Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
August 4, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 5, San Diego Padres 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard cf 4 0 1 0
Gross rf 4 0 1 2
Cruz lf 4 1 1 0
  Cosgrove p 1 0 0 0
Watson 1b,lf 4 1 2 0
May c 3 1 2 2
Boswell 3b 4 0 0 0
DaVanon ss 4 1 3 0
Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Helms ph,2b 2 1 1 1
Totals 36 5 11 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Grubb cf 5 1 2 0
Fuentes 2b 5 1 1 0
Ivie 3b 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 1 0 1
Winfield rf 3 0 0 0
Tolan lf 4 0 1 1
Torres ss 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 1 0 0 0
  Kendall ph 1 0 0 0
Freisleben p 2 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Greif p 0 0 0 0
  Sharon ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Houston 200 000 3005112
San Diego 300 000 000372
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (3-4) 6.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Cosgrove  SV (3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  L (5-11) 6.2 9 5 5 0 0
  Tomlin   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Greif   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
1

  E–Howard (1), DaVanon (1), Tolan (5), Torres (4).  DP–San Diego 2.  PB–May (15).  2B–Houston May (11,off Freisleben); Watson (24,off Tomlin), San Diego Grubb (29,off Niekro); Sharon (6,off Cosgrove).  SH–May (4,off Tomlin); Freisleben (5,off Niekro).  IBB–Howard (1,by Tomlin); Gross (1,by Greif).  WP–Niekro (2).  IBB–Tomlin (6,Howard); Greif (14,Gross).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.
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