April 11, 1974 Houston Astros at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
@BOS 6
(11) CAL 11
TEX 8 MIL 7
@CLE 6 DET 4
NYY 1 CHW 4
@MIN 4
(6) ATL 6
LAD 4 PHI 4
@CHC 3 STL 8
@NYM 7 STL 4
@NYM 3 MON 5
@PIT 1 HOU 9
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 6,618

Thursday, April 11, 1974
Time of Game: 2:17

Astros

3-3

Won 3

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: T Griffin (1-1), L: R Jones (0-2)

Padres

0-6

Lost 6

6th, 5 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Milbourne 2B                5   0   1   1    0   1  .143  .286    0    2   3   GDP
R Metzger SS                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .304  .755    0    1   1   
C Cedeno CF                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .385 1.061    0    2   0   2B
B Watson LF-1B                5   1   3   3    0   0  .280  .736    0    8   1   HR,2B
L May 1B                      1   1   0   0    3   0  .263  .680    0    7   0   
  B Gallagher PR-LF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    1   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .261  .755    0    1   0   GDP
  D Menke 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
O Brown RF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    2   0   
M May C                       3   1   2   1    0   0  .316  .718    0    1   0   2B
  J Edwards C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .619    0    1   1   
T Griffin P                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .650    0    1   2   HBP
  J Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       39   9  14   9    4   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Watson (1, off R Jones); C Cedeno (4, off R Jones); M May (1, off R Jones).

HR: B Watson (1, off J McIntosh; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: T Griffin (1, by J McIntosh).

TB: B Watson 7; M May 3; C Cedeno 3; O Brown 2; R Metzger 2; L Milbourne; D Rader; T Griffin.

GIDP: D Rader (1); L Milbourne (1).

RBI: B Watson 3 (8); C Cedeno 2 (9); D Rader (5); M May (2); T Griffin (1); L Milbourne (1).

2-out RBI: B Watson 2; C Cedeno 2; L Milbourne; D Rader.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Metzger-L Milbourne-L May.

E: T Griffin (1).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Tolan RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .427    0    0   0   SF
M Alou LF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .764    0    0   0   
J Grubb CF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .664    0    4   0   
N Colbert 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .048    0   14   0   GDP
F Kendall C                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .364  .891    0    3   0   
D Roberts 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    1   2   
D Thomas 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .879    0    4   4   
E Hernandez SS                3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .544    0    1   8   
  W McCovey PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .644    0    0   0   
  R Morales PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R Jones P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J McIntosh P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Beckert PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .471  .971    0    0   0   
  B Greif PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Gaston PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .536    0    0   0   
  V Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Hilton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Troedson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    4   2                    27  18

BATTING

SF: B Tolan (1, off T Griffin).

TB: F Kendall 3; M Alou 2; D Roberts; E Hernandez; B Tolan.

GIDP: N Colbert (3).

RBI: B Tolan (1).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Hernandez-D Thomas-N Colbert; J McIntosh-D Thomas-N Colbert.

