Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2
Regular Season Game 83
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, July 6, 1969 (D) at San Diego Stadium

HOU N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  6  1
SD  N    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McFadden rf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Morgan 2b                     3   2   1   0       1   0       4   1
Wynn cf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Rader 3b                      4   0   0   1       0   0       0   2
Menke ss                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   5
Martinez lf                   3   0   2   0       0   1       2   0
  Geiger lf                   0   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Blefary 1b                    3   0   1   0       1   0       8   1
Edwards c                     3   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Ray p                         2   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
  Gotay ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Geronimo pr                 0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Womack p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lemaster p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   3   6   1       4   3      27   9

FIELDING - 
E: Morgan (10).

BATTING - 
SH: McFadden (2,off Roberts); Edwards (3,off McCool).
HBP: Menke (3,by Roberts).
GDP: Edwards (10,off Roberts); Menke (3,off Ross).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Geiger (2,2nd base off McCool/Cannizzaro).
CS: McFadden (2,2nd base by Roberts/Cannizzaro).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dean ss                       4   0   0   0       0   1       5   4
  Murrell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sipin 2b                      4   1   3   0       0   0       0   3
  Arcia pr,2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
  Spiezio ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brown rf                      5   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Colbert 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1      10   2
Ferrara lf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Kelly 3b                      4   0   2   1       0   0       0   2
Cannizzaro c                  4   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
Gaston cf                     3   0   1   1       1   1       1   0
Roberts p                     3   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
  Ross p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stahl ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pena ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  McCool p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   2  10   2       1   6      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Sipin-Dean-Colbert, Arcia-Dean-Colbert.
E: Arcia (8), Gaston (7).

BATTING - 
Team LOB: 10.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ray W(4-2)                    7     9   2   1   0   5   0  31
Womack                        0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Lemaster SV(1)                1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9    10   2   1   1   6   0  39

Inherited Runners - Scored: Lemaster 2-0.
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San Diego Padres             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Roberts L(0-1)                7.1   6   3   1   2   3   0  30
Ross                          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
McCool                        1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5
Totals                        9     6   3   1   4   3   0  37

HBP: Roberts (1,Menke).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Ross 3-2.
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Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo
Time of Game: 2:27   


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres         
1. McFadden            rf        Dean                ss
2. Morgan              2b        Sipin               2b
3. Wynn                cf        Brown               rf
4. Rader               3b        Colbert             1b
5. Menke               ss        Ferrara             lf
6. Martinez            lf        Kelly               3b
7. Blefary             1b        Cannizzaro          c
8. Edwards             c         Gaston              cf
9. Ray                 p         Roberts             p

ASTROS 1ST: McFadden flied out to left; Debut game for Dave
Roberts; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Dean grounded out (third to first); Sipin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brown singled to left; Colbert struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to center; Menke was hit by a pitch;
Martinez singled to left [Menke to second]; Blefary forced
Martinez (first to shortstop) [Menke to third, Blefary to
first]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara was called out on strikes; Kelly grounded
out (first to pitcher); Cannizzaro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ray struck out; McFadden singled to third; McFadden
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Morgan
walked; Wynn reached on an error by Gaston [Morgan scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Wynn to third]; Rader grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
flied out to left; Dean flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Menke flied out to left; Martinez singled to left;
Blefary singled to right [Martinez to second]; Edwards grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blefary out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Sipin singled to third; Brown singled to right
[Sipin to third]; Colbert popped to second; Ferrara popped to
shortstop; Kelly singled to center [Sipin scored, Brown to
third]; Cannizzaro lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 1, Padres 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Ray was called out on strikes; McFadden lined to
right; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Gaston struck out; Roberts singled to right; Dean
flied out to right; Sipin singled to right [Roberts to second];
Brown popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres
1.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn popped to pitcher; Rader grounded out (third to
first); Menke popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert grounded out (second to first); Ferrara
singled to left; Kelly reached on an error by Morgan [Ferrara to
second, Kelly to first]; Cannizzaro flied out to center; Gaston
singled to right [Ferrara scored (unearned), Kelly to third];
Roberts struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Padres 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Martinez struck out; Blefary grounded out (second to
first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Dean was called out on strikes; Sipin singled to
left; ARCIA RAN FOR SIPIN; Brown grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Arcia to second]; Colbert flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 2.

ASTROS 8TH: ARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GOTAY BATTED FOR
RAY; Gotay singled to left; GERONIMO RAN FOR GOTAY; McFadden out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second];
Morgan singled to right [Geronimo to third]; Wynn walked [Morgan
to second]; ROSS REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Rader reached on
an error by Arcia [Geronimo scored, Morgan scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Wynn to third, Rader to first]; Menke grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: WOMACK REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); GEIGER REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PLAYING LF); Ferrara grounded out (third to first);
Kelly singled to center; Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kelly to second]; Gaston walked; STAHL BATTED FOR ROSS;
LEMASTER REPLACED WOMACK (PITCHING); PENA BATTED FOR STAHL; Pena
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 2.

ASTROS 9TH: MCCOOL REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); Geiger walked;
Geiger stole second; Blefary walked; Edwards out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Geiger to third, Blefary to second];
Lemaster reached on a fielder's choice [Geiger out at home
(second to catcher), Blefary to third]; McFadden forced Lemaster
(second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR DEAN; Murrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); SPIEZIO BATTED FOR ARCIA; Spiezio popped
to second; Brown flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 3, Padres 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           3   6   1    7
 Padres           2  10   2   10


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