San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
July 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1972 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 10, Houston Astros 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss,rf 7 3 2 2
Roberts 3b,c 8 1 3 5
Stahl lf 6 1 2 0
Blefary 1b 3 1 1 1
  Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 2 0 0 0
Gaston rf 3 0 2 2
  Hernandez ph,ss 4 0 0 0
Morales cf 6 0 0 0
Kendall c 6 1 1 0
  Stanley 2b 1 1 1 0
Jestadt 2b,3b 5 1 3 0
Norman p 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Jeter ph 0 0 0 0
  Severinsen p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert ph,1b 3 1 0 0
Totals 55 10 15 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 6 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 7 1 1 0
Wynn rf 6 2 3 1
May 1b 6 0 1 0
Watson lf 5 2 3 2
Rader 3b 2 1 1 3
  Fenwick 3b,2b 2 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
  Stewart 3b 0 0 0 0
Howard c 6 0 1 0
  Edwards c 0 0 0 0
Richard p 0 0 0 0
  Culver p 1 1 0 0
  Ray p 1 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 1 0 0 0
  York p 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 7 11 6
San Diego 112 000 030 000 0310150
Houston 010 230 001 000 007112
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman   4.1 5 5 5 2 3
  Acosta   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Ross   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Severinsen   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Schaeffer   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Caldwell  W (4-4) 7.0 5 1 1 0 3
Totals
14.0
11
7
7
6
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   2.0 5 4 4 3 2
  Culver   3.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Ray   3.0 2 3 2 2 3
  Gladding   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  York  L (0-1) 2.1 4 3 3 2 0
  Griffin   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
14.0
15
10
9
10
9

  E–Metzger (14), Rader (9).  DP–San Diego 2, Houston 1.  PB–Kendall (4).  2B–San Diego Blefary (2,off Richard); Gaston (7,off Richard); Roberts (13,off York), Houston Watson (18,off Norman); Wynn (17,off Acosta).  HR–San Diego Roberts (3,8th inning off Ray 2 on, 1 out), Houston Rader (16,4th inning off Norman 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Caldwell (2,off York); Jestadt (7,off York); Metzger (8,off Norman).  IBB–Stahl (2,by York); Colbert (6,by York).  SF–Watson (5,off Acosta).  HBP–Rader (3,by Acosta).  SB–Thomas (5,2nd base off Richard/Howard); Wynn (9,3rd base off Acosta/Kendall).  WP–Norman 2 (5), Caldwell (3), Richard (1), Gladding (2).  HBP–Acosta (2,Rader).  IBB–York 2 (2,Stahl,Colbert).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–4:30.
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