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San Diego Padres @ Houston Astros

1969-09-09 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 8847 · -1°F · 2:13

Houston Astros defeated San Diego Padres 9–2. Houston Astros put up 5 in the 5th. Larry Dierker earned the win. Jim Wynn went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4
HOU	1	0	0	2	5	1	0	0		9	10

W: Larry Dierker L: Joe Niekro SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Arcia	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Morales	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ollie Brown	2	0	1	0	0	0
Nate Colbert	4	0	0	0	0	2
Van Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Stahl	3	0	1	0	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy Dean	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Niekro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Williams	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ivan Murrell	2	1	1	2	0	0
Ron Slocum	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Kendall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Ferrara	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Morgan	3	2	1	0	2	0
Jesus Alou	4	1	3	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	3	2	1	4	1	2
Norm Miller	4	2	3	1	0	0
Curt Blefary	1	1	0	1	2	0
Doug Rader	4	0	1	1	0	1
Denis Menke	4	0	0	1	0	1
Johnny Edwards	3	0	0	0	1	0
Larry Dierker	4	1	1	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Niekro	4.0	6	4	1
Jack Baldschun	1.0	1	1	0
Tom Dukes	3.0	3	1	3

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	9.0	4	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Arcia: 99
Jerry Morales: 99
Ollie Brown: 99

Bot 1

Joe Morgan: W
Jesus Alou: SB2
Jesus Alou: 99/SH.2-3
Jim Wynn: 99/SF.3-H
Norm Miller: D
Curt Blefary: IW
Doug Rader: PO2(99)

Top 2

Nate Colbert: K
Van Kelly: 99
Larry Stahl: S
Chris Cannizzaro: SB2
Chris Cannizzaro: 99

Bot 2

Doug Rader: 99
Denis Menke: 99
Johnny Edwards: 99

Top 3

Tommy Dean: K
Joe Niekro: 99
Jose Arcia: K

Bot 3

Larry Dierker: 99
Joe Morgan: 99
Jesus Alou: 99

Top 4

Jerry Morales: 99
Ollie Brown: S
Nate Colbert: 99
Van Kelly: CS2(99)

Bot 4

Jim Wynn: W
Norm Miller: S.1-3
Curt Blefary: 99/SF.3-H;1-2
Doug Rader: S.2-H;B-2(THH)
Denis Menke: K
Johnny Edwards: IW
Larry Dierker: 99

Top 5

Van Kelly: 99
Larry Stahl: 99
Chris Cannizzaro: W
Tommy Dean: 99

Bot 5

Joe Morgan: S
Jesus Alou: S.1-2
Jim Wynn: HR.2-H;1-H
Norm Miller: S
Curt Blefary: W.1-2
Doug Rader: 99.2-3;1-2
Denis Menke: WP.3-H;2-3
Denis Menke: 53.3-H
Johnny Edwards: 99

Top 6

Jim Williams: K
Jose Arcia: 99
Jerry Morales: 99

Bot 6

Larry Dierker: S
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Jesus Alou: S.2-3;1-2
Jim Wynn: K
Norm Miller: 99.3-H;2-3;1-2
Curt Blefary: 99

Top 7

Ivan Murrell: 99
Nate Colbert: K
Ron Slocum: 99

Bot 7

Doug Rader: K
Denis Menke: 99
Johnny Edwards: 99

Top 8

Larry Stahl: K
Fred Kendall: 99
Tommy Dean: 99

Bot 8

Larry Dierker: 99
Joe Morgan: 99
Jesus Alou: S
Jim Wynn: K

Top 9

Al Ferrara: K
Jose Arcia: 99
Jerry Morales: S
Ivan Murrell: HR.1-H
Nate Colbert: 99

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