Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
May 1, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 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 6, San Diego Padres 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 2 0
Cabell lf,1b 5 1 3 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Watson 1b 5 2 3 2
  Howard lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 1 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 2
Cruz rf 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
  Milbourne 2b 0 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
  Sharon ph 0 0 0 0
Tolan lf 5 1 0 0
Grubb cf 3 1 2 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0
Winfield rf 2 0 0 2
Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0
Huntz 3b 4 1 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
  Scott pr 0 0 0 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 0 0 0 1
  Foster p 0 0 0 0
  Kendall ph 1 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Houston 201 021 0006133
San Diego 100 011 000372
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (1-2) 7.0 6 3 2 1 2
  Crawford  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (2-2) 5.0 9 5 5 1 1
  Foster   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Frisella   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
2
4

  E–Metzger (7), Rader (2), Cruz (2), McCovey (3), Huntz (1).  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Cabell (5,off Jones); Rader (3,off Jones), San Diego Huntz (1,off Forsch).  HR–Houston Watson (4,3rd inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Forsch (1,off Foster); Johnson (1,off Foster).  IBB–Cruz (4,by Foster).  SF–Winfield 2 (3,off Forsch 2); Locklear (1,off Forsch).  SB–Cedeno (15,2nd base off Jones/Hundley); Hernandez (7,2nd base off Forsch/Johnson).  CS–Metzger (3,2nd base by Frisella/Hundley).  IBB–Foster (3,Cruz).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.
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