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NYY
@BOS		1
3
MIL
@CLE		7
4
BAL
@DET		1
10
CHW
@KCR		4
3		 
(12)
OAK
@MIN		3
0
CAL
@TEX		6
2
CAL
@TEX		9
4
MON
@CHC		6
8
SDP
@HOU		5
8
SDP
@HOU		6
3
ATL
@LAD		1
4
PIT
@NYM		3
7
STL
@PHI		2
3
CIN
@SFG		5
1
Wednesday, September 19, 1973
, Astrodome
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:16
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Padres
5
55-96
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 38 GB
 at Astros
8
78-76
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 17½ GB
W: Tom Griffin (3-6)
L: Clay Kirby (8-17)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  3   1  0  0   0  0  1    5  9  2
Astros          4  0  0   0  1  0   3  0  X    8 11  0

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Derrel Thomas SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 .246 .578 -0.147 1.43 0.016 -0.163 -1.0 1 1
Gene Locklear LF 4 1 3 4 1 0 .230 .628 0.359 0.97 0.374 -0.015 4.6 4 0 HR,2·2B
Dave Roberts 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .770 -0.112 1.17 0.000 -0.112 -1.0 0 1
Nate Colbert 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .769 -0.075 1.55 0.051 -0.127 -0.1 3 1 CS,HBP
Cito Gaston RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .258 .700 -0.125 1.26 0.032 -0.157 -1.4 0 0 GDP
Ivan Murrell CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 .626 0.035 1.12 0.113 -0.078 0.2 5 0 2B
Dave Hilton 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .190 .539 0.006 1.08 0.045 -0.039 0.2 2 2 IW
Pat Corrales C 2 0 1 1 1 0 .224 .577 0.146 1.92 0.163 -0.016 1.1 8 0
   Fred Kendall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .714 -0.008 0.31 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
Clay Kirby P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .238 -0.145 2.02 0.000 -0.145 -1.3 0 0 SH
   Mike Caldwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .310 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Leron Lee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .597 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 4 3 .273 .823 -0.070 1.29 0.794 -0.864 0.9 24 5
2B: I Murrell (10, off T Griffin); G Locklear 2 (6, 2 off T Griffin).
HR: G Locklear (2, off T Griffin; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
SH: C Kirby (10, off T Griffin).
IBB: D Hilton (6, by T Griffin).
HBP: N Colbert (7, by T Griffin).
TB: G Locklear 8; I Murrell 2; D Thomas 2; C Gaston; P Corrales; N Colbert.
GIDP: C Gaston (10).
RBI: G Locklear 4 (24); P Corrales (3).
2-out RBI: G Locklear 4.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Hilton-N Colbert.
E: D Thomas (37); D Roberts (24).
Baserunning
CS: N Colbert (8, 2nd base by T Griffin/J Edwards).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .544 0.016 0.51 0.061 -0.045 -0.5 4 0 2B,GDP
Gary Sutherland 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .205 .512 0.069 0.72 0.094 -0.024 0.7 5 2
Bob Gallagher CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .276 .641 0.121 1.08 0.193 -0.072 0.6 2 0 HR
Cliff Johnson 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 .333 .929 0.194 1.01 0.214 -0.020 3.1 8 1 2B,HBP
Dave Campbell 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .185 .442 0.165 1.13 0.197 -0.032 1.7 1 3 2B
Mike Easler RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .222 -0.044 0.77 0.015 -0.059 -0.8 1 0
Johnny Edwards C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .243 .664 -0.002 0.82 0.053 -0.055 0.2 2 2
   Skip Jutze C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .531 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Ray Busse SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .126 .470 -0.070 0.69 0.002 -0.072 -0.5 1 4
Tom Griffin P 4 0 1 0 0 3 .120 .474 -0.020 0.50 0.022 -0.042 -0.1 1 1 2B
Team Totals 34 8 11 6 2 8 .324 .908 0.429 0.81 0.851 -0.421 4.3 27 13
2B: G Gross (1, off C Kirby); D Campbell (4, off C Kirby); T Griffin (2, off C Kirby); C Johnson (2, off C Kirby).
HR: B Gallagher (2, off C Kirby; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
HBP: C Johnson (1, by C Kirby).
TB: B Gallagher 5; D Campbell 3; C Johnson 3; T Griffin 2; G Gross 2; G Sutherland; R Busse; J Edwards.
GIDP: G Gross (1).
RBI: D Campbell 2 (11); C Johnson 2 (3); B Gallagher (10); J Edwards (26).
2-out RBI: J Edwards.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Busse-G Sutherland-C Johnson.

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Clay Kirby, L (8-17) 6 10 8 7 2 5 1 4.84 31 25 -0.434 0.96 -5.2
Mike Caldwell 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.62 6 1 1 0.004 0.09 0.8
Team Totals 8 11 8 7 2 8 1 7.88 37 25 1 1 -0.430 1.29 -4.4
C Kirby faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, W (3-6) 9 9 5 5 4 3 1 4.45 39 48 0.070 1.29 -0.9
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 4 3 1 5.00 39 48 0.070 0.81 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: C Kirby 2 (11); M Caldwell (9).
