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Standings
MIL
@BOS		6
8
CHW
@CAL		1
0
BAL
@CLE		4
7
MIN
@KCR		8
4
DET
@NYY		11
3
TEX
@OAK		5
1
SFG
@ATL		3
5
PHI
@CHC		11
10
LAD
@CIN		7
4
SDP
@HOU		2
3
MON
@PIT		2
8
NYM
@STL		5
3
Sunday, September 8, 1974 2:07PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 5,065, Time of Game: 2:07
Padres
2
51-90
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 37 GB
 at Astros
3
71-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 16 GB
W: Tom Griffin (13-8)
L: Randy Jones (7-20)
S: Ken Forsch (8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  3
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  X    3  4  1

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Almon SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .136 .273 -0.052 1.44 0.071 -0.123 -0.3 1 3 SB
   Cito Gaston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .587 -0.048 1.98 0.000 -0.048 -0.1
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .254 .572 -0.047 1.43 0.053 -0.100 -0.5 2 1
   John Scott PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Johnny Grubb CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .291 .778 0.017 1.72 0.113 -0.096 -0.0 3 0 2B,SF
Dave Winfield RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .271 .753 -0.118 2.00 0.077 -0.196 0.0 0 0
Randy Elliott LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .500 1.125 0.010 1.33 0.096 -0.086 -0.2 1 0
Mike Ivie 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .071 .259 0.012 1.67 0.086 -0.074 -0.3 10 0
Dave Hilton 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .246 .583 0.049 1.09 0.115 -0.066 0.4 2 4 HR
   Willie McCovey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .954 -0.061 4.79 0.000 -0.061 -0.3
   Fred Kendall C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .646 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Chris Cannizzaro C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .514 0.007 1.20 0.060 -0.053 -0.1 4 0
   Gene Locklear PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .749 -0.147 5.18 0.000 -0.147 -0.6
   Dave Roberts 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .497 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Randy Jones P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .159 .359 0.057 1.27 0.089 -0.032 0.3 0 4
   Horace Clarke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .501 -0.068 2.78 0.000 -0.068 -0.2
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 4 5 .229 .643 -0.389 1.72 0.760 -1.150 -2.0 24 13
2B: J Grubb (18, off T Griffin).
HR: D Hilton (1, off T Griffin; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: J Grubb (3, off T Griffin).
TB: D Hilton 4; J Grubb 2; M Ivie; G Beckert; R Jones; C Cannizzaro; R Elliott; B Almon.
RBI: J Grubb (35); D Hilton (10).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Hilton-M Ivie; B Almon-M Ivie; R Jones-F Kendall-M Ivie.
E: D Hilton (11); B Almon 2 (4).
Baserunning
SB: B Almon (1, 2nd base off T Griffin/C Johnson).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .314 .762 0.209 1.10 0.227 -0.018 1.7 1 0
Roger Metzger SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .628 -0.125 1.29 0.000 -0.125 -1.0 0 4 2·SH
Cesar Cedeno CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .279 .819 -0.070 1.56 0.020 -0.090 -0.4 4 0 2·IW
Lee May 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .275 .759 0.118 1.98 0.138 -0.020 1.3 11 2 SF
Cliff Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .770 -0.170 1.27 0.000 -0.170 -2.2 5 0 GDP
Doug Rader 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .253 .741 -0.032 1.26 0.038 -0.070 -0.1 2 2
Wilbur Howard LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .298 .766 0.201 1.22 0.278 -0.076 0.5 1 0 HR,GDP
Larry Milbourne 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .673 -0.099 0.92 0.000 -0.099 -0.7 1 3
Tom Griffin P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .790 0.078 1.01 0.114 -0.035 0.3 1 0 2B
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 24 3 4 2 5 4 .167 .633 0.110 1.31 0.815 -0.703 -0.5 27 12
2B: T Griffin (5, off R Jones).
HR: W Howard (1, off R Jones; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SF: L May (8, off R Jones).
SH: R Metzger 2 (19, 2 off R Jones).
IBB: C Cedeno 2 (6, 2 by R Jones).
TB: W Howard 4; T Griffin 2; L May; G Gross.
GIDP: W Howard (3); C Johnson (5).
RBI: L May (76); W Howard (3).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: T Griffin (8).

