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San Diego Padres @ Houston Astros

1971-08-07 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 23334 · dome, dry · 2:27

Houston Astros defeated San Diego Padres 5–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 5th. Don Wilson earned the win and George Culver picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SDN	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	6
HOU	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		5	11

W: Don Wilson L: Steve Arlin SV: George Culver

Umpires — HP: Paul Pryor · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Enzo Hernandez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Don Mason	4	1	0	0	0	0
Cito Gaston	4	1	1	1	0	0
Nate Colbert	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ollie Brown	4	0	1	1	0	0
Leron Lee	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Spiezio	1	0	1	1	2	0
Bob Barton	4	0	2	0	0	1
Steve Arlin	2	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Stahl	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roger Metzger	3	1	2	1	1	1
Joe Morgan	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Wynn	5	0	1	1	0	1
Cesar Cedeno	4	0	2	1	0	1
Doug Rader	3	1	0	0	0	1
Denis Menke	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Watson	3	1	2	1	1	0
Jack Hiatt	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Wilson	2	1	1	0	0	0
Rich Chiles	2	1	1	1	0	0
George Culver	0	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Arlin	6.0	9	2	4
Al Severinsen	2.0	2	1	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	6.0	4	1	3
George Culver	3.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Enzo Hernandez: 8
Don Mason: 4/L
Cito Gaston: 53

Bot 1

Roger Metzger: K
Joe Morgan: E3.B-1
Jim Wynn: 7
Cesar Cedeno: S.1-3
Doug Rader: K

Top 2

Nate Colbert: 53
Ollie Brown: 53
Leron Lee: 43

Bot 2

Denis Menke: 43
Bob Watson: W
Jack Hiatt: PO1(E6).1-2
Jack Hiatt: 63
Don Wilson: 8

Top 3

Ed Spiezio: W
Bob Barton: SB2
Bob Barton: 7/7D.2-3
Steve Arlin: K
Enzo Hernandez: 63

Bot 3

Roger Metzger: S
Joe Morgan: 8
Jim Wynn: 63.1-2
Cesar Cedeno: K

Top 4

Don Mason: 63
Cito Gaston: 8/8D
Nate Colbert: 8

Bot 4

Doug Rader: 3/FL
Denis Menke: S
Bob Watson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Ollie Brown: 53
Leron Lee: D
Ed Spiezio: WP.2-3
Ed Spiezio: 7/SF.3-H
Bob Barton: D
Steve Arlin: K

Bot 5

Jack Hiatt: K
Don Wilson: S
Roger Metzger: W.1-2
Joe Morgan: 4
Jim Wynn: S.2-H;1-2
Cesar Cedeno: S.2-H;1-3
Doug Rader: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Enzo Hernandez: 7
Don Mason: E6.B-1
Cito Gaston: T.1-H(UR)
Nate Colbert: K
Ollie Brown: S.3-H(UR)
Leron Lee: 8

Bot 6

Denis Menke: 6
Bob Watson: S
Jack Hiatt: CS2(E2)
Jack Hiatt: 53
Rich Chiles: S.2-H;B-2(TH)#
Roger Metzger: S.2-H(UR);B-3(E2)
Joe Morgan: 3/G

Top 7

Ed Spiezio: S
Bob Barton: K
Larry Stahl: K
Enzo Hernandez: 13

Bot 7

Jim Wynn: 53
Cesar Cedeno: 43
Doug Rader: HP
Denis Menke: S.1-2#
Bob Watson: S.2-H;1-3#
Jack Hiatt: CSH(24)

Top 8

Don Mason: E1.B-1
Cito Gaston: 3(B)6(1)/LDP
Nate Colbert: 63

Bot 8

Jack Hiatt: 4
Rich Chiles: E4.B-1
George Culver: 14/SH.1-2
Joe Morgan: IW
Jim Wynn: K/C

Top 9

Ollie Brown: 43
Leron Lee: 3/G
Ed Spiezio: W
Bob Barton: S/BR.1X2(3)