Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 20, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1969 at Dodger Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
  McFadden pr 0 0 0 0
Blefary 1b 4 1 2 0
Menke ss 2 0 1 1
Miller lf 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Lemaster p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 7 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Crawford cf 4 0 1 1
Russell rf 3 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 1 3 1
Kosco lf 4 0 1 0
Sudakis 3b 4 0 2 0
Sizemore ss 4 0 1 0
Popovich 2b 3 1 1 0
Torborg c 3 0 0 0
Osteen p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2
Houston 000 100 000171
Los Angeles 000 010 01x290
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (0-3) 8.0 9 2 2 1 5
Totals
8.0
9
2
2
1
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (3-0) 9.0 7 1 1 3 8
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
8

  E–Menke (3).  DP–Houston 2, Los Angeles 3.  2B–Houston Menke (2,off Osteen); Lemaster (1,off Osteen).  HR–Los Angeles Parker (3,8th inning off Lemaster 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Osteen (3,off Lemaster).  IBB–Russell (1,by Lemaster).  SB–Alou (2,2nd base off Osteen/Torborg); Blefary (2,2nd base off Osteen/Torborg).  CS–Miller (1,2nd base by Osteen/Torborg); McFadden (1,2nd base by Osteen/Torborg).  IBB–Lemaster (1,Russell).  U-HP–Frank Dezelan, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:57.  A–16,540.
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