Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 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 5, Houston Astros 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Crawford cf 3 1 1 2
Russell rf 4 1 1 0
Parker 1b 4 0 1 2
Kosco lf 4 0 0 0
Sudakis 3b 4 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 1 1 0
Haller c 4 0 1 0
Sizemore ss 3 1 2 1
  Popovich pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Singer p 4 1 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Blefary 1b 4 1 2 0
Miller lf 3 0 1 0
Menke ss 4 0 2 1
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Blasingame p 2 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Los Angeles 200 100 200570
Houston 000 000 001183
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  W (1-0) 8.0 8 1 1 2 7
  Brewer  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame  L (0-1) 7.0 7 5 2 1 7
  Womack   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
5
2
1
10

  E–Morgan (2), Menke (2), Blasingame (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Crawford (1,off Blasingame), Houston Wynn (1,off Singer).  HBP–Sizemore (1,by Womack).  WP–Singer 2 (2), Blasingame 3 (3).  HBP–Womack (1,Sizemore).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:22.  A–12,585.
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