Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
August 5, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1975 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard cf 5 0 0 0
Cabell lf 5 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 2 0 0
Watson 1b 5 2 3 1
May c 4 0 2 1
  Jutze pr,c 0 1 0 0
Boswell 3b 2 0 1 2
DaVanon ss 3 0 1 1
Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0
  Helms ph,2b 3 0 1 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Grubb cf 4 1 0 0
Fuentes 2b 4 1 2 1
Winfield rf 5 1 1 2
McCovey 1b 2 0 1 1
  Locklear ph 1 0 1 0
  Hernandez pr,ss 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak 3b 1 0 0 0
Ivie 3b,1b 5 1 1 0
Tolan lf 5 1 3 0
Torres ss,3b,ss 3 0 1 1
Davis c 3 0 0 0
  Kendall ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  McIntosh p 1 1 0 0
  Greif p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Houston 101 020 001 0594
San Diego 301 001 000 16100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   5.1 6 5 4 4 4
  Sosa   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Granger  L (2-5) 2.2 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.2
10
6
4
5
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   4.1 6 4 4 5 0
  McIntosh   4.2 3 1 1 3 2
  Greif  W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
5
5
8
2

  E–May (8), Boswell (4), DaVanon 2 (3).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Boswell (6,off McIntosh), San Diego Torres (9,off Richard).  HR–Houston Watson (15,3rd inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Richard (4,off Johnson); Davis (1,off Richard).  SF–Torres (3,off Richard).  IBB–Torres (3,by Granger).  SB–Winfield (13,2nd base off Richard/May); McCovey (1,2nd base off Richard/May).  CS–Tolan 2 (11,3rd base by Richard/May,2nd base by Sosa/May); Hernandez (3,2nd base by Sosa/May).  WP–Richard 2 (13).  BK–Granger (1).  IBB–Granger (5,Torres).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Doug Harvey.
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