Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 12, 1967 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1967 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Menke ss 3 0 1 0
Alou 1b 3 1 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 1
Jones cf 4 0 1 0
Torre c 4 0 2 1
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
Carty lf 3 0 2 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Woodward 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Schwall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0
Wynn cf 4 2 1 0
Mathews 1b 3 0 0 1
Staub rf 2 1 1 1
  Landis rf 1 0 1 1
Pointer lf 3 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 1
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Dierker p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Atlanta 200 000 000272
Houston 200 001 01x470
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (0-1) 7.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Niekro   0.1 1 1 0 1 0
  Schwall   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
5
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
6

  E–Menke (2), Carty (1).  DP–Atlanta 2, Houston 3.  2B–Houston Staub (1,off Johnson).  3B–Atlanta Aaron (1,off Dierker).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Mathews (1,off Johnson).  IBB–Aspromonte (1,by Schwall).  Team–7.  CS–Jones (1,2nd base by Dierker/Bateman).  SB–Morgan (1,2nd base off Johnson/Torre); Wynn (1,2nd base off Niekro/Torre).  IBB–Schwall (1,Aspromonte).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:24.  A–13,854.
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