Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
April 29, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1975 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 8, San Diego Padres 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross lf 4 1 1 1
Milbourne 2b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 2 0
  Howard cf 1 0 0 0
May c 5 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Cabell pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Cruz rf 5 1 3 1
Rader 3b 4 1 2 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 2
Richard p 4 1 1 2
Totals 37 8 12 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
  Kendall ph 1 0 0 0
Tolan lf 4 0 0 0
Grubb cf 2 1 2 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 2
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Ivie 3b 4 0 1 0
Fuentes 2b 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Freisleben p 2 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Greif p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Houston 000 000 8008123
San Diego 000 000 020254
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (2-1) 9.0 5 2 2 4 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  L (1-3) 6.0 9 4 3 1 4
  Tomlin   0.0 0 2 0 0 0
  Greif   1.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Folkers   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
5
2
7

  E–Milbourne (2), Cedeno (3), Metzger (6), Ivie (8), Hundley 2 (3), Tomlin (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–San Diego Grubb 2 (8,off Richard 2).  HR–San Diego McCovey (2,8th inning off Richard 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Metzger (4,off Freisleben); Gross (1,off Tomlin); Milbourne (1,off Tomlin).  HBP–Cedeno (2,by Greif).  IBB–Watson (1,by Greif).  SB–Cedeno 2 (14,2nd base off Freisleben/Hundley,2nd base off Greif/Hundley); Cruz (2,2nd base off Freisleben/Hundley); Fuentes (2,2nd base off Richard/May).  HBP–Greif (2,Cedeno).  IBB–Greif (2,Watson).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bruce Froemming.
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