Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 11, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1969 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Houston Astros 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Crawford cf 5 1 0 0
Russell rf 5 1 3 2
Parker 1b 5 1 2 0
Kosco lf 5 1 2 0
Sudakis 3b 4 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 3 3 1 1
Haller c 3 1 1 0
Sizemore ss 5 1 3 4
Osteen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 1 1
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 0
Wynn cf 3 1 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Miller lf 3 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 1 1 1
Blefary 1b 3 0 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Lemaster p 2 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  McFadden ph 1 0 0 0
  Schneider p 0 0 0 0
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
  Watson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Los Angeles 000 151 0119122
Houston 200 000 001351
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (1-0) 9.0 5 3 3 3 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (0-1) 5.0 9 6 5 3 5
  Ray   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Schneider   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Guinn   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
7
6
7

  E–Parker (1), Sizemore (1), Menke (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Sizemore (1,off Lemaster), Houston Alou (2,off Osteen); Blefary (1,off Osteen).  3B–Los Angeles Russell (1,off Lemaster); Sizemore (1,off Lemaster).  HR–Los Angeles Russell (1,6th inning off Ray 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Osteen (1,off Schneider).  SF–Alou (1,off Osteen).  HBP–Miller (2,by Osteen); Watson (1,by Osteen).  SB–Sizemore (1,Home off Lemaster/Edwards).  CS–Lefebvre (1,2nd base by Ray/Edwards).  BK–Lemaster (1).  HBP–Osteen 2 (2,Miller,Watson).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:41.  A–17,010.
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