Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 27, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1969 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 2 1 1 0
Allen 1b 4 1 2 1
Callison rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Money ss 2 0 1 0
Ryan c 3 0 0 0
Hisle cf 4 0 1 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
  Briggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Peraza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Blefary 1b 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Wynn cf 3 1 0 0
Menke ss 2 3 1 1
Rader 3b 4 1 2 4
Miller rf 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 2 0 0 0
Edwards c 2 0 1 1
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 6 5 6
Philadelphia 100 001 000260
Houston 010 000 104651
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   8.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Wilson  L (0-2) 0.0 0 3 3 3 0
  Peraza   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
6
6
5
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (5-4) 9.0 6 2 2 4 13
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
13

  E–Rader (9).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Houston 1.  PB–Edwards (3).  2B–Houston Rader (7,off Jackson).  HR–Philadelphia Allen (9,1st inning off Wilson 0 on, 2 out), Houston Menke (5,7th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out); Rader (3,9th inning off Peraza 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Ryan (1,off Wilson).  SF–Edwards (1,off Jackson).  IBB–Menke (1,by Wilson).  CS–Hisle (1,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards); Rojas (1,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards); Morgan (5,2nd base by Jackson/Ryan); Rader (2,Home by Jackson/Ryan).  WP–Wilson (1).  BK–Wilson (3).  IBB–Wilson (2,Menke).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:24.  A–13,188.
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