September 7, 1970 Houston Astros at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 7
@CHW 4 OAK 7
@CHW 5 BOS 4
@CLE 3 CLE 8
BOS 2 DET 5
BAL 2 KCR 4
CAL 1 MIN 7
MIL 6 MIN 8
MIL 3 NYY 4
@WSA 3 LAD 4
ATL 3 LAD 6
ATL 1 NYM 5
MON 4 NYM 5
MON 1 PHI 5
STL 1 PHI 3
STL 2
(13) PIT 8
CHC 3 CHC 9
@PIT 2 HOU 10
@SDP 5 HOU 9
@SDP 4 SFG 6
CIN 3 SFG 4
CIN 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 7, 1970
Time of Game: 2:05

Astros

66-73

Won 1

5th, 21½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   0  1  6   1  0  1   10 12  0
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  5    5  6  1

W: K Forsch (1-0), L: J Nyman (0-1)

Padres

53-86

Lost 3

6th, 35½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Alou RF                     2   1   1   1    0   0  .311  .732    0    1   0   SF
  N Miller RF                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .690    0    0   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .269  .785    0    1   3   
  M Martinez SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .518    0    1   1   
J Wynn LF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .925    0    0   0   
  C Geronimo PR-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .683    0    0   0   
B Watson 1B                   4   2   2   5    1   0  .279  .764    0   12   0   HR
  J Mayberry 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .710         2   0   
D Menke SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .835    0    0   2   
  H Torres PH-2B              2   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .603    0    0   1   2B
D Rader 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .247  .742    0    1   4   2B
C Cedeno CF                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .284  .717    0    4   0   GDP
  K Lampard LF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .671    0    3   0   2B
L Howard C                    4   3   3   3    0   0  .333  .944    0    2   0   2·HR,2B
K Forsch P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       37  10  12  10    3   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: K Lampard (8, off A Santorini); H Torres (1, off A Santorini); D Rader (20, off R Willis); L Howard (4, off J Nyman).

HR: B Watson (7, off R Willis; 6th inn, 3 on, 0 outs); L Howard 2 (2, off J Nyman, off R Willis; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: J Alou (4, off J Nyman).

SH: K Forsch (1, off J Nyman).

TB: L Howard 10; B Watson 5; J Morgan 2; H Torres 2; K Lampard 2; D Rader 2; J Wynn; J Alou.

GIDP: C Cedeno (8).

RBI: B Watson 5 (41); L Howard 3 (8); J Alou (42); H Torres (5).

2-out RBI: L Howard 3; H Torres.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. H Torres-M Martinez-J Mayberry; D Rader-B Watson.

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Campbell 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .220  .608    0    3   1   
R Robles SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .649    0    2   6   
R Webster 1B                  4   1   1   4    0   0  .252  .646    0    9   0   HR
A Ferrara LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .833    0    0   0   
  R Slocum C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .516    0    1   0   
E Spiezio 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .886    0    1   4   
I Murrell CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .663    0    4   0   GDP
F Kendall C-LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   0   
J Williams RF                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   0   
J Nyman P                     0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  R Willis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Stahl PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .330    0    0   0   
  A Santorini P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .053         0   0   
  N Colbert PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .248  .803    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   6   5    2   2                    27  11

BATTING

HR: R Webster (2, off K Forsch; 9th inn, 3 on, 0 outs).

TB: R Webster 4; R Robles 2; J Williams; E Spiezio; D Campbell.

GIDP: I Murrell (7).

RBI: R Webster 4 (11); R Robles (1).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 3 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Campbell-R Robles-R Webster.

E: D Campbell (20).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Forsch, W (1-0)              9     6   5   5    2   2   1   5.00   33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 6     55    -     0.47   0.29
Totals                         9     6   5   5    2   2   1          33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 6           -

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
J Nyman, L (0-1)               5     4   5   5    2   2   1   9.00   21     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 4     39    -     0.90  -0.11
R Willis                       1     3   3   3    0   1   2   4.17    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          3-3    0.28  -0.10
A Santorini                    3     5   2   2    1   2   0   6.20   15     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 5          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    12  10  10    3   5   3          42     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0·12          3-3