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Randy Jones, L (7-20) 8 4 3 1 5 4 1 4.19 32 65 -0.111 1.31 0.5
Team Totals 8 4 3 1 5 4 1 1.12 32 65 -0.111 1.72 0.5

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, W (13-8) 7.1 7 2 2 3 3 1 3.42 33 56 0.032 1.36 0.7
Ken Forsch, S (8) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.88 7 2 0 0.356 3.45 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 4 5 1 2.00 40 56 2 0 0.388 1.31 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Jones 2 (8; C Cedeno, C Cedeno).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 5,065.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

San Diego Padres         Houston Astros
1 Bill Almon SS 1 Greg Gross RF
2 Glenn Beckert 2B 2 Roger Metzger SS
3 Johnny Grubb CF 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Dave Winfield RF 4 Lee May 1B
5 Randy Elliott LF 5 Cliff Johnson C
6 Mike Ivie 1B 6 Doug Rader 3B
7 Dave Hilton 3B 7 Wilbur Howard LF
8 Chris Cannizzaro C 8 Larry Milbourne 2B
9 Randy Jones P 9 Tom Griffin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-2 1 --- R HOU W. Howard R. Jones 24% 79% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b6 1-2 0 -2- HOU G. Gross R. Jones 15% 63% Fielder's Choice SS; Griffin to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 3B); Gross to 2B
t8 2-3 2 -23 O SDP G. Locklear K. Forsch 15% 88% Groundout: P-1B
t9 2-3 2 12- O SDP D. Winfield K. Forsch 13% 100% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 --- R SDP D. Hilton T. Griffin -12% 52% Home Run