HBP: C Kirby (1; C Johnson); T Griffin (2; N Colbert).
IBB: T Griffin (6; D Hilton).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Art Williams.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Diego Padres         Houston Astros
1 Derrel Thomas SS 1 Greg Gross LF
2 Gene Locklear LF 2 Gary Sutherland 2B
3 Dave Roberts 3B 3 Bob Gallagher CF
4 Nate Colbert 1B 4 Cliff Johnson 1B
5 Cito Gaston RF 5 Dave Campbell 3B
6 Ivan Murrell CF 6 Mike Easler RF
7 Dave Hilton 2B 7 Johnny Edwards C
8 Pat Corrales C 8 Ray Busse SS
9 Clay Kirby P 9 Tom Griffin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-4 2 1-3 RRR SDP G. Locklear T. Griffin -21% 66% Home Run; Hilton Scores; Thomas Scores
b1 0-0 1 123 RR HOU D. Campbell C. Kirby 16% 80% Double; Gross Scores; Sutherland Scores; Johnson to 3B
b5 4-4 0 --- R HOU B. Gallagher C. Kirby 15% 72% Home Run
t4 3-4 1 123 R SDP P. Corrales T. Griffin -12% 38% Walk; Gaston Scores; Murrell to 3B; Hilton to 2B
t4 3-4 1 1-- SDP I. Murrell T. Griffin -11% 52% Double; Gaston to 3B

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' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SDP D. Thomas T. Griffin 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O SDP G. Locklear T. Griffin 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O SDP D. Roberts T. Griffin 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Clay Kirby facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU G. Gross C. Kirby 6% 61% Double
b1 0-0 0 -2- HOU G. Sutherland C. Kirby 7% 67% Single; Gross to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 O HOU B. Gallagher C. Kirby -6% 61% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 1-3 HOU C. Johnson C. Kirby 3% 65% Hit By Pitch; Sutherland to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 RR HOU D. Campbell C. Kirby 16% 80% Double; Gross Scores; Sutherland Scores; Johnson to 3B
b1 2-0 1 -23 R HOU M. Easler C. Kirby 4% 85% Wild Pitch; Johnson Scores; Campbell to 3B
b1 3-0 1 --3 HOU M. Easler C. Kirby 0% 85% E5 on Foul Ball
b1 3-0 1 --3 O HOU M. Easler C. Kirby -3% 81% Strikeout
b1 3-0 2 --3 R HOU J. Edwards C. Kirby 5% 87% Single; Campbell Scores
b1 4-0 2 1-- O HOU R. Busse C. Kirby -1% 86% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- SDP N. Colbert T. Griffin -3% 83% Single
t2 0-4 0 1-- OO SDP C. Gaston T. Griffin 5% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- O SDP I. Murrell T. Griffin 1% 89% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Padres' Clay Kirby facing 9-1-2
b2 4-0 0 --- HOU T. Griffin C. Kirby 2% 91% Double
b2 4-0 0 -2- O HOU G. Gross C. Kirby -1% 90% Flyball: CF
b2 4-0 1 -2- O HOU G. Sutherland C. Kirby -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b2 4-0 2 -2- O HOU B. Gallagher C. Kirby -1% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
t3 0-4 0 --- SDP D. Hilton T. Griffin -3% 85% Walk
t3 0-4 0 1-- O SDP P. Corrales T. Griffin 2% 86% Groundout: P-1B; Hilton to 2B
t3 0-4 1 -2- O SDP C. Kirby T. Griffin 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-4 2 -2- SDP D. Thomas T. Griffin -1% 87% Single; Hilton to 3B
t3 0-4 2 1-3 RRR SDP G. Locklear T. Griffin -21% 66% Home Run; Hilton Scores; Thomas Scores
t3 3-4 2 --- O SDP D. Roberts T. Griffin 1% 68% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Padres' Clay Kirby facing 4-5-6
b3 4-3 0 --- HOU C. Johnson C. Kirby 3% 71% Single
b3 4-3 0 1-- O HOU D. Campbell C. Kirby -3% 68% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 4-3 1 1-- HOU M. Easler C. Kirby 2% 69% Wild Pitch; Campbell to 2B
b3 4-3 1 -2- HOU M. Easler C. Kirby 2% 71% Walk
b3 4-3 1 12- O HOU J. Edwards C. Kirby -3% 68% Flyball: CF; Campbell to 3B
b3 4-3 2 1-3 O HOU R. Busse C. Kirby -4% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
t4 3-4 0 --- O SDP N. Colbert T. Griffin 3% 66% Flyball: LF
t4 3-4 1 --- SDP C. Gaston T. Griffin -3% 63% Single
t4 3-4 1 1-- SDP I. Murrell T. Griffin -11% 52% Double; Gaston to 3B
t4 3-4 1 -23 SDP D. Hilton T. Griffin -2% 50% Intentional Walk
t4 3-4 1 123 R SDP P. Corrales T. Griffin -12% 38% Walk; Gaston Scores; Murrell to 3B; Hilton to 2B
t4 4-4 1 123 O SDP C. Kirby T. Griffin 9% 47% Strikeout
