April 10, 1974 Houston Astros at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
TEX 3 MIL 6
@CLE 4 KCR 4
OAK 1 MIN 6
CHW 5 LAD 4
@ATL 0 CHC 7
PHI 6 NYM 3
STL 2 MON 12
@PIT 8
(13) HOU 9
@SDP 1 SFG 4
CIN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 7,882

Wednesday, April 10, 1974
Time of Game: 2:36

Astros

2-3

Won 2

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   2  6  1   0  0  0    9 14  0
Padres          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1

W: D Roberts (1-1), L: B Greif (0-2)

Padres

0-5

Lost 5

6th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Gross RF-LF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .579 1.158    0    2   0   
R Metzger SS                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .263  .680    0    1   3   
C Cedeno CF                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .381 1.076    0    1   0   HR,SB,HBP
B Watson LF-1B                5   2   1   1    0   1  .200  .427    0    3   0   GDP
  D Menke 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     3   0   
M May C                       4   1   3   1    1   0  .250  .544    0    3   0   
L May 1B                      4   0   2   1    0   1  .278  .628    0    9   0   
  B Gallagher PR-RF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    1   0   
D Rader 3B                    3   1   1   1    2   1  .263  .807    0    0   3   
T Helms 2B                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .412 1.032    0    2   2   2B,IW
  L Milbourne 2B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   2   
D Roberts P                   5   0   1   2    0   1  .167  .500    0    0   2   2B
Totals                       39   9  14   9    5   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Roberts (1, off R Troedson); T Helms (3, off R Troedson).

HR: C Cedeno (1, off B Greif; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

IBB: T Helms (1, by B Greif).

HBP: C Cedeno (1, by B Greif).

TB: C Cedeno 6; M May 3; L May 2; D Roberts 2; T Helms 2; B Watson; G Gross; D Rader; R Metzger.

GIDP: B Watson (1).

RBI: T Helms 2 (3); D Roberts 2 (2); D Rader (4); L May (1); C Cedeno (7); B Watson (5); M May (1).

2-out RBI: D Roberts 2; T Helms 2; L May.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (1, 2nd base off B Greif/F Kendall).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thomas 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .417 1.045    0    1   3   3B
G Beckert 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.029    0    2   3   
N Colbert LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .059    0    2   1   
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .610    0   11   0   2B
C Gaston RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429    0    0   1   
F Kendall C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .760    0    8   0   
B Williams CF                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   
  J Grubb CF                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .787    0    0   0   
E Hernandez SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .521    0    2   7   3B
  D Hilton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Greif P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Troedson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Corkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    1   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: W McCovey (1, off D Roberts).

3B: D Thomas (1, off D Roberts); E Hernandez (1, off D Roberts).

TB: D Thomas 4; E Hernandez 3; W McCovey 2; G Beckert; J Grubb; B Williams.

RBI: G Beckert (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thomas-G Beckert-W McCovey.

E: G Beckert (4).

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
D Roberts, W (1-1)             9     7   1   1    1   3   0   3.86   35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 3· 7     71    -     0.57   0.09
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 3· 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
B Greif, L (0-2)               4.1   8   5   3    1   1   1   8.22   22     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 8     31    -     1.23  -0.25
R Troedson                     1.1   4   4   4    2   1   0   9.00   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          2-2    0.60  -0.16
R Garcia                       1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   4.91    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.05  -0.00
M Corkins                      2     1   0   0    1   3   0   7.94    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    14   9   7    5   7   1          45     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0·14          4-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Greif (1; T Helms).

