September 12, 1975 Houston Astros at San Diego Padres Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
@DET 4
(11) KCR 10
CAL 2 KCR 7
CAL 2 OAK 11
@MIN 4 MIN 7
OAK 6 CHW 5
@TEX 2 ATL 2
@LAD 1 PIT 6
MON 3 SDP 1
HOU 0 CIN 6
@SFG 3 STL 5
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 8,184

Friday, September 12, 1975, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 0:00

Astros

58-91

Lost 1

6th, 40 GB

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

W: D Tomlin (3-2), L: J York (3-4)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Padres

68-80

Won 4

4th, 29½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Howard LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .748    0    2   0   
L Milbourne 2B-SS             4   0   1   0    0   1  .198  .477    0    2   0   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .808    0    2   0   SB,CS
J Cruz RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .780    0    2   0   GDP
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .322  .867    0    5   4   
E Cabell 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .270  .691    0    4   3   3B
S Jutze C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .482    0    4   0   
  M May PH-C                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .620    0    0   0   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .596    0    0   1   
  G Gross PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .744         0   0   
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .873    0    0   0   
  R Andrews 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .546         1   0   
P Siebert P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   2   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .662    0    0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  A Gardner PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .142    0    0   0   
  J York P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100         0   1   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    2   5                    26  11

BATTING

3B: E Cabell (6, off D Spillner).

TB: E Cabell 4; S Jutze; J Cruz; L Milbourne; W Howard; C Cedeno.

GIDP: J Cruz (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Cabell-B Watson.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (46, 2nd base off D Spillner/B Davis).

CS: C Cedeno (17, 3rd base by D Spillner/B Davis).

PO: L Milbourne (1st base by D Spillner).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Hernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .541    0    1   3   GDP
  G Locklear PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .801    0    0   0   
  B Almon PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Kubiak 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .555         0   0   
J Grubb CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .725    0    1   0   SH
H Torres 2B-SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .652    0    1   4   
W McCovey 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .794    0   10   1   IW
D Winfield RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .754    0    2   0   
D Sharon LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .689    0    2   0   
  B Tolan PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .634    0    0   0   
D Roberts 3B                  0   0   0   0    3   0  .295  .757    0    4   1   SB,SH
B Davis C                     3   0   2   0    0   1  .248  .599    0    5   1   
  J Turner PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   IW
D Spillner P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .406    0    1   2   SH
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629         0   0   
  T Fuentes PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .277  .655    0    0   0   SF
Totals                       26   1   5   1    6   4                    27  12

BATTING

SF: T Fuentes (8, off J York).

SH: D Spillner (6, off P Siebert); J Grubb (3, off J York); D Roberts (3, off J York).

IBB: J Turner (1, by J York); W McCovey (8, by J York).

TB: B Davis 2; J Grubb; B Tolan; G Locklear.

GIDP: E Hernandez (6).

RBI: T Fuentes (43).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Torres-E Hernandez-W McCovey.

E: D Roberts 2 (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Roberts (2, 2nd base off M Stanton/S Jutze).

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
P Siebert                      5     3   0   0    3   1   0   4.09   20     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 3     59    -     1.40   0.26
M Stanton                      2     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.82    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.50   0.15
J York, L (3-4)                1.2   2   1   1    2   1   0   4.46    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    3.07  -0.28
Totals                         8.2   5   1   1    6   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 4           -

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
D Spillner                     8.2   7   0   0    2   5   0   4.15   34     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 2· 1     73    -     1.50   0.47
D Tomlin, W (3-2)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.58    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    6.90   0.16
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     17· 8· 2· 1          3-0

Balks: J York (1).

WP: None.

IBB: J York 2 (2; W McCovey, J Turner).

