Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 29, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1969 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Alou rf 5 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 2 0 0 0
Miller lf 3 0 1 0
Menke ss 4 1 1 0
Blefary 1b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Lemaster p 1 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 1 1
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 1 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 3 0
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0
Aaron H. rf 3 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 1 1
Aspromonte lf 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 2 1 0 0
Didier c 3 0 1 0
  Francona ph 0 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 0 0
  Tillman c 0 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Pappas p 2 0 1 1
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 10 2
Houston 000 010 000180
Atlanta 100 100 00x2101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (0-4) 4.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Womack   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
  Billingham   1.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Coombs   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
2
2
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (2-2) 7.0 6 1 1 2 2
  Upshaw  SV (6) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
2

  E–Jackson (3).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Geiger (1,off Pappas), Atlanta Millan (4,off Lemaster); Didier (3,off Lemaster).  3B–Atlanta Aspromonte (1,off Billingham).  SH–Edwards (1,off Pappas); Rader (1,off Upshaw).  IBB–Miller (1,by Upshaw); H Aaron (6,by Lemaster).  SF–Cepeda (2,off Lemaster).  SB–Morgan (6,2nd base off Pappas/Didier).  CS–H Aaron (2,2nd base by Womack/Edwards).  IBB–Lemaster (2,H Aaron); Upshaw (1,Miller).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:15.  A–7,251.
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