Steve Arlin became the major leagues' first and probably only 20-game loser of the season when the Astros defeated the Padres, 10-6. Arlin was the N. L.'s leader in losses last year with 19. The Padres staked Arlin to a 5-0 lead in the third inning, three runs scoring on a double by Leron Lee. The Astros came back to count six times in their half. Tommy Helms and Rich Chiles each hit two-run singles. However, five of the Astros' runs were unearned. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 10, San Diego Padres 6

Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 12 2 Astros 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 0 x - 10 12 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Thomas ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .234 Metzger ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 .226 Roberts 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .251 Wynn rf 4 1 0 0 1 3 .276 Lee lf 5 2 2 4 0 0 .321 Cedeno cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .330 Colbert 1b 3 1 1 1 1 2 .245 May 1b 4 2 1 1 1 1 .287 Gaston cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .260 Miller lf 1 3 1 1 3 0 .268 Elliott rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .188 Watson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Hilton 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Stewart pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Goddard c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .176 Edwards c 4 2 1 2 1 1 .263 Stahl ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Rader 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .242 Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Helms 2b 3 1 2 3 0 0 .271 Arlin p 1 1 0 0 0 0 .145 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .113 Ross p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Chiles ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .500 Blefary ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Culver p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Severinsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schaeffer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .455 Totals 38 6 12 6 1 6 Totals 33 10 12 10 8 6 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 5,135 Left on Base: Padres 6, Astros 9 DP: Padres 1, Astros 2 Errors: Gaston, Hilton, Metzger Doubles: Thomas (15), Goddard (1), Lee (22), Edwards (16), Cedeno (35) Home Runs: Lee (11), Miller (4) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (51) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (20) Sacrifice Hits: Culver (2) Sacrifice Flies: Helms (10) GIDP: Elliott (1), Lee (7), Reuss (3) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arlin L(8-20) 2.2 5 6 1 4 4 0 17 3.79 Ross 0.1 3 3 3 3 0 0 7 2.62 Acosta 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.74 Severinsen 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 9 2.53 Schaeffer 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.76 Totals 8 12 10 5 8 6 1 43 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss 2.1 6 5 5 0 1 0 13 4.09 York 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.32 Culver W(5-2) 6 4 1 1 1 5 1 22 2.79 Totals 9 12 6 6 1 6 1 39 Wild Pitches: Arlin (13) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart PADRES 1ST: Thomas doubled to center; Roberts lined to center; Lee grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Thomas to third]; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Wynn struck out; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Metzger to second]; May struck out; Miller walked [Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Gaston lined to center; Elliott flied out to center; Hilton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Helms singled to center; On a bunt Reuss grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Goddard doubled to left; On a bunt Arlin reached on a fielder's choice [Goddard out at third (pitcher unassisted)]; Thomas singled to center [Arlin to second]; Roberts singled to second [Arlin to third, Thomas to second]; Lee doubled to left [Arlin scored, Thomas scored, Roberts scored]; Colbert singled to center [Lee scored]; YORK REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Gaston singled to right [Colbert to third]; Elliott forced Gaston (second to shortstop) [Colbert scored]; Hilton singled to left [Elliott to second]; Goddard grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled to pitcher; Arlin threw a wild pitch [Metzger to second]; Wynn reached on an error by Hilton [Metzger to third, Wynn to first]; Cedeno flied out to right; May singled to left [Metzger scored, Wynn to third]; Miller walked [May to second]; Edwards walked [Wynn scored (unearned), May to third, Miller to second]; Rader made an out to shortstop; Helms singled to center [May scored (unearned), Miller scored (unearned), Edwards to third (error by Gaston), Helms to second]; ROSS REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); CHILES BATTED FOR YORK; Chiles singled to left [Edwards scored (unearned), Helms scored (unearned)]; Metzger singled to left [Chiles to second]; Wynn walked [Chiles to third, Metzger to second]; Cedeno forced Wynn (second to shortstop); 6 R (1 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 6. PADRES 4TH: CULVER REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Ross grounded out (third to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first); Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 6. ASTROS 4TH: May walked; Miller walked [May to second]; Edwards doubled to left [May scored, Miller to third]; ACOSTA REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Rader singled to center [Miller scored, Edwards to third]; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center [Edwards scored]; Culver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Rader to second]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 9. PADRES 5TH: Lee flied out to center; Colbert walked; Gaston singled to right [Colbert to third]; Elliott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 9. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn struck out; Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 9. PADRES 6TH: Hilton singled to shortstop; Goddard struck out; BLEFARY BATTED FOR ACOSTA; Blefary flied out to right; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 9. ASTROS 6TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Miller homered; Edwards flied out to left; Rader grounded out (second to first); Helms flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Astros 10. PADRES 7TH: Roberts flied out to center; Lee homered; Colbert struck out; Gaston struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 10. ASTROS 7TH: Culver grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger lined to right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 10. PADRES 8TH: Elliott grounded out (third to first); Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); STAHL BATTED FOR GODDARD; Stahl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 10. ASTROS 8TH: KENDALL REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING C ); Cedeno doubled to center; May grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to third]; Al Severinsen struck by line drive; SCHAEFFER REPLACED SEVERINSEN (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED FOR MILLER; Watson was walked intentionally; STEWART RAN FOR WATSON; Edwards made an out to shortstop; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 10. PADRES 9TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GRUBB BATTED FOR SCHAEFFER; Grubb struck out; Thomas singled to right; Roberts reached on an error by Metzger [Thomas to second, Roberts to first]; Lee grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Astros 10.

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