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Standings
NYY
@BAL		4
5
KCR
@CAL		1
7
WSA
@CLE		4
9
BOS
@DET		1
5
CHW
@MIL		8
5
MIN
@OAK		11
5
LAD
@ATL		5
4
MON
@CHC		1
8
SFG
@CIN		16
9
SDP
@HOU		3
4
PHI
@NYM		0
7
STL
@PIT		6
1
Saturday, April 18, 1970
, Astrodome
Attendance: 16,522, Time of Game: 2:20
Padres
3
5-7
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 4 GB
 at Astros
4
6-6
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
L: Gary Ross (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          1  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  1
Astros          3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    4  6  2
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Arcia SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .368 -0.070 0.88 0.000 -0.070 -0.6 2 1
   Ivan Murrell PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1.167 -0.034 1.37 0.000 -0.034 -0.2 0 0
Jerry Morales LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .154 .511 0.135 0.98 0.168 -0.034 1.3 2 0 HR
   Ron Slocum SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Cito Gaston CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .340 .891 -0.036 1.24 0.040 -0.075 -0.5 2 0
   Gary Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nate Colbert 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .917 -0.172 1.47 0.000 -0.172 -1.1 11 1 GDP
Dave Campbell 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .318 .720 0.056 1.37 0.142 -0.086 0.7 1 3 CS
Ollie Brown RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .229 .542 0.129 1.89 0.226 -0.097 1.2 3 0 HR
Ed Spiezio 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .929 -0.096 1.86 0.038 -0.134 -0.4 1 6
Bob Barton C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.232 1.81 0.000 -0.232 -1.5 2 1 GDP
Danny Coombs P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .750 0.002 0.64 0.023 -0.021 0.1 0 1 2B
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Ferrara PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .696 -0.046 1.84 0.000 -0.046 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 2 5 .242 .740 -0.364 1.42 0.637 -1.001 -1.3 24 13
2B: D Coombs (1, off D Lemaster).
HR: O Brown (1, off D Lemaster; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs); J Morales (1, off D Lemaster; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: O Brown 5; J Morales 4; D Campbell 3; D Coombs 2; C Gaston.
GIDP: N Colbert (1); B Barton (2).
RBI: O Brown 2 (2); J Morales (4).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: J Arcia (1).
Baserunning
CS: D Campbell (1, 2nd base by D Lemaster/J Edwards).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 2 1 1 0 2 1 .267 .767 0.039 1.05 0.104 -0.065 0.3 3 4 CS
Joe Pepitone RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 .974 -0.054 1.50 0.060 -0.113 -0.1 4 0
Jim Wynn CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .277 .933 0.001 1.48 0.097 -0.096 0.4 3 0
Tommy Davis LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .766 0.002 1.28 0.107 -0.106 0.4 2 0 CS
Denis Menke SS 1 0 1 1 2 0 .349 .927 0.083 1.21 0.085 -0.002 0.5 2 3 SF
John Mayberry 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .725 -0.110 1.60 0.015 -0.125 -0.7 6 0 SF
Doug Rader 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .256 .894 0.291 1.44 0.366 -0.075 -0.6 1 1 HR
Johnny Edwards C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .075 .194 -0.092 1.18 0.000 -0.092 -0.7 6 1
Denny Lemaster P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .452 -0.025 0.88 0.021 -0.046 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 27 4 6 4 5 1 .222 .657 0.135 1.30 0.855 -0.720 -0.9 27 9
HR: D Rader (4, off G Ross; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: D Menke (3, off D Coombs); J Mayberry (1, off D Coombs).
TB: D Rader 4; J Morgan; J Wynn; J Pepitone; D Lemaster; D Menke.
RBI: D Rader (9); J Mayberry (5); J Wynn (9); D Menke (8).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Menke-J Morgan-J Mayberry 2.
E: D Menke (3); T Davis (2).
Baserunning
CS: J Morgan (3, 2nd base by D Coombs POCS); T Davis (1, 2nd base by D Coombs/B Barton).

