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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 23, 1969
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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 April 23, 1969 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clay Kirby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 6,382 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Tom Gorman |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Dean | Shortstop |
| Roberto Pena | Second Baseman |
| Tony Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Center Fielder |
| Ed Spiezio | Third Baseman |
| Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
| Clay Kirby | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 23, 1969
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Dierker
Dean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Dierker
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dierker
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Dierker
Brown 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: ---
Miller vs. Kirby
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Kirby
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Kirby
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Kirby
Rader hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blefary vs. Kirby
Blefary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Kirby
Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Dierker
Colbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Dierker
Gaston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Dierker
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Dierker
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
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, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Kirby
Torres hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Kirby
Dierker bunts for an out with unknown description. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Kirby
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Kirby
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirby vs. Dierker
Kirby strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Dierker
Dean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Dierker
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Dierker
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Kirby
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Kirby
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Kirby
Blefary hits a line drive towards short. Dean catches it and throws to first to double up Rader. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dierker
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Dierker
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Dierker
Gaston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Kirby
Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kirby
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Kirby
Torres hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Dierker
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Dierker
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirby vs. Dierker
Kirby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Kirby
Dierker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kirby
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Kirby
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Kirby
Wynn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Kirby
Rader hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Dierker
Dean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Dierker
Pena hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dierker
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Kirby
Blefary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Kirby
Blefary is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Kirby
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Kirby
Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Kirby
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dean fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Kirby
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dean fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menke moves to third. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Baldschun
Jack Baldschun now pitching.
Miller takes first base on ball four. Menke scores. Torres moves to third. Dierker moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Baldschun
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dierker
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Dierker
Colbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Dierker
Gaston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Baldschun
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Baldschun
Rader hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Baldschun
Blefary hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Baldschun
Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
-
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Dierker
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Dierker
Cannizzaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. Dierker
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Jack Baldschun.
Stahl hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Dierker
Bill Davis pinch hits for Tommy Dean.
Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Podres
Johnny Podres now pitching. Jose Arcia now playing shortstop.
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Podres
Torres hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dierker vs. Podres
Dierker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Podres
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Podres
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Reberger
Frank Reberger now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on Reberger Miller scores. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Reberger
Wynn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Dierker
Pena hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Dierker
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dierker
Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1969 -- San Diego at Houston (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Dean T, ss 3 0 0 0 Miller N, rf 2 2 2 2
Davis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Morgan J, lf 4 0 2 0
Podres J, p 0 0 0 0 Wynn J, cf 5 0 1 0
Reberger F, p 0 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Pena R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Blefary C, 1b 4 0 2 1
Gonzalez T, lf 3 0 0 0 Menke D, 2b 3 1 0 0
Brown O, rf 4 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 3 1 1 0
Colbert N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Torres H, ss 4 0 1 0
Gaston C, cf 3 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 3 0 1 0
Spiezio E, 3b 3 0 1 0
Cannizzaro C, c 2 0 0 0
Kirby C, p 2 0 0 0
Baldschun J, p 0 0 0 0
Stahl L, ph 1 0 0 0
Arcia J, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 2 0 31 4 10 3
San Diego 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 100 001 02x -- 4
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby C (L) 5.2 7 2 2 5 3
Baldschun J 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Podres J 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Reberger F 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 4
DP -- San Diego 1
LOB -- San Diego 4, Houston 11
2B -- Miller N
CS -- Blefary C
SH -- Dierker L
Balk -- Reberger F
T -- 2:36
A -- 6382
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