberts 3b 4 1 0 0
Stahl rf 5 1 4 2
Colbert 1b 5 1 2 1
Gaston lf 4 2 2 0
Stanley 2b,ss 2 1 0 0
Corrales c 4 0 1 1
Hernandez ss 3 0 2 1
  Jestadt ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Kirby p 1 0 0 1
  Fiore ph 1 0 0 0
  Greif p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Severinsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 6
Houston 210 121 14214111
San Diego 430 000 0007122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   0.2 4 4 4 3 1
  Griffin   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Culver  W (3-0) 7.1 6 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby   5.0 4 6 6 2 4
  Greif  L (3-11) 2.2 6 6 6 2 2
  Acosta   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Severinsen   1.0 0 2 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
14
12
5
7

  E–Griffin (1), Morales (2), Stanley (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Wynn (10,off Greif); Metzger (6,off Greif), San Diego Stahl (4,off Wilson); Colbert (10,off Culver).  3B–Houston Helms (1,off Greif).  HR–Houston Wynn (11,1st inning off Kirby 1 on, 1 out); Rader 2 (13,2nd inning off Kirby 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Greif 0 on, 2 out); May (13,4th inning off Kirby 0 on, 0 out); Cedeno (9,5th inning off Kirby 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Edwards (4,off Severinsen).  SB–Cedeno 2 (19,2nd base off Kirby/Corrales,2nd base off Greif/Corrales).  CS–Stahl (2,2nd base by Culver/Edwards); Gaston (1,2nd base by Culver/Edwards).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Tom Gorman.
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