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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 3, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, played on September 3, 1970 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clay Kirby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 5,465 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Dick Tremblay 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: John Kibler |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Arcia | Shortstop |
| Dave Campbell | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Center Fielder |
| Al Ferrara | Left Fielder |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Ed Spiezio | Third Baseman |
| Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
| Clay Kirby | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 3, 1970
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Billingham
Arcia hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Billingham
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Billingham
Gaston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrara vs. Billingham
Ferrara hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kirby
Alou hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Kirby
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Kirby
There goes Morgan. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Kirby
Wynn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Kirby
Menke strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Billingham
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Billingham
Colbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Billingham
Spiezio is hit by the pitch. Brown moves to third. Colbert moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cannizzaro vs. Billingham
Cannizzaro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Cannizzaro reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Colbert scores. Spiezio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirby vs. Billingham
Kirby bunts for an out with unknown description. Cannizzaro moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Arcia vs. Billingham
Arcia is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campbell vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kirby
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert juggles the ball. That's an error on Colbert. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Kirby
Rader hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Kirby
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Ray
Gaston strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Ray
Ferrara hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ray
Brown hits a popup towards third. Rader catches it and throws to first to double up Ferrara. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kirby
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. Kirby
Ray hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Kirby
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Ray
Colbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Ray
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Ray
There's a wild pitch. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cannizzaro vs. Ray
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirby vs. Ray
Kirby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Kirby
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Kirby
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Kirby
Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Ray
Arcia hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Ray
Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Ray
There goes Campbell. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Campbell steals second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaston vs. Ray
Ron Slocum pinch runs for Dave Campbell.
Gaston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferrara vs. Ray
Ferrara hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Ray
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kirby
Ron Slocum now playing second base.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Kirby
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Kirby
Cedeno hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Kirby
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Kirby
Norm Miller pinch hits for Jim Ray.
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Colbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Culver
Spiezio hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Culver
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colbert moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirby vs. Culver
Kirby strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Arcia vs. Culver
Arcia hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Kirby
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Kirby
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Kirby
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Kirby
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Kirby
Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slocum vs. Culver
Slocum hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Culver
Gaston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Culver
Ferrara takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Culver
Ivan Murrell pinch runs for Al Ferrara.
There's a wild pitch. Murrell moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Culver
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murrell scores. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colbert vs. Culver
Colbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kirby
Ivan Murrell now playing left field.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Kirby
Rader hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Kirby
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Culver
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Culver
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirby vs. Culver
Kirby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kirby
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lampard vs. Kirby
Keith Lampard pinch hits for George Culver.
Lampard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Kirby
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards second. Slocum scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Lemaster
Keith Lampard now playing right field. Denny Lemaster now pitching.
Arcia strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slocum vs. Lemaster
Slocum strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Lemaster
Gaston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Kirby
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Kirby
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Kirby
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Kirby
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Arcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1970 -- San Diego at Houston (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Arcia J, ss 4 0 0 0 Alou J, rf 4 0 1 0
Campbell D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0
Slocum R, pr-2b 2 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Gaston C, cf 4 0 0 0 Wynn J, lf 4 0 0 0
Ferrara A, lf 3 0 1 0 Menke D, ss 4 0 0 0
Murrell I, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Brown O, rf 4 1 2 1 Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Colbert N, 1b 3 1 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 0 0 0
Spiezio E, 3b 3 1 2 0 Edwards J, c 2 0 1 0
Cannizzaro C, c 4 0 2 3 Billingham J, p 0 0 0 0
Kirby C, p 3 0 0 0 Ray J, p 1 0 0 0
Miller N, ph 1 0 0 0
Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
Lampard K, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 28 0 3 0
San Diego 030 000 100 -- 4
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby C (W) 9.0 3 0 0 4 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (L) 1.1 3 3 3 0 0
Ray J 3.2 3 0 0 1 1
Culver G 3.0 3 1 1 2 1
Lemaster D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Rader D, Colbert N
DP -- San Diego 3, Houston 3
LOB -- San Diego 8, Houston 5
2B -- Cannizzaro C
SB -- Morgan J, Campbell D
SH -- Kirby C
HBP -- by Billingham J (Spiezio E), by Billingham J (Arcia J)
WP -- Ray J, Kirby C, Culver G
T -- 2:23
A -- 5465
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