San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
September 14, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1972 at Astrodome. 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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San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 10

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 5 1 3 0
Roberts 2b 5 1 1 0
Lee lf 5 2 2 4
Colbert 1b 3 1 1 1
Gaston cf 4 0 2 0
Elliott rf 4 0 0 1
Hilton 3b 4 0 2 0
Goddard c 3 0 1 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Kendall c 0 0 0 0
Arlin p 1 1 0 0
  Ross p 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Severinsen p 0 0 0 0
  Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 1 2 0
Wynn rf 4 1 0 0
Cedeno cf 5 0 3 0
May 1b 4 2 1 1
Miller lf 1 3 1 1
  Watson ph 0 0 0 0
  Stewart pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 2 1 2
Rader 3b 5 0 1 1
Helms 2b 3 1 2 3
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 1 2
  Culver p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 12 10
San Diego 005 000 1006122
Houston 006 301 00x10121
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Arlin  L (8-20) 2.2 5 6 1 4 4
  Ross   0.1 3 3 3 3 0
  Acosta   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Severinsen   2.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Schaeffer   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
5
8
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   2.1 6 5 5 0 1
  York   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Culver  W (5-2) 6.0 4 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
1
6

  E–Gaston (3), Hilton (1), Metzger (20).  DP–San Diego 1, Houston 2.  2B–San Diego Thomas (15,off Reuss); Goddard (1,off Reuss); Lee (22,off Reuss), Houston Edwards (16,off Ross); Cedeno (35,off Severinsen).  HR–San Diego Lee (11,7th inning off Culver 0 on, 1 out), Houston Miller (4,6th inning off Severinsen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Culver (2,off Acosta).  SF–Helms (10,off Acosta).  IBB–Watson (5,by Schaeffer).  SB–Cedeno (51,2nd base off Acosta/Goddard).  CS–Cedeno (20,3rd base by Acosta/Goddard).  WP–Arlin (13).  IBB–Schaeffer (2,Watson).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:38.  A–5,135.
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