J Nyman faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Forsch (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres                     
1. J Alou               RF    1. D Campbell           2B 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. R Robles             SS 
3. J Wynn               LF    3. R Webster            1B 
4. B Watson             1B    4. A Ferrara            LF 
5. D Menke              SS    5. E Spiezio            3B 
6. D Rader              3B    6. I Murrell            CF 
7. C Cedeno             CF    7. F Kendall            C  
8. L Howard             C     8. J Williams           RF 
9. K Forsch             P     9. J Nyman              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  ---      13%  73% L Howard        J Nyman         Home Run
   b 4   0  1-0  1--      10%  63% R Webster       K Forsch        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 6   0  0-2  123       8%  98% B Watson        R Willis        Home Run; Alou Scores; Morgan Scores; Wynn Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  ---       7%  57% L Howard        J Nyman         Double to LF
   t 2   1  0-0  1--      -5%  45% C Cedeno        J Nyman         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Nyman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Alou          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Alou to 1B
   O      1--      50%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Campbell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Robles        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Webster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Nyman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  D Rader         Walk
   OO     1--      45%  C Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  A Ferrara       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  E Spiezio       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  I Murrell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Nyman facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  L Howard        Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  K Forsch        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Howard to 3B
   RO     --3      58%  J Alou          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Howard Scores
   O      ---      57%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  F Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  J Nyman         Walk
          1--      59%  D Campbell      Wild Pitch; Nyman to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Nyman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  J Wynn          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      59%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  D Menke         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  R Robles        Single to 3B
   OO     1--      63%  R Webster       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  A Ferrara       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Nyman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      73%  L Howard        Home Run
   O      ---      72%  K Forsch        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      75%  E Spiezio       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  I Murrell       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  F Kendall       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Nyman facing 1-2-3
          ---      81%  J Alou          Single to LF
          1--      85%  J Morgan        Single to 1B; Alou to 2B
          12-      90%  J Wynn          Walk; Alou to 3B; Morgan to 2B
                  Ron Willis replaces Jerry Nyman pitching and batting 9th
   RRRR   123      98%  B Watson        Home Run; Alou Scores; Morgan Scores; Wynn Scores
   O      ---      97%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  D Rader         Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  C Cedeno        Fielder's Choice SS; Rader out at 3B/SS-3B; Cedeno to 1B
   RR     1--      99%  L Howard        Home Run; Cedeno Scores
   O      ---      99%  K Forsch        Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-8, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
                  Norm Miller replaces Jesus Alou playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  J Williams      Strikeout
                  Larry Stahl pinch hits for Ron Willis batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Stahl         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Campbell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Padres 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Al Santorini facing 1-2-3
                  Al Santorini replaces Larry Stahl pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  N Miller        Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Morgan        Single to P
          1--     100%  J Wynn          Single to LF; Morgan to 3B
                  Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Jimmy Wynn batting 3rd
   R      1-3     100%  B Watson        Single to SS; Morgan Scores; Geronimo to 2B
                  Hector Torres pinch hits for Denis Menke batting 5th
   O      12-     100%  H Torres        Flyball: SS
   O      12-     100%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-9, Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
                  Hector Torres moves to 2B; Marty Martinez replaces Joe Morgan playing SS batting 2nd; Keith Lampard replaces Cesar Cedeno playing LF batting 7th; Cesar Geronimo moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  R Robles        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Webster       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  A Ferrara       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Al Santorini facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Slocum replaces Al Ferrara playing C batting 4th; Fred Kendall moves to LF
          ---     100%  K Lampard       Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  L Howard        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  K Forsch        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  N Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-9, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  E Spiezio       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  I Murrell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  F Kendall       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Al Santorini facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  M Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Geronimo      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  B Watson        Walk
   R      1--     100%  H Torres        Double to RF; Watson Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-10, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
                  John Mayberry replaces Bob Watson playing 1B batting 4th
          ---     100%  J Williams      Single to SS
                  Nate Colbert pinch hits for Al Santorini batting 9th
          1--     100%  N Colbert       Walk; Williams to 2B
          12-     100%  D Campbell      Single to SS; Williams to 3B; Colbert to 2B
   R      123     100%  R Robles        Single to CF; Williams Scores; Colbert to 3B; Campbell to 2B
   RRRR   123      99%  R Webster       Home Run; Colbert Scores; Campbell Scores; Robles Scores
   O      ---     100%  R Slocum        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  E Spiezio       Single to SS
   OO     1--     100%  I Murrell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Padres 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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