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Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres

1970-05-14 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 2522 · night · 2:37

Houston Astros defeated San Diego Padres 3–1. Larry Dierker earned the win. Joe Pepitone went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Larry Dierker L: Clay Kirby SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Doug Harvey · 3B: Frank Dezelan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Morgan	3	0	0	0	2	0
Norm Miller	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	4	1	2	1	0	0
Tommy Davis	4	0	1	0	0	0
Denis Menke	2	0	0	1	1	1
Joe Pepitone	4	1	1	1	0	0
Doug Rader	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Edwards	2	0	0	0	2	0
Larry Dierker	4	1	1	0	0	3
Jim Beauchamp	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Dean	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dave Campbell	4	0	1	1	0	1
Cito Gaston	3	0	2	0	1	0
Nate Colbert	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ivan Murrell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ollie Brown	4	0	1	0	0	1
Steve Huntz	2	0	0	0	2	0
Chris Cannizzaro	4	0	1	0	0	0
Clay Kirby	2	0	0	0	0	2
Ramon Webster	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	9.0	9	3	6

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Kirby	5.1	6	4	2
Tom Dukes	1.2	0	1	1
Ron Herbel	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Morgan: 43
Norm Miller: 43
Jim Wynn: S7
Tommy Davis: S7.1-2
Denis Menke: K

Bot 1

Tommy Dean: S9
Dave Campbell: SB2#
Dave Campbell: K
Cito Gaston: W
Nate Colbert: 7(B)4(2)/DP

Top 2

Joe Pepitone: 3/G
Doug Rader: 43
Johnny Edwards: W
Larry Dierker: K

Bot 2

Ivan Murrell: 9
Ollie Brown: 8
Steve Huntz: W
Chris Cannizzaro: S7.1-2
Clay Kirby: K/C

Top 3

Joe Morgan: 63
Norm Miller: 43
Jim Wynn: D7
Tommy Davis: 13

Bot 3

Tommy Dean: D7
Dave Campbell: S7.2-H
Cito Gaston: S7.1-2
Nate Colbert: K
Ivan Murrell: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Ollie Brown: K

Top 4

Denis Menke: W
Joe Pepitone: 8
Doug Rader: 9
Johnny Edwards: 9

Bot 4

Steve Huntz: W
Chris Cannizzaro: 8(B)4(1)/DP
Clay Kirby: K

Top 5

Larry Dierker: S7
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Norm Miller: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Jim Wynn: 7/SF.3-H
Tommy Davis: 53

Bot 5

Tommy Dean: 63
Dave Campbell: 5
Cito Gaston: 53

Top 6

Denis Menke: 8
Joe Pepitone: HR
Doug Rader: S7
Johnny Edwards: W.1-2
Larry Dierker: K
Joe Morgan: W.2-3;1-2
Norm Miller: 7

Bot 6

Nate Colbert: S6.B-1
Ivan Murrell: S5.1-2
Ollie Brown: S7.2-3;1-2
Steve Huntz: 32(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Chris Cannizzaro: 9

Top 7

Jim Wynn: E8/F.B-3
Tommy Davis: 13
Denis Menke: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Joe Pepitone: 4

Bot 7

Ramon Webster: K
Tommy Dean: 3
Dave Campbell: 53

Top 8

Doug Rader: W
Johnny Edwards: 9
Larry Dierker: K/C
Joe Morgan: 43

Bot 8

Cito Gaston: S7
Nate Colbert: 54(1)3/GDP
Ivan Murrell: 63

Top 9

Norm Miller: 43
Jim Wynn: 6/FL
Jim Beauchamp: 13

Bot 9

Ollie Brown: 13
Steve Huntz: 8
Chris Cannizzaro: 53