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WSA  5
@BOS  1

BOS  7
WSA  4

CAL  7
@CHW  3

CHW  3
CAL  1

DET  4
BAL  1

(5)
KCR 13
SEP  2

KCR  3
SEP  2

MIN 10
OAK  4

NYY  5
CLE  4

CLE  4
@NYY  1

CIN  4
@LAD  1

MON  8
@PHI  5

MON  7
@PHI  3

NYM 11
@PIT  6

NYM  9
@PIT  2

HOU  4
@SDP  0
SFG  7
ATL  6

(10)
SFG  7
ATL  3

CHC  3
@STL  1

(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 17,989

Friday, July 4, 1969
Time of Game: 2:18
Astros
4
41-40
Won 2
5th, 7 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1
W: Larry Dierker (11-5), L: Al Santorini (3-7)
Padres
0
27-55
Lost 6
6th, 21½ GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Blefary 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .254  .713              0   0   SF
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .252  .791              0   0   SB
J Wynn CF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .274  .933              0   0   2B
N Miller RF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .291  .794              1   1   
J Edwards C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .559              6   0   
D Menke SS                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .307  .838              1   0   
G Geiger LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .684              0   0   GDP
D Rader 3B                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .238  .665              0   0   2B
L Dierker P                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .348              0   0   GDP
Totals                       31   4   7   0    4   3                        * 8   1
   * - Team recorded 27 outs, but 19 was by an unrecorded fielder
Batting Events
2B: J Wynn (13, off G Ross); D Rader (14, off A Santorini).
SF: C Blefary (1, off A Santorini).
TB: D Rader 3; J Wynn 3; N Miller; D Menke; G Geiger.
GIDP: G Geiger (1); L Dierker (1).
RBI: D Rader 2 (40); C Blefary (23); N Miller (27).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. N Miller-D Menke.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Morgan (17, 2nd base off A Santorini/C Cannizzaro).
San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Sipin 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .552              0   0   
V Kelly 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .690              0   0   
O Brown RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .718              0   0   
  F Reberger P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  B McCool P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
N Colbert 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .279  .891              0   1   2B
A Ferrara LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .809              0   0   
C Cannizzaro C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .243  .653              3   0   
C Gaston CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .547              1   0   
T Dean SS                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .159  .433              1   0   2B
A Santorini P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .360              0   0   
  R Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .556              0   0   
  G Ross P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  L Stahl PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .161  .429              0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    1   6                        * 5   1
   * - Team recorded 27 outs, but 22 was by an unrecorded fielder
Batting Events
2B: N Colbert (10, off L Dierker); T Dean (6, off L Dierker).
TB: T Dean 3; N Colbert 2; V Kelly; J Sipin; O Brown; A Ferrara.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. O Brown 3.
E: V Kelly (3).