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Danny Coombs 6.2 5 3 3 4 1 0 2.84 28 49 0.052 1.19 -0.0
Tom Dukes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 1 2 0 0.074 2.91 0.4
Gary Ross, L (1-1) 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.63 5 0 0 -0.262 1.64 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 5 1 1 4.50 34 49 2 0 -0.136 1.42 0.9

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny Lemaster, W (1-1) 9 8 3 3 2 5 2 2.25 35 62 0.364 1.42 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 5 2 3.00 35 62 0.364 1.30 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Coombs (1; J Morgan, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 16,522.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Diego Padres         Houston Astros
1 Jose Arcia SS 1 Joe Morgan 2B
2 Jerry Morales LF 2 Joe Pepitone RF
3 Cito Gaston CF 3 Jim Wynn CF
4 Nate Colbert 1B 4 Tommy Davis LF
5 Dave Campbell 2B 5 Denis Menke SS
6 Ollie Brown RF 6 John Mayberry 1B
7 Ed Spiezio 3B 7 Doug Rader 3B
8 Bob Barton C 8 Johnny Edwards C
9 Danny Coombs P 9 Denny Lemaster P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 0 --- R HOU D. Rader G. Ross 37% 100% Home Run
t2 1-3 0 1-- RR SDP O. Brown D. Lemaster -17% 50% Home Run; Campbell Scores
t1 0-0 1 --- R SDP J. Morales D. Lemaster -10% 42% Home Run
b1 0-1 0 12- R HOU J. Wynn D. Coombs 10% 64% Single; Morgan Scores; Pepitone to 2B
t8 3-3 2 12- O SDP N. Colbert D. Lemaster 9% 60% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SDP J. Arcia D. Lemaster 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- R SDP J. Morales D. Lemaster -10% 42% Home Run
t1 1-0 1 --- O SDP C. Gaston D. Lemaster 1% 43% Flyball: RF
t1 1-0 2 --- O SDP N. Colbert D. Lemaster 1% 44% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Padres' Danny Coombs facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- HOU J. Morgan D. Coombs 4% 48% Single
b1 0-1 0 1-- HOU J. Pepitone D. Coombs 6% 54% Single; Morgan to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- R HOU J. Wynn D. Coombs 10% 64% Single; Morgan Scores; Pepitone to 2B
b1 1-1 0 12- HOU T. Davis D. Coombs 7% 71% Walk; Pepitone to 3B; Wynn to 2B
b1 1-1 0 123 RO HOU D. Menke D. Coombs -0% 71% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pepitone Scores; Wynn to 3B
b1 2-1 1 1-3 RO HOU J. Mayberry D. Coombs 1% 72% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wynn Scores
b1 3-1 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader D. Coombs -2% 71% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
t2 1-3 0 --- SDP D. Campbell D. Lemaster -4% 67% Single
t2 1-3 0 1-- RR SDP O. Brown D. Lemaster -17% 50% Home Run; Campbell Scores
t2 3-3 0 --- SDP E. Spiezio D. Lemaster -4% 46% Walk
t2 3-3 0 1-- OO SDP B. Barton D. Lemaster 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 3-3 2 --- SDP D. Coombs D. Lemaster -2% 52% Double
t2 3-3 2 -2- O SDP J. Arcia D. Lemaster 3% 55% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Danny Coombs facing 8-9-1
b2 3-3 0 --- O HOU J. Edwards D. Coombs -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 3-3 1 --- O HOU D. Lemaster D. Coombs -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 3-3 2 --- O HOU J. Morgan D. Coombs -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 2-3-4
t3 3-3 0 --- SDP J. Morales D. Lemaster -4% 46% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Morales to 1B
t3 3-3 0 1-- O SDP C. Gaston D. Lemaster 4% 50% Flyball: LF
t3 3-3 1 1-- OO SDP N. Colbert D. Lemaster 6% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Danny Coombs facing 2-3-4
b3 3-3 0 --- O HOU J. Pepitone D. Coombs -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-3 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn D. Coombs -2% 51% Lineout: 3B
b3 3-3 2 --- O HOU T. Davis D. Coombs -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
t4 3-3 0 --- SDP D. Campbell D. Lemaster -4% 46% Single
t4 3-3 0 1-- O SDP O. Brown D. Lemaster 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t4 3-3 1 1-- O SDP E. Spiezio D. Lemaster 3% 53% Popfly: SS
