Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
April 10, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1974 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 9, San Diego Padres 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 2 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 2 3 1
Watson lf,1b 5 2 1 1
  Menke 1b 0 0 0 0
May M. c 4 1 3 1
May L. 1b 4 0 2 1
  Gallagher pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 1
Helms 2b 3 1 1 2
  Milbourne 2b 1 0 0 0
Roberts p 5 0 1 2
Totals 39 9 14 9
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 3b 4 1 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 1
Colbert lf 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0
Gaston rf 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Williams cf 2 0 1 0
  Grubb cf 2 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 1 0
  Hilton ph 1 0 0 0
Greif p 2 0 0 0
  Troedson p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Houston 000 261 0009140
San Diego 001 000 000171
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (1-1) 9.0 7 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Greif  L (0-2) 4.1 8 5 3 1 1
  Troedson   1.1 4 4 4 2 1
  Garcia   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Corkins   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
14
9
7
5
7

  E–Beckert (4).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Helms (3,off Troedson); Roberts (1,off Troedson), San Diego McCovey (1,off Roberts).  3B–San Diego Hernandez (1,off Roberts); Thomas (1,off Roberts).  HR–Houston Cedeno (1,4th inning off Greif 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Cedeno (1,by Greif).  IBB–Helms (1,by Greif).  SB–Cedeno (1,2nd base off Greif/Kendall).  HBP–Greif (1,Cedeno).  IBB–Greif (1,Helms).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:36.  A–7,882.
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