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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 9, 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 September 9, 1969 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 8,847 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Lee Weyer |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Arcia | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Van Kelly | Third Baseman |
| Larry Stahl | Left Fielder |
| Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
| Tommy Dean | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 9, 1969
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Dierker
Arcia hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Dierker
Morales hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Niekro
There goes Morgan. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Niekro
Alou bunts for an out with unknown description. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Niekro
Wynn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Morgan tags and scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Niekro
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Niekro
Blefary is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Niekro
Miller is picked off in unknown way. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Dierker
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Dierker
Kelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Dierker
Stahl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Dierker
There goes Stahl. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Stahl steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Niekro
Edwards 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: ---
Dean vs. Dierker
Dean strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Dierker
Niekro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Dierker
Arcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Niekro
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: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Niekro
Alou hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Dierker
Morales hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dierker
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Dierker
Colbert 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--
Kelly vs. Dierker
Brown is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Niekro
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Niekro
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Niekro
Blefary hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Wynn tags and scores. Miller tags and moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Niekro
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Niekro
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Niekro
Dierker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Dierker
Kelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Dierker
Stahl hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Dierker
Cannizzaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Dierker
Dean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Niekro
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Niekro
Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Baldschun
Jack Baldschun now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Baldschun
Blefary takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Baldschun
Rader hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Miller moves to third. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Menke vs. Baldschun
There's a wild pitch. Miller scores. Blefary moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Menke vs. Baldschun
Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Blefary scores. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Baldschun
Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dierker
Jim Williams pinch hits for Jack Baldschun.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Dierker
Arcia hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Dierker
Morales hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Dukes
Ivan Murrell now playing right field. Ron Slocum now playing third base. Fred Kendall now catching. Tom Dukes now pitching.
Dierker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Dukes
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Dierker moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Dukes
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dierker moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynn vs. Dukes
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Dukes
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Dierker scores. Morgan moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blefary vs. Dukes
Blefary hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murrell vs. Dierker
Murrell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Dierker
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slocum vs. Dierker
Slocum hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Dukes
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Dukes
Menke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Dukes
Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Dierker
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Dierker
Kendall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Dierker
Dean hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Dukes
Dierker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Dukes
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dukes
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Dukes
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Dierker
Al Ferrara pinch hits for Tom Dukes.
Ferrara strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Dierker
Arcia hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Dierker
Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murrell vs. Dierker
Murrell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Dierker
Colbert 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 9/9/1969 -- San Diego at Houston (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Arcia J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 2 1 0
Morales J, cf 4 1 1 0 Alou J, lf 4 1 3 0
Brown O, rf 2 0 1 0 Wynn J, cf 3 2 1 4
Murrell I, rf 2 1 1 2 Miller N, rf 4 2 3 1
Colbert N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Blefary C, 1b 1 1 0 1
Kelly V, 3b 2 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 1
Slocum R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Menke D, ss 4 0 0 1
Stahl L, lf 3 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0
Cannizzaro C, c 1 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 4 1 1 0
Kendall F, c 1 0 0 0
Dean T, ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0
Baldschun J, p 0 0 0 0
Williams J, ph 1 0 0 0
Dukes T, p 0 0 0 0
Ferrara A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 4 2 30 9 10 8
San Diego 000 000 002 -- 2
Houston 100 251 00x -- 9
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)* 4.0 6 6 6 4 1
Baldschun J 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Dukes T 3.0 3 1 1 1 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 7
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
LOB -- San Diego 2, Houston 6
2B -- Miller N
HR -- Wynn J, Murrell I
SB -- Morgan J, Stahl L
CS -- Brown O
SH -- Alou J
SF -- Wynn J, Blefary C
WP -- Baldschun J
T -- 2:13
A -- 8847
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