t4 3-3 2 1-- O SDP B. Barton D. Lemaster 3% 56% Campbell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Danny Coombs facing 5-6-7
b4 3-3 0 --- HOU D. Menke D. Coombs 4% 60% Single
b4 3-3 0 1-- O HOU J. Mayberry D. Coombs -4% 56% Flyball: RF
b4 3-3 1 1-- O HOU D. Rader D. Coombs -2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B; Menke to 2B
b4 3-3 2 -2- O HOU J. Edwards D. Coombs -4% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 8-9-1
t5 3-3 0 --- O SDP B. Barton D. Lemaster 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-3 1 --- O SDP D. Coombs D. Lemaster 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-3 2 --- O SDP J. Arcia D. Lemaster 1% 57% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Danny Coombs facing 9-1-2
b5 3-3 0 --- O HOU D. Lemaster D. Coombs -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-3 1 --- HOU J. Morgan D. Coombs 3% 57% Walk
b5 3-3 1 1-- O HOU J. Pepitone D. Coombs -5% 51% Morgan Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b5 3-3 2 --- O HOU J. Pepitone D. Coombs -1% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 2-3-4
t6 3-3 0 --- O SDP J. Morales D. Lemaster 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-3 1 --- O SDP C. Gaston D. Lemaster 2% 56% Lineout: 3B
t6 3-3 2 --- O SDP N. Colbert D. Lemaster 2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Danny Coombs facing 3-4-5
b6 3-3 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn D. Coombs -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-3 1 --- HOU T. Davis D. Coombs 4% 58% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Davis to 1B
b6 3-3 1 1-- O HOU D. Menke D. Coombs -6% 52% Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
b6 3-3 2 --- HOU D. Menke D. Coombs 2% 54% Walk
b6 3-3 2 1-- O HOU J. Mayberry D. Coombs -4% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
t7 3-3 0 --- SDP D. Campbell D. Lemaster -6% 44% Single
t7 3-3 0 1-- O SDP O. Brown D. Lemaster 6% 50% Strikeout
t7 3-3 1 1-- O SDP E. Spiezio D. Lemaster 3% 52% Flyball: LF; Campbell to 2B/Adv on E7
t7 3-3 2 -2- O SDP B. Barton D. Lemaster 6% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Danny Coombs facing 7-8-9
b7 3-3 0 --- O HOU D. Rader D. Coombs -4% 55% Flyball: CF
b7 3-3 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards D. Coombs -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-3 2 --- HOU D. Lemaster D. Coombs 2% 54% Single
b7 3-3 2 1-- HOU J. Morgan D. Coombs 3% 57% Walk; Lemaster to 2B
Tom Dukes replaces Danny Coombs pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-3 2 12- O HOU J. Pepitone T. Dukes -7% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
Al Ferrara pinch hits for Tom Dukes (P) batting 9th
t8 3-3 0 --- O SDP A. Ferrara D. Lemaster 5% 55% Flyball: CF
Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Jose Arcia (SS) batting 1st
t8 3-3 1 --- O SDP I. Murrell D. Lemaster 3% 58% Strikeout
t8 3-3 2 --- SDP J. Morales D. Lemaster -2% 56% Walk
t8 3-3 2 1-- SDP C. Gaston D. Lemaster -4% 52% Single; Morales to 2B
t8 3-3 2 12- O SDP N. Colbert D. Lemaster 9% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Gary Ross facing 3-4-5
Gary Ross replaces Cito Gaston (CF) pitching and batting 3rd
Ron Slocum replaces Jerry Morales (LF) playing SS batting 2nd
Al Ferrara moves from PH to LF
Ivan Murrell moves from PH to CF
b8 3-3 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn G. Ross -5% 56% Foul Flyball: C
b8 3-3 1 --- O HOU T. Davis G. Ross -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-3 2 --- HOU D. Menke G. Ross 2% 55% Walk
b8 3-3 2 1-- O HOU J. Mayberry G. Ross -5% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
t9 3-3 0 --- O SDP D. Campbell D. Lemaster 6% 56% Flyball: RF
t9 3-3 1 --- SDP O. Brown D. Lemaster -6% 50% Single
t9 3-3 1 1-- O SDP E. Spiezio D. Lemaster 7% 57% Foul Flyball: C
t9 3-3 2 1-- O SDP B. Barton D. Lemaster 6% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Padres' Gary Ross facing 7-8-9
b9 3-3 0 --- R HOU D. Rader G. Ross 37% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

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