On August 6Â , 1971 â Nickel Beer Night at the Dome ends, appropriately, with a Miller. Bob Miller of San Diego tosses a 1-2-3 ninth to seal a 4-3 Houston loss. After the game, drunken fans spill onto the field, looting the Padre dugout and pantomiming pitching and baserunning until police restore order.
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Houston Astro catcher Jack Hiatt la safe at the plate In the third inning of Friday nightâs game with the San Diego Padres, Hiatt advanced from second to home on teammate Joe Morganâs single to right field San Diego right fielder Ollie Brownâs throw was just a shad late as catcher Fred Kendal! applies the tag after Hiatt had already crossed the plate Houston, right fielder Jim Wynn gives the slide signal.
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