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Scores
Standings
BOS
@BAL		5
4		 
(12)
SEP
@CAL		4
3
CLE
@DET		2
6
MIN
@KCR		3
4		 
(12)
CHW
@OAK		2
5
SFG
@ATL		2
10
PHI
@CHC		6
7		 
(11)
MON
@NYM		11
10
HOU
@SDP		1
2
PIT
@STL		6
2		 
(14)
Tuesday, April 8, 1969,
, San Diego Stadium
Attendance: 23,370, Time of Game: 2:14
Astros
1
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Padres
2
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
W: Dick Selma (1-0)
L: Don Wilson (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Padres          0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  X    2  4  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jesus Alou RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 2.000 0.160 1.16 0.181 -0.020 1.0 1 0 3B,SB
Joe Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.103 1.76 0.031 -0.134 -0.5 3 0
Norm Miller CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.137 1.67 0.000 -0.137 -1.0 1 0
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250 .500 -0.021 1.69 0.102 -0.124 0.4 3 2
Curt Blefary 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.080 1.39 0.042 -0.122 -0.3 8 0
Bob Watson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.160 1.61 0.000 -0.160 -1.1 0 0
Denis Menke SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.036 1.14 0.049 -0.085 -0.4 1 3
Johnny Edwards C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.089 1.27 0.000 -0.089 -0.6 7 0
Don Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.025 0.51 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 0
   Gary Geiger PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.044 1.61 0.000 -0.044 -0.2
   Jack Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 2 12 .156 .425 -0.535 1.41 0.405 -0.940 -2.9 24 6
3B: J Alou (1, off D Selma).
TB: J Alou 5; D Rader; C Blefary.
RBI: D Rader (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: J Morgan (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Alou (1, 2nd base off D Selma/C Cannizzaro).

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Robles SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.055 1.23 0.067 -0.122 -0.4 0 0 SB
Roberto Pena 2B 3 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .250 -0.049 1.22 0.052 -0.101 -0.6 1 3 HBP
Tony Gonzalez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.118 1.27 0.000 -0.118 -1.0 3 0
Ollie Brown RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .750 0.136 1.07 0.200 -0.064 0.6 4 0 2B
Bill Davis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.068 0.89 0.000 -0.068 -0.6 3 1
   Nate Colbert 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Larry Stahl LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.081 1.06 0.000 -0.081 -0.6 0 0
Ed Spiezio 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1.667 0.147 0.70 0.174 -0.027 0.7 0 1 HR
Chris Cannizzaro C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 0.046 1.08 0.078 -0.032 0.3 12 0
Dick Selma P 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.009 0.84 0.025 -0.016 0.1 1 0 SH
Team Totals 28 2 4 2 1 7 .143 .486 -0.033 1.07 0.596 -0.629 -1.5 27 5
2B: O Brown (1, off D Wilson).
HR: E Spiezio (1, off D Wilson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: D Selma (1, off D Wilson).
HBP: R Pena (1, by D Wilson).
TB: E Spiezio 4; O Brown 2; D Selma 2.
RBI: O Brown (1); E Spiezio (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
PB: C Cannizzaro (1).
Baserunning
SB: R Robles (1, 2nd base off D Wilson/J Edwards).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Wilson, L (0-1) 6 3 2 2 1 4 1 3.00 24 61 -0.030 1.23 0.6
Jack Billingham 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.062 0.46 0.9
Team Totals 8 4 2 2 1 7 1 2.25 31 61 0 0 0.032 1.41 1.5

