Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 16, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1969 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 2 2 1
Jackson ss 4 1 2 2
  Garrido ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Aaron rf 2 1 2 3
Cepeda 1b 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte lf 4 0 0 0
Tillman c 4 0 0 0
Lum cf 4 2 3 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 2 1 1
Miller cf 5 0 3 3
Rader 3b 5 0 0 0
Blefary 1b 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 2 0
Watson lf 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
  Schneider p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  McFadden ph 1 0 0 0
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Atlanta 310 000 101690
Houston 100 010 101490
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed   4.1 6 2 2 2 2
  Stone  W (3-0) 3.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Upshaw  SV (3) 1.2 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (0-2) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Ray   2.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Womack   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Schneider   2.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Billingham   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Guinn   2.0 2 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Millan (1,off Schneider); H Aaron (7,off Guinn), Houston Menke (1,off Reed); Miller (1,off Reed).  3B–Atlanta Jackson (2,off Lemaster).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (2,1st inning off Lemaster 1 on, 0 out), Houston Morgan (1,1st inning off Reed 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Reed 2 (3,off Ray,off Womack); Stone (2,off Schneider).  IBB–H Aaron (2,by Billingham).  CS–Jackson (1,2nd base by Ray/Edwards).  WP–Reed (1), Upshaw (1).  IBB–Billingham (1,H Aaron).  U-HP–Frank Dezelan, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:38.  A–9,333.
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