Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 0
Regular Season Game 33
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Tuesday, May 23, 1972 (N) at San Diego Stadium

HOU N    0  0  1    2  0  3    0  1  0  -   7 11  0
SD  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Metzger ss                    2   0   0   1       2   1       1   5
Cedeno cf                     5   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Wynn rf                       4   0   0   0       1   0       4   0
May 1b                        5   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
  Miller pr,lf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Watson lf                     4   2   2   1       0   1       2   0
  Hiatt c                     1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Edwards c                     2   2   1   0       1   1       3   0
  Stewart lf,1b               1   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Rader 3b                      5   1   1   3       0   0       2   1
Helms 2b                      4   0   2   1       0   0       3   4
Griffin p                     4   1   2   1       0   2       1   1
Totals                       37   7  11   7       5   7      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Helms-Metzger-May.

BATTING - 
2B: Watson (4,off Kirby).
3B: Edwards (2,off Kirby).
HR: Griffin (1,3rd inning off Kirby 0 on 1 out); Watson (7,4th inning off Kirby
0 on 1 out); Rader (5,6th inning off Kirby 2 on 1 out).
SF: Metzger (2,off Ross).
IBB: Edwards (4,by Kirby).
Team LOB: 9.

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Thomas 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
Morales cf                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Lee lf                        4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Colbert 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       9   0
Blefary rf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Campbell 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Barton c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Hernandez ss                  2   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Robles ss                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Kirby p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Schaeffer p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Spiezio ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Ross p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stahl ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kilkenny p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0       2   5      27  11

FIELDING - 
E: Kirby (1).

BATTING - 
GDP: Barton (2,off Griffin).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Griffin W(1-0)                9     4   0   0   2   5   0  32


San Diego Padres             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kirby L(3-4)                  5.1   6   6   6   3   5   3  25
Schaeffer                     0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Ross                          2     3   1   1   2   0   0  11
Kilkenny                      1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9    11   7   7   5   7   3  43

IBB: Kirby (3,Edwards).

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Stan Landes
Time of Game: 2:30   


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres         
1. Metzger             ss        Thomas              2b
2. Cedeno              cf        Morales             cf
3. Wynn                rf        Lee                 lf
4. May                 1b        Colbert             1b
5. Watson              lf        Blefary             rf
6. Edwards             c         Campbell            3b
7. Rader               3b        Barton              c
8. Helms               2b        Hernandez           ss
9. Griffin             p         Kirby               p

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to
first); Wynn walked; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson was called out on strikes; Edwards was called
out on strikes; Rader popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert walked; Blefary was called out on strikes;
Campbell popped to third in foul territory; Barton singled to
center [Colbert to second]; Hernandez made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to center; Griffin homered; Metzger
walked; Metzger was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Kirby [Metzger to third]; Cedeno made an out to second; Wynn
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: On a bunt Kirby made an out to pitcher; Thomas flied
out to left; Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May struck out; Watson homered; Edwards tripled to
right; Rader lined to shortstop; Helms singled to center
[Edwards scored]; Griffin struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Lee was called out on strikes; Colbert grounded out
(third to first); Blefary grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); Barton
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson doubled
to right; Edwards was walked intentionally; Rader homered
[Watson scored, Edwards scored]; SCHAEFFER REPLACED KIRBY
(PITCHING); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: SPIEZIO BATTED FOR SCHAEFFER; Spiezio singled to
center; Thomas forced Spiezio (shortstop to second); Morales
walked [Thomas to second]; Lee flied out to left; Colbert flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: ROSS REPLACED SPIEZIO (PITCHING); Metzger walked;
Cedeno singled to second [Metzger to second]; Wynn lined to
left; May forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Metzger to
third]; Watson forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: HIATT REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING C ); STEWART REPLACED
EDWARDS (PLAYING LF); Blefary singled to center; Campbell was
called out on strikes; Barton grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Blefary out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: ROBLES REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING SS); Stewart
walked; Rader flied out to left; Helms singled to right [Stewart
to second]; Griffin singled to pitcher [Stewart to third, Helms
to second]; Metzger hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stewart
scored]; Cedeno flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
7, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Robles singled to right; STAHL BATTED FOR ROSS;
Stahl flied to right in foul territory; Thomas flied out to
right; Morales forced Robles (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 0.

ASTROS 9TH: KILKENNY REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Wynn grounded
out (shortstop to first); May singled to left; MILLER RAN FOR
MAY; Hiatt struck out; Stewart singled to left [Miller to
second]; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STEWART CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Lee grounded out (second to first);
Colbert struck out; Blefary popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Padres 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           7  11   0    9
 Padres           0   4   1    5


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