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, W (11-5)            9     7   0   0    1   6   0   2.42   34     -       ·  ·     19· 1· 0· 7     78    -     0.87   0.35
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     19· 1· 0· 7           -  
San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Santorini, L (3-7)           5     5   4   2    1   0   0   3.05   20     -       ·  ·     13· 1· 0· 5     44    -     0.92  -0.18
G Ross                         3     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.55   10     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.26   0.03
F Reberger                     0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   4.50    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.00
B McCool                       0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.04    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   2    4   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     21· 1· 0· 7          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: F Reberger (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - (none), 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 17,989.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            San Diego Padres                             
1. Curt Blefary                 1B       1. John Sipin                   2B
2. Joe Morgan                   2B       2. Van Kelly                    3B
3. Jimmy Wynn                   CF       3. Ollie Brown                  RF
4. Norm Miller                  RF       4. Nate Colbert                 1B
5. Johnny Edwards                C       5. Al Ferrara                   LF
6. Denis Menke                  SS       6. Chris Cannizzaro              C
7. Gary Geiger                  LF       7. Cito Gaston                  CF
8. Doug Rader                   3B       8. Tommy Dean                   SS
9. Larry Dierker                 P       9. Al Santorini                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 0 12- RR 16% 91% 1-0 HOU D. Rader A. Santorini Double to RF; Menke Scores/unER; Geiger Scores; Rader to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 1 12- OO 12% 65% 0-1 SDP C. Cannizzaro L. Dierker Double Play: Flyball: RF-SS
t2 0 1-- OO -7% 58% 1-0 HOU G. Geiger A. Santorini Ground Ball Double Play: RF out on play
b3 2 1-3 O 6% 64% 0-1 SDP V. Kelly L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t5 0 1-- 5% 75% 1-0 HOU G. Geiger A. Santorini Single to 1B; Menke to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Al Santorini facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 HOU C. Blefary A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Morgan A. Santorini Walk
t1 1 1-- 2% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Wynn A. Santorini Morgan Steals 2B
t1 1 -2- 5% 57% 0-0 HOU J. Wynn A. Santorini Single to LF; Morgan to 3B
t1 1 1-3 RO 2% 59% 0-0 HOU N. Miller A. Santorini Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Morgan Scores; Miller to 1B
t1 2 1-- O -2% 57% 1-0 HOU J. Edwards A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 SDP J. Sipin L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b1 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 SDP V. Kelly L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b1 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 SDP O. Brown L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Al Santorini facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 3% 65% 1-0 HOU D. Menke A. Santorini Single
t2 0 1-- OO -7% 58% 1-0 HOU G. Geiger A. Santorini Ground Ball Double Play: RF out on play
t2 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 HOU D. Rader A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 SDP N. Colbert L. Dierker Strikeout
b2 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 SDP A. Ferrara L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b2 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 SDP C. Cannizzaro L. Dierker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Al Santorini facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 HOU L. Dierker A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t3 1 --- O -1% 59% 1-0 HOU C. Blefary A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t3 2 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 HOU J. Morgan A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 3% 61% 0-1 SDP C. Gaston L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b3 1 --- -5% 56% 0-1 SDP T. Dean L. Dierker Double
b3 1 -2- O 4% 60% 0-1 SDP A. Santorini L. Dierker Strikeout
b3 2 -2- -2% 58% 0-1 SDP J. Sipin L. Dierker Single; Dean to 3B
b3 2 1-3 O 6% 64% 0-1 SDP V. Kelly L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Al Santorini facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -2% 62% 1-0 HOU J. Wynn A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t4 1 --- 2% 64% 1-0 HOU N. Miller A. Santorini Single
t4 1 1-- OO -5% 59% 1-0 HOU J. Edwards A. Santorini Double Play: Groundout: RF out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- -5% 54% 0-1 SDP O. Brown L. Dierker Single
b4 0 1-- O 5% 59% 0-1 SDP N. Colbert L. Dierker Strikeout
b4 1 1-- -5% 54% 0-1 SDP A. Ferrara L. Dierker Single; Brown to 2B
b4 1 12- OO 12% 65% 0-1 SDP C. Cannizzaro L. Dierker Double Play: Flyball: RF-SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Al Santorini facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- 4% 69% 1-0 HOU D. Menke A. Santorini Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Menke to 1B
t5 0 1-- 5% 75% 1-0 HOU G. Geiger A. Santorini Single to 1B; Menke to 2B
t5 0 12- RR 16% 91% 1-0 HOU D. Rader A. Santorini Double to RF; Menke Scores/unER; Geiger Scores; Rader to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 0 --3 O -2% 89% 3-0 HOU L. Dierker A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t5 1 --3 RO 2% 90% 3-0 HOU C. Blefary A. Santorini Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rader Scores/unER
t5 2 --- O -0% 90% 4-0 HOU J. Morgan A. Santorini Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 2% 92% 0-4 SDP C. Gaston L. Dierker Strikeout
b5 1 --- -2% 90% 0-4 SDP T. Dean L. Dierker Single
Roberto Pena pinch hits for Al Santorini (P) batting 9th
b5 1 1-- O 2% 92% 0-4 SDP R. Pena L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b5 2 1-- O 2% 93% 0-4 SDP J. Sipin L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Padres' Gary Ross facing 3-4-5
Gary Ross replaces Roberto Pena (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- 2% 95% 4-0 HOU J. Wynn G. Ross Double
t6 0 -2- O -1% 94% 4-0 HOU N. Miller G. Ross Strikeout
t6 1 -2- O -1% 93% 4-0 HOU J. Edwards G. Ross Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t6 2 -2- O -1% 92% 4-0 HOU D. Menke G. Ross Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 2% 94% 0-4 SDP V. Kelly L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b6 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-4 SDP O. Brown L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b6 2 --- O 1% 95% 0-4 SDP N. Colbert L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Padres' Gary Ross facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-0 HOU G. Geiger G. Ross Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t7 1 --- 0% 95% 4-0 HOU D. Rader G. Ross Single
t7 1 1-- OO -1% 95% 4-0 HOU L. Dierker G. Ross Ground Ball Double Play: RF out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 1% 96% 0-4 SDP A. Ferrara L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b7 1 --- -2% 94% 0-4 SDP C. Cannizzaro L. Dierker Walk
b7 1 1-- O 2% 96% 0-4 SDP C. Gaston L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b7 2 1-- O 1% 97% 0-4 SDP T. Dean L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Padres' Gary Ross facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O -0% 97% 4-0 HOU C. Blefary G. Ross Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t8 1 --- O -0% 97% 4-0 HOU J. Morgan G. Ross Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t8 2 --- O -0% 97% 4-0 HOU J. Wynn G. Ross Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Gary Ross (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-4 SDP L. Stahl L. Dierker Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 1% 99% 0-4 SDP J. Sipin L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b8 2 --- -0% 98% 0-4 SDP V. Kelly L. Dierker Single
b8 2 1-- O 1% 99% 0-4 SDP O. Brown L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Padres' Frank Reberger facing 4-5-6
Frank Reberger replaces Ollie Brown (RF) pitching and batting 3rd; Larry Stahl moves from PH to RF
t9 0 --- 0% 99% 4-0 HOU N. Miller F. Reberger Walk
t9 0 1-- O -0% 99% 4-0 HOU J. Edwards F. Reberger Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t9 1 1-- 0% 99% 4-0 HOU D. Menke F. Reberger Wild Pitch; Miller to 2B
t9 1 -2- 0% 99% 4-0 HOU D. Menke F. Reberger Walk
Billy McCool replaces Frank Reberger pitching and batting 3rd
t9 1 12- O -0% 99% 4-0 HOU G. Geiger B. McCool Strikeout
t9 2 12- 0% 99% 4-0 HOU D. Rader B. McCool Walk; Miller to 3B; Menke to 2B
t9 2 123 O -0% 99% 4-0 HOU L. Dierker B. McCool Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- -2% 96% 0-4 SDP N. Colbert L. Dierker Double
b9 0 -2- O 2% 98% 0-4 SDP A. Ferrara L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b9 1 -2- O 1% 100% 0-4 SDP C. Cannizzaro L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b9 2 -2- O 0% 100% 0-4 SDP C. Gaston L. Dierker Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.

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