Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 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 5, San Diego Padres 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 1 2 0
Wynn rf 2 2 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 3 0
May 1b 4 1 0 1
Watson lf 4 0 2 2
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 0 1
Howard c 4 0 1 1
Forsch p 3 0 1 0
  Roberts p 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b,ss 5 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 2 1
Gaston rf 4 0 2 0
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
Stanley 3b,2b 4 1 1 0
Goddard c 2 0 1 0
Kirby p 1 0 0 1
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Jestadt 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Houston 000 003 2005101
San Diego 100 100 000290
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (6-7) 6.2 8 2 1 2 7
  Roberts  SV (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
2
10
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby   5.0 4 1 1 3 2
  Simpson  L (0-2) 1.0 3 4 4 2 1
  Garcia   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Acosta   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
7
4

  E–Rader (20).  DP–San Diego 2.  PB–Goddard (1).  2B–Houston Cedeno (38,off Kirby), San Diego Colbert (27,off Forsch); Gaston (13,off Roberts).  IBB–Rader (8,by Simpson); May (12,by Garcia).  SH–Kirby (6,off Forsch).  SB–Cedeno (53,3rd base off Simpson/Goddard); May (3,2nd base off Simpson/Goddard); Hernandez (21,2nd base off Forsch/Howard).  CS–Wynn (7,2nd base by Kirby/Goddard).  IBB–Simpson (1,Rader); Garcia (1,May).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:30.  A–5,994.
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