Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 0
Regular Season Game 32
Played on Monday, May 22, 1972 (N) at San Diego Stadium

HOU N    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   7 11  1
SD  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Metzger ss                    5   2   2   0       0   1       1   6
Cedeno cf                     5   1   2   0       0   1       4   0
Wynn rf                       2   1   0   1       1   1       2   0
May 1b                        4   1   1   2       0   0      10   0
Watson lf                     4   1   2   3       0   0       1   0
Edwards c                     3   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Rader 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Fenwick 2b                    4   1   2   0       0   0       3   2
Dierker p                     4   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7       2   5      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Metzger-Fenwick-May.
E: Fenwick (2).

BATTING - 
2B: Fenwick (3,off Kilkenny).
HR: Watson (6,1st inning off Acosta 2 on 2 out); May (7,8th inning off Acosta
1 on 1 out).
SF: Wynn (2,off Acosta).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Metzger (2,2nd base by Acosta/Barton); Cedeno (3,2nd base by Acosta/Barton).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morales cf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Jestadt 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       3   5
Lee lf                        4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Colbert 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0      10   0
Blefary rf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Spiezio 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Barton c                      2   0   0   0       0   2       3   2
  Thomas ph,ss                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hernandez ss                  2   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
  Murrell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kendall c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Acosta p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kilkenny p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Robles ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0       0   4      27  13

FIELDING - 
PB: Barton (1).

BATTING - 
GDP: Spiezio (1,off Dierker).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker W(4-2)                9     4   0   0   0   4   0  31


San Diego Padres             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Acosta L(1-2)                 8     9   6   6   2   3   2  33
Kilkenny                      1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5
Totals                        9    11   7   7   2   5   2  38

WP: Kilkenny (1).

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Augie Donatelli
Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 4498


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres         
1. Metzger             ss        Morales             cf
2. Cedeno              cf        Jestadt             2b
3. Wynn                rf        Lee                 lf
4. May                 1b        Colbert             1b
5. Watson              lf        Blefary             rf
6. Edwards             c         Spiezio             3b
7. Rader               3b        Barton              c
8. Fenwick             2b        Hernandez           ss
9. Dierker             p         Acosta              p

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to third; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first) [Metzger to second]; Wynn walked; May flied
out to left; Watson homered [Metzger scored, Wynn scored];
Edwards grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Morales flied out to center; Jestadt flied out to
center; Lee singled to center; Colbert popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (second to first); Fenwick
grounded out (second to first); Dierker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Blefary flied out to center; Spiezio grounded out
(shortstop to first); Barton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez flied out to right; Acosta grounded out
(second to first); Morales made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Edwards walked; Rader lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Jestadt grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee
grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Fenwick grounded out (third to first); Dierker
singled to right; Metzger forced Dierker (shortstop to second);
Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Blefary reached on an error by Fenwick [Blefary to
first]; Spiezio grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Blefary out at second]; Barton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to right; Wynn made an out to
shortstop; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); May lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez singled to shortstop; On a bunt Acosta
popped to first in foul territory; Morales forced Hernandez
(shortstop unassisted); Jestadt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to center; Edwards lined to left;
Rader struck out; Fenwick singled to third [Watson to second];
Dierker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Lee flied out to right; Colbert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blefary flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to shortstop; Cedeno singled to
center [Metzger to second]; Barton allowed a passed ball
[Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; May homered [Cedeno
scored]; Watson lined to center; Edwards struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Spiezio struck out; THOMAS BATTED FOR BARTON; Thomas
grounded out (third to first); MURRELL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Murrell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

ASTROS 9TH: KENDALL REPLACED MURRELL (PLAYING C ); THOMAS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KILKENNY REPLACED ACOSTA (PITCHING); Rader
popped to catcher in foul territory; Fenwick doubled to left;
Kilkenny threw a wild pitch [Fenwick to third]; Dierker singled
to right [Fenwick scored]; Metzger struck out; Cedeno struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: ROBLES BATTED FOR KILKENNY; Robles grounded out
(third to first); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jestadt singled to left; Lee singled to second [Jestadt to
second]; Colbert flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 7, Padres 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           7  11   1    4
 Padres           0   4   0    4


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