Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
April 27, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1969 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan lf 3 1 2 1
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 0
Menke 2b 3 1 1 0
Blefary 1b 3 1 0 0
Torres ss 4 1 1 4
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Schneider p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 4 1 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 2 2 1
Marshall rf 2 1 1 1
McCovey 1b 4 2 2 3
Hiatt c 3 1 1 3
Hart lf 4 0 1 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 1 0
Lanier ss 3 0 1 0
Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 1 0 0 0
  Mason ph 1 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ph 1 1 1 0
  Linzy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 11 8
Houston 040 000 100561
San Francisco 000 103 40x8110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (1-3) 6.2 9 7 7 2 8
  Schneider   0.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Billingham   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
4
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki   1.2 3 4 4 3 3
  Robertson   3.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Herbel  W (1-0) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Linzy  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
4
7

  E–Schneider (1).  DP–Houston 2, San Francisco 2.  2B–Houston Rader (5,off Sadecki), San Francisco Marshall (2,off Wilson).  HR–Houston Torres (1,2nd inning off Sadecki 3 on, 0 out); Morgan (2,7th inning off Herbel 0 on, 2 out), San Francisco Hiatt (4,6th inning off Wilson 2 on, 1 out); McCovey (7,7th inning off Schneider 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Lanier (1,off Schneider).  SF–Marshall (1,off Wilson).  IBB–Bonds (1,by Billingham).  SB–Gutierrez (1,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards).  WP–Wilson (2).  IBB–Billingham (4,Bonds).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:30.
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