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
T Griffin, W (1-1)             7     6   1   0    3   1   0   2.08   30     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 5     61    -     0.34   0.09
J Johnson                      1     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.07   0.00
F Scherman                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   0    4   2   0          39     -       ·  ·     16·10· 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
R Jones, L (0-2)               1.2   6   6   6    2   2   0  19.06   13     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 6     19    -     1.25  -0.40
J McIntosh                     3.1   4   2   2    2   1   1   3.72   15     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 4          1-0    0.17  -0.01
R Garcia                       2     3   1   1    0   0   0   4.76    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.07  -0.00
V Romo                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
R Troedson                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.50    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14   9   9    4   3   1          44     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 1·14          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J McIntosh (1; T Griffin).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 6,618.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres                     
1. L Milbourne          2B    1. B Tolan              RF 
2. R Metzger            SS    2. M Alou               LF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. J Grubb              CF 
4. B Watson             LF    4. N Colbert            1B 
5. L May                1B    5. F Kendall            C  
6. D Rader              3B    6. D Roberts            3B 
7. O Brown              RF    7. D Thomas             2B 
8. M May                C     8. E Hernandez          SS 
9. T Griffin            P     9. R Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  12-      16%  70% M May           R Jones         Double to RF; May Scores; Brown to 3B
   t 2   2  0-2  123      13%  87% C Cedeno        R Jones         Double to RF; May Scores; Griffin Scores; Metzger to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-       8%  50% N Colbert       T Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   2  0-4  -23       7%  94% B Watson        R Jones         Double to LF; Metzger Scores; Cedeno Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  -23       5%  74% T Griffin       R Jones         Single; Brown Scores; May stays at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  R Metzger       Single
   O      1--      48%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      45%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Tolan         Single to RF
   O      1--      43%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tolan to 2B
          -2-      42%  J Grubb         Walk
   OO     12-      50%  N Colbert       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  L May           Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
          1--      54%  O Brown         Single; May to 2B
   R      12-      70%  M May           Double to RF; May Scores; Brown to 3B
   R      -23      74%  T Griffin       Single; Brown Scores; May stays at 2B
   O      12-      71%  L Milbourne     Strikeout
          12-      74%  R Metzger       Walk; May to 3B; Griffin to 2B
   RR     123      87%  C Cedeno        Double to RF; May Scores; Griffin Scores; Metzger to 3B
   RR     -23      94%  B Watson        Double to LF; Metzger Scores; Cedeno Scores
                  Joe McIntosh replaces Randy Jones pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      94%  L May           Walk
   O      12-      93%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  F Kendall       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      95%  D Roberts       Strikeout
          ---      95%  D Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      95%  E Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe McIntosh facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  O Brown         Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  M May           Groundout: 3B-1B; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  T Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      97%  L Milbourne     Single to RF; Brown Scores
   O      1--      97%  R Metzger       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  J McIntosh      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  B Tolan         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Joe McIntosh facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      99%  B Watson        Home Run
          ---      99%  L May           Walk
   OO     1--      99%  D Rader         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-8, Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  N Colbert       Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  F Kendall       Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  D Roberts       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Joe McIntosh facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  O Brown         Flyball: SS
          ---      99%  M May           Single to CF
          1--      99%  T Griffin       Hit By Pitch; May to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  L Milbourne     Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-8, Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  E Hernandez     Single (LF-CF)
                  Glenn Beckert pinch hits for Joe McIntosh batting 9th
          1--      98%  G Beckert       Fielder's Choice P; Hernandez to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Beckert to 1B
                  Bill Greif pinch runs for Glenn Beckert batting 9th
   RO     1-3      99%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores/unER
          1--      98%  M Alou          Single to CF; Greif to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Padres 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Ralph Garcia facing 2-3-4
                  Ralph Garcia replaces Bill Greif pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  R Metzger       Single
   O      1--      99%  C Cedeno        Lineout: CF
          1--      99%  B Watson        Single to LF; Metzger to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L May           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Metzger to 3B
                  Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Lee May batting 5th
   R      1-3     100%  D Rader         Single to RF; Metzger Scores; Gallagher to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  O Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-9, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
                  Johnny Edwards replaces Milt May playing C batting 8th; Bob Watson moves to 1B; Bob Gallagher moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  N Colbert       Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  F Kendall       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Roberts       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--     100%  D Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Ralph Garcia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Edwards       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-9, Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
                  Denis Menke replaces Doug Rader playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  E Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Ralph Garcia batting 9th
          ---     100%  C Gaston        Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  M Alou          Single/Bunt; Gaston to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Vicente Romo facing 2-3-4
                  Vicente Romo replaces Cito Gaston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  C Cedeno        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Watson        Groundout: P-1B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  B Gallagher     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-9, Jerry Johnson facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Johnson replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  N Colbert       Strikeout
          ---     100%  F Kendall       Single
          1--     100%  D Roberts       Single to LF; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kendall to 3B; Roberts to 2B
                  Willie McCovey pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez batting 8th
          -23     100%  W McCovey       Walk
                  Dave Hilton pinch hits for Vicente Romo batting 9th; Rich Morales pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 8th
   O      123     100%  D Hilton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-1, Rich Troedson facing 6-7-8
                  Rich Troedson replaces Dave Hilton pitching and batting 9th; Rich Morales moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Brown         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  J Edwards       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-9, Fred Scherman facing 1-2-3
                  Fred Scherman replaces Jerry Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Tolan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  J Grubb         Groundout: C-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 1.

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