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Selma, W (1-0) 9 5 1 1 2 12 0 1.00 34 83 0.532 1.41 2.9
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 2 12 0 1.00 34 83 0.532 1.07 2.9
Balks: D Wilson (1).
WP: None.
HBP: D Wilson (1; R Pena).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 23,370.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Diego Padres
1 Jesus Alou RF 1 Rafael Robles SS
2 Joe Morgan 2B 2 Roberto Pena 2B
3 Norm Miller CF 3 Tony Gonzalez CF
4 Doug Rader 3B 4 Ollie Brown RF
5 Curt Blefary 1B 5 Bill Davis 1B
6 Bob Watson LF 6 Larry Stahl LF
7 Denis Menke SS 7 Ed Spiezio 3B
8 Johnny Edwards C 8 Chris Cannizzaro C
9 Don Wilson P 9 Dick Selma P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-1 1 1-- R SDP O. Brown D. Wilson 20% 77% Double to LF; Pena Scores
b5 0-1 1 --- R SDP E. Spiezio D. Wilson 17% 53% Home Run
t1 0-0 1 12- R HOU D. Rader D. Selma -10% 36% Single to RF; Alou Scores; Morgan to 2B
t8 1-2 0 --- HOU J. Alou D. Selma -9% 68% Single to CF
t8 1-2 0 1-- O HOU J. Morgan D. Selma 8% 76% 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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Alou D. Selma -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- HOU J. Morgan D. Selma -3% 44% Alou Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- HOU J. Morgan D. Selma -3% 41% Walk
t1 0-0 0 12- O HOU N. Miller D. Selma 5% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 12- R HOU D. Rader D. Selma -10% 36% Single to RF; Alou Scores; Morgan to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- O HOU C. Blefary D. Selma 4% 40% Lineout: 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- O HOU B. Watson D. Selma 4% 43% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- SDP R. Robles D. Wilson 4% 47% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-1 0 1-- SDP R. Pena D. Wilson 3% 50% Robles Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- O SDP R. Pena D. Wilson -5% 45% Strikeout
b1 0-1 1 -2- O SDP T. Gonzalez D. Wilson -3% 42% Groundout: SS-1B; Robles to 3B
b1 0-1 2 --3 O SDP O. Brown D. Wilson -4% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dick Selma facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Menke D. Selma 2% 40% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards D. Selma 1% 42% Foul Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 2 --- O HOU D. Wilson D. Selma 1% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Wilson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O SDP B. Davis D. Wilson -2% 40% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-1 1 --- O SDP L. Stahl D. Wilson -2% 39% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --- O SDP E. Spiezio D. Wilson -1% 37% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Alou D. Selma 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan D. Selma 1% 41% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 --- O HOU N. Miller D. Selma 1% 42% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Wilson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- SDP C. Cannizzaro D. Wilson 5% 46% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- SDP D. Selma D. Wilson 3% 50% Balk; Cannizzaro to 2B
b3 0-1 0 -2- O SDP D. Selma D. Wilson -2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Cannizzaro to 3B
b3 0-1 1 --3 O SDP R. Robles D. Wilson -7% 41% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --3 O SDP R. Pena D. Wilson -4% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dick Selma facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Rader D. Selma 2% 38% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 1 --- HOU C. Blefary D. Selma -2% 36% Single to 2B
t4 1-0 1 1-- HOU B. Watson D. Selma -2% 34% Passed Ball; Blefary to 2B
t4 1-0 1 -2- O HOU B. Watson D. Selma 3% 37% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 2 -2- O HOU D. Menke D. Selma 3% 41% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Wilson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O SDP T. Gonzalez D. Wilson -3% 38% Flyball: 1B
b4 0-1 1 --- O SDP O. Brown D. Wilson -2% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- O SDP B. Davis D. Wilson -1% 35% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dick Selma facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Edwards D. Selma 2% 37% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Wilson D. Selma 2% 38% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --- HOU J. Alou D. Selma -3% 35% Triple to CF
t5 1-0 2 --3 O HOU J. Morgan D. Selma 4% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Don Wilson facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- O SDP L. Stahl D. Wilson -3% 36% Flyball: 3B
b5 0-1 1 --- R SDP E. Spiezio D. Wilson 17% 53% Home Run
b5 1-1 1 --- O SDP C. Cannizzaro D. Wilson -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- SDP D. Selma D. Wilson 2% 53% Single to SS
b5 1-1 2 1-- O SDP R. Robles D. Wilson -3% 50% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Padres' Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
t6 1-1 0 --- O HOU N. Miller D. Selma 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-1 1 --- O HOU D. Rader D. Selma 2% 56% Strikeout
t6 1-1 2 --- O HOU C. Blefary D. Selma 2% 57% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Don Wilson facing 2-3-4
b6 1-1 0 --- SDP R. Pena D. Wilson 5% 62% Hit By Pitch
b6 1-1 0 1-- O SDP T. Gonzalez D. Wilson -5% 57% Flyball: 3B
b6 1-1 1 1-- R SDP O. Brown D. Wilson 20% 77% Double to LF; Pena Scores
b6 2-1 1 -2- O SDP B. Davis D. Wilson -3% 74% Flyball: 2B
b6 2-1 2 -2- O SDP L. Stahl D. Wilson -3% 71% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Dick Selma facing 6-7-8
Nate Colbert replaces Bill Davis playing 1B batting 5th
t7 1-2 0 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Selma 4% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- HOU D. Menke D. Selma -5% 71% Walk
t7 1-2 1 1-- O HOU J. Edwards D. Selma 5% 76% Strikeout
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Don Wilson (P) batting 9th
t7 1-2 2 1-- O HOU G. Geiger D. Selma 4% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
Jack Billingham replaces Gary Geiger (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-1 0 --- O SDP E. Spiezio J. Billingham -2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O SDP C. Cannizzaro J. Billingham -1% 77% Strikeout
b7 2-1 2 --- SDP D. Selma J. Billingham 1% 78% Single to LF
b7 2-1 2 1-- O SDP R. Robles J. Billingham -2% 77% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
t8 1-2 0 --- HOU J. Alou D. Selma -9% 68% Single to CF
t8 1-2 0 1-- O HOU J. Morgan D. Selma 8% 76% Strikeout
t8 1-2 1 1-- O HOU N. Miller D. Selma 4% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B; Alou to 2B
t8 1-2 2 -2- O HOU D. Rader D. Selma 8% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
b8 2-1 0 --- O SDP R. Pena J. Billingham -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 2-1 1 --- O SDP T. Gonzalez J. Billingham -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-1 2 --- O SDP O. Brown J. Billingham -1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Dick Selma facing 5-6-7
t9 1-2 0 --- O HOU C. Blefary D. Selma 7% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 1-2 1 --- O HOU B. Watson D. Selma 5% 97% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-2 2 --- O HOU D. Menke D. Selma 3% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 2.

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