A crowd of 21,594 boosted the San Diego attendance to 617,499, surpassing the entire 1973 total of 611,806, but the Padres failed to measure up to the occasion and lost to the Astros, 3-0. Tom Griffin posted the shutout on a six-hitter. Dan Spillner, who had won four straight decisions for the Padres, was stopped on his streak when Griffin doubled and Cesar Cedeno homered in the fifth inning. The other run came in the eighth on a single by Lee May, infield out by Milt May and single by Griffin, scoring Wilbur Howard, who ran for May. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      29, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3 12  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf,lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .340      Tolan rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Metzger ss            5   0   3   0     0   0   .271      Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   2     1   1   .291      Winfield lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Watson lf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .324      Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .204
  Gallagher rf,1b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Grubb cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .323
L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .262      Thomas 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .279
  Howard pr,rf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .500      Roberts 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
M. May c              5   0   2   0     0   0   .253        Kendall ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .244      Barton c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .243
Helms 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .288        Gaspar ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Griffin p             4   1   2   1     0   1   .314      Spillner p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clarke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .237

Totals               37   3  12   3     5   9             Totals               31   0   6   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 21,594
Left on Base: Astros 12, Padres 10
DP: Astros 0, Padres 1
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Griffin (3), Thomas (14)
Home Runs: Cedeno (17)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (7)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (10), Metzger (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Tolan (5), Spillner (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(9-3)          9     6   0   0   4   4   0  37   3.22
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   4   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(4-2)         6.1   8   2   2   4   7   1  30   2.96
Corkins                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.67
Tomlin                  2     4   1   1   1   1   0  11   4.81
Totals                  9    12   3   3   5   9   1  42

Passed Balls: M. May (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


ASTROS 1ST: Gross was called out on strikes; Metzger singled to
right; Metzger stole second; Cedeno struck out; Watson walked;
L. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: On a bunt Tolan made an out to catcher; Bobby
Tolan called for interference when he left the box to bunt; call
resulted in a rhubarb; Hernandez grounded out (third to
first); Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May singled; Rader struck out; Helms walked [M.
May to second]; Griffin lined to left; Gross forced M. May
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert flied out to left; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); Thomas doubled to right; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno
singled; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Barton singled to left; On a bunt Spillner struck
out; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Barton to
second]; Hernandez grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: L. May struck out; M. May singled to center; Rader
flied out to center; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield flied out to left; Colbert grounded out
(third to first); Grubb walked; Thomas singled [Grubb to
second]; Roberts forced Thomas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Griffin doubled; Gross grounded out (second to
first) [Griffin to third]; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno
homered [Griffin scored]; Watson singled to center; L. May flied
out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Barton walked; Spillner out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Barton to second]; Tolan singled to right
[Barton to third]; Hernandez made an out to third; Winfield
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 6TH: M. May flied out to left; Rader flied out to right;
Helms walked; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert walked; Grubb forced Colbert (pitcher to
second to shortstop); Thomas flied out to left; Roberts flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Gross lined to first; Metzger singled to right;
Cedeno walked [Metzger to second]; CORKINS REPLACED SPILLNER
(PITCHING); Watson struck out while Metzger was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); Barton grounded out (shortstop to
first); CLARKE BATTED FOR CORKINS; Clarke lined to second; Tolan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED CLARKE (PITCHING); L. May singled to
left; HOWARD RAN FOR L. MAY; M. May grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Howard to second]; Rader was walked intentionally;
Helms flied out to right; Griffin singled [Howard scored, Rader
to second]; Gross forced Griffin (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: GALLAGHER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hernandez made an out to second;
Winfield singled; Winfield was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Griffin [Winfield to second]; M. May allowed a
passed ball [Winfield to third]; Colbert struck out; Grubb lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger singled to left; Cedeno lined to shortstop;
Gallagher was called out on strikes; Howard singled to right
[Metzger to third]; M. May flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Thomas lined to left; KENDALL BATTED FOR ROBERTS;
Kendall flied out to center; GASPAR BATTED FOR BARTON; Gaspar
singled to left; GASTON BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Gaston walked [Gaspar
to second]; Tolan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.