Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 29, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 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 3, San Diego Padres 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Metzger ss 5 0 3 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2
Watson lf 3 0 1 0
  Gallagher rf,1b 1 0 0 0
May L. 1b 4 0 1 0
  Howard pr,rf 1 1 1 0
May M. c 5 0 2 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 2 0 0 0
Griffin p 4 1 2 1
Totals 37 3 12 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Tolan rf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Winfield lf 4 0 1 0
Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0
Grubb cf 3 0 0 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 2 0
Roberts 3b 3 0 0 0
  Kendall ph 1 0 0 0
Barton c 2 0 1 0
  Gaspar ph 1 0 1 0
Spillner p 1 0 0 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
  Clarke ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Houston 000 020 0103121
San Diego 000 000 000060
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  W (9-3) 9.0 6 0 0 4 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Spillner  L (4-2) 6.1 8 2 2 4 7
  Corkins   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Tomlin   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
5
9

  E–Griffin (5).  DP–San Diego 1.  PB–M May (3).  2B–Houston Griffin (3,off Spillner), San Diego Thomas (14,off Griffin).  HR–Houston Cedeno (17,5th inning off Spillner 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Rader (2,by Tomlin).  SH–Tolan (5,off Griffin); Spillner (2,off Griffin).  SB–Metzger (7,2nd base off Spillner/Barton).  CS–Cedeno (10,2nd base by Spillner/Barton); Metzger (3,3rd base by Corkins/Barton).  IBB–Tomlin (7,Rader).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:43.  A–21,594.
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