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 B. Almon T. Griffin 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SDP G. Beckert T. Griffin 1% 54% Lineout: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- SDP J. Grubb T. Griffin -2% 51% Double to LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- SDP D. Winfield T. Griffin -1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- O SDP R. Elliott T. Griffin 4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- HOU G. Gross R. Jones 6% 61% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Gross to 2B/Adv on E6
b1 0-0 0 -2- O HOU R. Metzger R. Jones -1% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gross to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O HOU C. Cedeno R. Jones -6% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --3 R HOU L. May R. Jones 10% 63% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gross Scores/No RBI/unER
b1 1-0 2 1-- O HOU C. Johnson R. Jones -2% 61% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- O SDP M. Ivie T. Griffin 2% 64% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- R SDP D. Hilton T. Griffin -12% 52% Home Run
t2 1-1 1 --- O SDP C. Cannizzaro T. Griffin 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-1 2 --- O SDP R. Jones T. Griffin 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Padres' Randy Jones facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- HOU D. Rader R. Jones 4% 59% Walk
b2 1-1 0 1-- OO HOU W. Howard R. Jones -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- O HOU L. Milbourne R. Jones -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- SDP B. Almon T. Griffin -4% 46% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t3 1-1 0 1-- SDP G. Beckert T. Griffin -3% 43% Almon Steals 2B
t3 1-1 0 -2- O SDP G. Beckert T. Griffin 1% 44% Groundout: 1B-P; Almon to 3B
t3 1-1 1 --3 RO SDP J. Grubb T. Griffin -3% 41% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Almon Scores
t3 2-1 2 --- O SDP D. Winfield T. Griffin 1% 42% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Randy Jones facing 9-1-2
b3 1-2 0 --- O HOU T. Griffin R. Jones -3% 39% Flyball: CF
b3 1-2 1 --- O HOU G. Gross R. Jones -2% 38% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-2 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger R. Jones -1% 36% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
t4 2-1 0 --- SDP R. Elliott T. Griffin -4% 33% Walk
t4 2-1 0 1-- O SDP M. Ivie T. Griffin 1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B; Elliott to 2B
t4 2-1 1 -2- O SDP D. Hilton T. Griffin 3% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B; Elliott to 3B
t4 2-1 2 --3 O SDP C. Cannizzaro T. Griffin 4% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Randy Jones facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Jones -3% 38% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-2 1 --- O HOU L. May R. Jones -2% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-2 2 --- O HOU C. Johnson R. Jones -1% 35% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
t5 2-1 0 --- O SDP R. Jones T. Griffin 2% 37% Strikeout
t5 2-1 1 --- O SDP B. Almon T. Griffin 2% 38% Flyball: CF
t5 2-1 2 --- SDP G. Beckert T. Griffin -1% 37% Walk
t5 2-1 2 1-- O SDP J. Grubb T. Griffin 2% 40% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Randy Jones facing 6-7-8
b5 1-2 0 --- O HOU D. Rader R. Jones -3% 36% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-2 1 --- HOU W. Howard R. Jones 4% 40% Walk
b5 1-2 1 1-- OO HOU L. Milbourne R. Jones -8% 32% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
t6 2-1 0 --- SDP D. Winfield T. Griffin -7% 26% Reached on E1 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Winfield to 2B
t6 2-1 0 -2- O SDP R. Elliott T. Griffin 4% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-1 1 -2- O SDP M. Ivie T. Griffin 4% 34% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 2-1 2 -2- O SDP D. Hilton T. Griffin 4% 37% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Randy Jones facing 9-1-2
b6 1-2 0 --- HOU T. Griffin R. Jones 11% 49% Double (LF-CF)
b6 1-2 0 -2- HOU G. Gross R. Jones 15% 63% Fielder's Choice SS; Griffin to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 3B); Gross to 2B
b6 1-2 0 -23 O HOU R. Metzger R. Jones -10% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-2 1 -23 HOU C. Cedeno R. Jones 1% 55% Intentional Walk
b6 1-2 1 123 RO HOU L. May R. Jones 1% 56% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffin Scores/unER
b6 2-2 2 12- O HOU C. Johnson R. Jones -6% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
t7 2-2 0 --- SDP C. Cannizzaro T. Griffin -6% 44% Single (LF-CF)
t7 2-2 0 1-- SDP R. Jones T. Griffin -9% 35% Single to 3B/Bunt; Cannizzaro to 2B
t7 2-2 0 12- O SDP B. Almon T. Griffin 9% 44% Strikeout
t7 2-2 1 12- O SDP G. Beckert T. Griffin 7% 51% Flyball: CF
t7 2-2 2 12- O SDP J. Grubb T. Griffin 7% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Padres' Randy Jones facing 6-7-8
b7 2-2 0 --- O HOU D. Rader R. Jones -4% 55% Strikeout
b7 2-2 1 --- R HOU W. Howard R. Jones 24% 79% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b7 3-2 1 --- O HOU L. Milbourne R. Jones -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-2 2 --- O HOU T. Griffin R. Jones -1% 76% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
t8 2-3 0 --- O SDP D. Winfield T. Griffin 5% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-3 1 --- SDP R. Elliott T. Griffin -6% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 2-3 1 1-- SDP M. Ivie T. Griffin -9% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Elliott to 2B
Ken Forsch replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Dave Hilton (3B) batting 7th
t8 2-3 1 12- O SDP W. McCovey K. Forsch 6% 73% Groundout: 1B-P; Elliott to 3B; Ivie to 2B
Gene Locklear pinch hits for Chris Cannizzaro (C) batting 8th
t8 2-3 2 -23 O SDP G. Locklear K. Forsch 15% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Padres' Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
Fred Kendall replaces Willie McCovey (PH) playing C batting 7th
Dave Roberts replaces Gene Locklear (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
b8 3-2 0 --- HOU G. Gross R. Jones 2% 90% Walk
b8 3-2 0 1-- O HOU R. Metzger R. Jones -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gross to 2B
b8 3-2 1 -2- HOU C. Cedeno R. Jones 1% 90% Intentional Walk
b8 3-2 1 12- HOU L. May R. Jones 3% 93% Single to RF; Gross to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
b8 3-2 1 123 OO HOU C. Johnson R. Jones -7% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
Horace Clarke pinch hits for Randy Jones (P) batting 9th
t9 2-3 0 --- O SDP H. Clarke K. Forsch 7% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
Cito Gaston pinch hits for Bill Almon (SS) batting 1st
t9 2-3 1 --- O SDP C. Gaston K. Forsch 5% 97% Strikeout
t9 2-3 2 --- SDP G. Beckert K. Forsch -4% 93% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
John Scott pinch runs for Glenn Beckert (2B) batting 2nd
t9 2-3 2 1-- SDP J. Grubb K. Forsch -6% 87% Walk; Scott to 2B
t9 2-3 2 12- O SDP D. Winfield K. Forsch 13% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 3.

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