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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 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 6, San Diego Padres 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 0 1
Wynn rf 6 1 2 3
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
May 1b 6 1 0 0
Watson lf 6 1 1 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 1
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Howard c 3 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 0 0
  Edwards c 1 0 1 0
  Stinson pr,c 0 0 0 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 0 1 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 6 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b,ss 6 1 3 1
Hernandez ss 3 1 0 0
  Stahl ph 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 2 1
  Jeter cf 1 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 5 1 1 1
Gaston rf,lf 6 0 1 1
Morales cf,lf,3b 6 0 1 1
Jestadt 3b 3 1 2 0
  Stanley pr,2b 1 0 1 0
Goddard c 5 0 1 0
Norman p 3 0 1 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
  Greif p 0 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Kendall ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 5 13 5
Houston 000 101 003 001662
San Diego 110 010 200 0005133
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   4.2 6 3 3 3 1
  Griffin   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Ray   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Gladding   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Culver   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Roberts  W (12-7) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
13
5
5
6
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman   8.0 3 4 3 6 3
  Corkins   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Greif   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Acosta  L (3-6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
6
6
5
7
3

  E–Howard (7), Reuss (4), Hernandez (19), Lee (4), Colbert (6).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Watson (26,off Norman), San Diego Gaston (14,off Reuss); Goddard (2,off Griffin); Lee (23,off Ray).  3B–Houston Rader (7,off Norman).  HR–Houston Wynn (24,12th inning off Acosta 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Roberts (6,off Acosta); Hernandez (15,off Reuss); Norman (4,off Reuss).  IBB–Jestadt (2,by Gladding).  SB–Thomas (8,2nd base off Gladding/Howard).  WP–Norman (12).  IBB–Gladding (5,Jestadt).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–3:28.  A–4,443.
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