San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
September 7, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1975 at Astrodome. 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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San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 1 1 0
Grubb cf 5 0 2 0
Torres 2b 1 0 1 1
McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 4 0 1 0
Sharon lf 4 1 3 1
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 2 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 0 0
  Davis c 0 0 0 0
Spillner p 3 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 2 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 1 0
  Boswell ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Cabell pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Cruz rf 2 1 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Jutze c 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 1 2 2
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 30 3 6 2
San Diego 011 000 000292
Houston 000 200 001360
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Spillner   7.1 5 2 2 5 6
  Tomlin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Frisella  L (1-6) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
6
3
3
6
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   7.1 9 2 2 3 5
  York  W (3-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
5

  E–McCovey (13), Hundley (8).  DP–San Diego 1, Houston 1.  PB–May (16).  2B–Houston Gross (13,off Frisella).  3B–San Diego Hernandez (2,off Roberts).  HR–San Diego Sharon (4,2nd inning off Roberts 0 on, 1 out), Houston Rader (12,4th inning off Spillner 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Torres (5,off Roberts); Metzger (15,off Spillner).  SF–Torres (6,off Roberts).  HBP–Watson (3,by Spillner).  IBB–Howard 2 (3,by Spillner,by Frisella).  SB–Andrews (10,2nd base off Spillner/Hundley).  CS–Howard (11,2nd base by Spillner/Hundley).  WP–Frisella (5), Roberts (7).  HBP–Spillner (2,Watson).  IBB–Spillner (7,Howard); Frisella (15,Howard).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bob Engel.
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