HBP: B Greif (1; C Cedeno).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Art Williams.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 7,882.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres                     
1. G Gross              RF    1. D Thomas             3B 
2. R Metzger            SS    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. N Colbert            LF 
4. B Watson             LF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. M May                C     5. C Gaston             RF 
6. L May                1B    6. F Kendall            C  
7. D Rader              3B    7. B Williams           CF 
8. T Helms              2B    8. E Hernandez          SS 
9. D Roberts            P     9. B Greif              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-0  ---      14%  47% C Cedeno        B Greif         Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 3   0  0-0  ---     -11%  34% D Thomas        D Roberts       Triple to RF
   t 5   1  1-2  1-3      10%  83% B Watson        B Greif         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Metzger Scores; Cedeno to 3B
   t 5   2  1-4  123       8%  95% T Helms         R Troedson      Double to LF; Watson Scores/unER; May Scores/Team unER; Rader to 3B
   t 4   1  1-1  12-       8%  62% L May           B Greif         Single to CF; Watson to 3B; May to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Greif facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Metzger       Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  C Cedeno        Hit By Pitch
          1--      49%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Thomas        Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--      43%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  N Colbert       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      46%  W McCovey       Walk
   O      12-      50%  C Gaston        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Greif facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  M May           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      46%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  F Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Williams      Strikeout
          ---      46%  E Hernandez     Triple to RF
   O      --3      50%  B Greif         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Greif facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
          ---      34%  D Thomas        Triple to RF
   RO     --3      34%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B; Thomas Scores
   O      ---      35%  N Colbert       Flyball: 1B
          ---      33%  W McCovey       Double to RF
   O      -2-      36%  C Gaston        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Greif facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      33%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      47%  C Cedeno        Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---      50%  B Watson        Single to LF
          1--      55%  M May           Single to RF; Watson to 2B
          12-      62%  L May           Single to CF; Watson to 3B; May to 2B
   RO     123      65%  D Rader         Single to LF; Watson Scores; May to 3B; May out at 3B/LF-3B-2B-SS; Rader to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      66%  T Helms         Intentional Walk
   O      123      59%  D Roberts       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  F Kendall       Strikeout
          ---      59%  B Williams      Single
   O      1--      62%  E Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      65%  B Greif         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Greif facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  G Gross         Single to LF
          1--      74%  R Metzger       Single to LF; Gross to 2B
   O      12-      73%  C Cedeno        Single to RF; Gross out at Hm/RF-C; Metzger to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  B Watson        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Metzger Scores; Cedeno to 3B
                  Rich Troedson replaces Bill Greif pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      88%  M May           Single (LF-CF); Cedeno Scores/unER; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      86%  L May           Flyball: LF
          12-      87%  D Rader         Walk; Watson to 3B; May to 2B
   RR     123      95%  T Helms         Double to LF; Watson Scores/unER; May Scores/Team unER; Rader to 3B
   RR     -23      98%  D Roberts       Double to RF; Rader Scores/Team unER; Helms Scores/Team unER
   O      -2-      98%  G Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-8, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  D Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  G Beckert       Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  N Colbert       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      99%  W McCovey       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Padres 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rich Troedson facing 2-3-4
                  Johnny Grubb replaces Bernie Williams playing CF batting 7th
          ---      99%  R Metzger       Walk
   O      1--      99%  C Cedeno        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      99%  B Watson        Strikeout Looking
          1--      99%  M May           Single (CF-RF); Metzger to 3B
                  Ralph Garcia replaces Rich Troedson pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      99%  L May           Single to LF; Metzger Scores; May to 2B
                  Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Lee May batting 6th
          12-     100%  D Rader         Walk; May to 3B; Gallagher to 2B
   O      123      99%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-9, Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Watson moves to 1B; Larry Milbourne replaces Tommy Helms playing 2B batting 8th; Greg Gross moves to LF; Bob Gallagher moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  C Gaston        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Grubb         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Ralph Garcia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  D Roberts       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Gross         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Metzger       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-9, Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  E Hernandez     Flyball: SS
                  Dave Roberts pinch hits for Ralph Garcia batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Roberts       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Mike Corkins facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Corkins replaces Dave Roberts pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  C Cedeno        Single (LF-CF)
   OO     1--     100%  B Watson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---     100%  M May           Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Gallagher     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-9, Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
                  Denis Menke replaces Bob Watson playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  G Beckert       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  N Colbert       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  W McCovey       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Mike Corkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Milbourne     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  D Roberts       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-9, Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  C Gaston        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Kendall       Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  J Grubb         Single to LF
                  Dave Hilton pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  D Hilton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation