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Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres

1970-09-07 · Day game · Qualcomm Stadium · 2:05

Houston Astros defeated San Diego Padres 10–5. Houston Astros put up 6 in the 6th. Ken Forsch earned the win. Larry Howard went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	1	0	1	6	1	0	1	10	12
SDN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	6

W: Ken Forsch L: Jerry Nyman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Doug Harvey · 2B: Bob Engel · 3B: Harry Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jesus Alou	2	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Morgan	4	2	2	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Watson	4	2	2	5	1	0
Denis Menke	3	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Rader	4	0	1	0	1	0
Cesar Cedeno	3	1	0	0	0	0
Larry Howard	4	3	3	3	0	0
Ken Forsch	3	0	0	0	0	2
Norm Miller	2	0	0	0	0	2
Hector Torres	2	0	1	1	0	0
Keith Lampard	1	0	1	0	0	0
Marty Martinez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Campbell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rafael Robles	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ramon Webster	4	1	1	4	0	0
Al Ferrara	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Spiezio	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ivan Murrell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Kendall	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Williams	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jerry Nyman	0	0	0	0	1	0
Larry Stahl	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nate Colbert	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ron Slocum	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Forsch	9.0	6	2	2

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Nyman	5.0	4	2	2
Ron Willis	1.0	3	0	1
Al Santorini	3.0	5	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesus Alou: E4.B-1
Joe Morgan: 8
Jim Wynn: 54(1)/FO
Bob Watson: 4(1)/FO

Bot 1

Dave Campbell: 8
Rafael Robles: 43
Ramon Webster: 63

Top 2

Denis Menke: 53
Doug Rader: W
Cesar Cedeno: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Al Ferrara: 63
Ed Spiezio: 8
Ivan Murrell: 43

Top 3

Larry Howard: D7
Ken Forsch: 54/SH.2-3
Jesus Alou: 9/SF.3-H
Joe Morgan: 8

Bot 3

Fred Kendall: 53
Jim Williams: 53
Jerry Nyman: W
Dave Campbell: WP.1-2
Dave Campbell: 8

Top 4

Jim Wynn: 9
Bob Watson: 63
Denis Menke: K/C

Bot 4

Rafael Robles: S5
Ramon Webster: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Al Ferrara: 9

Top 5

Doug Rader: 63
Cesar Cedeno: 8
Larry Howard: HR
Ken Forsch: K

Bot 5

Ed Spiezio: 8
Ivan Murrell: 43
Fred Kendall: 4

Top 6

Jesus Alou: S7
Joe Morgan: S3.1-2
Jim Wynn: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Watson: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
Denis Menke: 53
Doug Rader: D7
Cesar Cedeno: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Larry Howard: HR.1-H
Ken Forsch: K/C

Bot 6

Jim Williams: K
Larry Stahl: K
Dave Campbell: 53

Top 7

Norm Miller: K
Joe Morgan: S1
Jim Wynn: S7.1-3#
Bob Watson: S6.3-H;1-2
Hector Torres: 6
Doug Rader: 3/FL

Bot 7

Rafael Robles: 3/FL
Ramon Webster: 3/G
Al Ferrara: 7

Top 8

Keith Lampard: D7
Larry Howard: 7
Ken Forsch: 8
Norm Miller: K/C

Bot 8

Ed Spiezio: 3
Ivan Murrell: 7
Fred Kendall: 7

Top 9

Marty Martinez: 63
Cesar Geronimo: 63
Bob Watson: W
Hector Torres: D9.1-H
Doug Rader: 3/FL

Bot 9

Jim Williams: S6
Nate Colbert: W.1-2
Dave Campbell: S6.2-3;1-2
Rafael Robles: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ramon Webster: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
Ron Slocum: 3/FL
Ed Spiezio: S6
Ivan Murrell: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Ken Forsch

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