t4 4-4 2 123 O SDP D. Thomas T. Griffin 9% 56% Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Padres' Clay Kirby facing 9-1-2
b4 4-4 0 --- O HOU T. Griffin C. Kirby -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 4-4 1 --- O HOU G. Gross C. Kirby -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-4 2 --- O HOU G. Sutherland C. Kirby -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 4-4, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
t5 4-4 0 --- SDP G. Locklear T. Griffin -9% 41% Double
t5 4-4 0 -2- O SDP D. Roberts T. Griffin 1% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B; Locklear to 3B
t5 4-4 1 --3 SDP N. Colbert T. Griffin -2% 41% Hit By Pitch
t5 4-4 1 1-3 O SDP C. Gaston T. Griffin 9% 50% Flyball: RF
t5 4-4 2 1-3 O SDP I. Murrell T. Griffin 7% 56% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Padres' Clay Kirby facing 3-4-5
b5 4-4 0 --- R HOU B. Gallagher C. Kirby 15% 72% Home Run
b5 5-4 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson C. Kirby -2% 70% Flyball: LF
b5 5-4 1 --- HOU D. Campbell C. Kirby 2% 72% Single
b5 5-4 1 1-- O HOU M. Easler C. Kirby -3% 69% Flyball: LF
b5 5-4 2 1-- O HOU J. Edwards C. Kirby -2% 67% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
t6 4-5 0 --- O SDP D. Hilton T. Griffin 4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-5 1 --- SDP P. Corrales T. Griffin -4% 67% Single
t6 4-5 1 1-- O SDP C. Kirby T. Griffin 3% 70% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Corrales to 2B
t6 4-5 2 -2- O SDP D. Thomas T. Griffin 5% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Padres' Clay Kirby facing 8-9-1
b6 5-4 0 --- O HOU R. Busse C. Kirby -2% 73% Strikeout
b6 5-4 1 --- O HOU T. Griffin C. Kirby -1% 72% Strikeout
b6 5-4 2 --- O HOU G. Gross C. Kirby -1% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
t7 4-5 0 --- SDP G. Locklear T. Griffin -7% 64% Walk
t7 4-5 0 1-- O SDP D. Roberts T. Griffin 7% 70% Flyball: CF
t7 4-5 1 1-- O SDP N. Colbert T. Griffin 5% 75% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 4-5 2 1-- O SDP C. Gaston T. Griffin 4% 80% Colbert Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Padres' Clay Kirby facing 2-3-4
b7 5-4 0 --- HOU G. Sutherland C. Kirby 3% 83% Walk
b7 5-4 0 1-- HOU B. Gallagher C. Kirby 4% 87% Single; Sutherland to 2B
b7 5-4 0 12- RR HOU C. Johnson C. Kirby 11% 97% Double; Sutherland Scores; Gallagher Scores; Johnson to 3B/Adv on E6
Mike Caldwell replaces Clay Kirby pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-4 0 --3 R HOU D. Campbell M. Caldwell 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Johnson Scores/unER
b7 8-4 0 --- O HOU D. Campbell M. Caldwell -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 8-4 1 --- O HOU M. Easler M. Caldwell -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 8-4 2 --- O HOU J. Edwards M. Caldwell -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 8.
Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 4-8, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
Skip Jutze replaces Johnny Edwards playing C batting 7th
t8 4-8 0 --- O SDP C. Gaston T. Griffin 1% 98% Strikeout
t8 4-8 1 --- O SDP I. Murrell T. Griffin 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 4-8 2 --- O SDP D. Hilton T. Griffin 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-4, Padres' Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
b8 8-4 0 --- HOU R. Busse M. Caldwell 0% 99% Single
b8 8-4 0 1-- O HOU T. Griffin M. Caldwell -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 8-4 1 1-- OO HOU G. Gross M. Caldwell -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 8.
Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 4-8, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
Fred Kendall pinch hits for Pat Corrales (C) batting 8th
t9 4-8 0 --- O SDP F. Kendall T. Griffin 1% 100% Strikeout
Leron Lee pinch hits for Mike Caldwell (P) batting 9th
t9 4-8 1 --- O SDP L. Lee T. Griffin 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 4-8 2 --- SDP D. Thomas T. Griffin -0% 100% Single
t9 4-8 2 1-- R SDP G. Locklear T. Griffin -1% 99% Double; Thomas Scores
t9 5-8 2 -2- O SDP D. Roberts T. Griffin 1% 100% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 8.

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