PO: D Spillner (2; L Milbourne, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - (none), 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 8,184.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Diego Padres                     
1. W Howard             LF    1. E Hernandez          SS 
2. L Milbourne          2B    2. J Grubb              CF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. H Torres             2B 
4. J Cruz               RF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. B Watson             1B    5. D Winfield           RF 
6. E Cabell             3B    6. D Sharon             LF 
7. S Jutze              C     7. D Roberts            3B 
8. R Metzger            SS    8. B Davis              C  
9. P Siebert            P     9. D Spillner           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-0  123      22%  57% J Cruz          D Spillner      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 9   1  0-0  1-3      18% 100% T Fuentes       J York          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tolan Scores
   t 9   2  0-0  123      16%  62% C Johnson       D Tomlin        Flyball: 3B
   b 5   1  0-0  -23     -11%  58% E Hernandez     P Siebert       Flyball: CF
   b 9   0  0-0  1--      10%  80% D Roberts       J York          Balk; Tolan to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Howard        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      54%  L Milbourne     Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  E Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  H Torres        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      51%  E Cabell        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3      55%  S Jutze         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Siebert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W McCovey       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Sharon        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  P Siebert       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  W Howard        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Siebert facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  D Roberts       Walk
          1--      66%  B Davis         Single to LF; Roberts to 2B
   O      12-      60%  D Spillner      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Davis to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  E Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  L Milbourne     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  C Cedeno        Milbourne Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      50%  " "             Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      47%  J Cruz          Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      51%  B Watson        Walk
   O      12-      56%  E Cabell        Cedeno Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Siebert facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  J Grubb         Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  H Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B; Grubb to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B-P; Grubb to 3B
          --3      56%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1-3      50%  D Sharon        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  E Cabell        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      55%  S Jutze         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Metzger       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Siebert facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  D Roberts       Walk
          1--      68%  B Davis         Single to CF; Roberts to 2B
   O      12-      69%  D Spillner      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Roberts to 3B; Davis to 2B
   O      -23      58%  E Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      -23      50%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Paul Siebert batting 9th
   O      ---      53%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  W Howard        Single to RF
          1--      44%  L Milbourne     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Howard to 2B
          12-      35%  C Cedeno        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Howard to 3B; Milbourne to 2B
   OO     123      57%  J Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Stanton replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  H Torres        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      52%  W McCovey       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  D Winfield      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  E Cabell        Strikeout
          ---      54%  S Jutze         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      58%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Stanton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  D Sharon        Flyball: 1B
          ---      58%  D Roberts       Walk
          1--      62%  B Davis         Roberts Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  D Spillner      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
                  Art Gardner pinch hits for Mike Stanton batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  A Gardner       Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  W Howard        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      60%  L Milbourne     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim York facing 1-2-3
                  Jim York replaces Art Gardner pitching and batting 9th; Gene Locklear pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez batting 1st
          ---      66%  G Locklear      Single (Pop Fly)
                  Bill Almon pinch runs for Gene Locklear batting 1st
   O      1--      65%  J Grubb         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Almon to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  H Torres        Strikeout
          -2-      58%  W McCovey       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Winfield      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
                  Ted Kubiak replaces Bill Almon playing 2B batting 1st; Hector Torres moves to SS
   O      ---      55%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  J Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  B Watson        Groundout: P-1B; Cruz to 2B
          -2-      49%  E Cabell        Single (Ground Ball); Cruz to 3B
                  Milt May pinch hits for Skip Jutze batting 7th
          1-3      46%  M May           Walk; Cabell to 2B
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Dan Spillner pitching and batting 9th; Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Greg Gross batting 8th; Greg Gross pinch hits for Roger Metzger batting 8th
   O      123      62%  C Johnson       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim York facing 6-7-8
                  Milt May moves to C; Rob Andrews replaces Cliff Johnson playing 2B batting 8th; Larry Milbourne moves to SS; Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Dick Sharon batting 6th
          ---      70%  B Tolan         Single (LF-CF)
          1--      80%  D Roberts       Balk; Tolan to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Tolan to 3B
                  Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bob Davis batting 8th
          --3      82%  J Turner        Intentional Walk
                  Tito Fuentes pinch hits for Dave Tomlin batting 9th
   RO     1-3     100%  T Fuentes       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tolan Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 1.

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