Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
June 11, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1969 at Astrodome. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Houston Astros 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 3 1
  Davis pr,cf 2 2 1 1
Hebner 3b 5 1 1 2
Clemente rf 3 3 1 4
Pagan lf 5 0 1 2
Oliver 1b 5 0 1 0
May c 4 3 2 0
Alley ss 1 0 1 0
  Patek ss 4 2 3 0
Mazeroski 2b 5 0 0 1
Blass p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 1 0 0
  Dal Canton p 1 0 1 0
  Hartenstein p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 13 15 11
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Blefary 1b 2 1 0 0
Martinez ss 5 2 3 1
Wynn cf 4 2 3 1
Miller rf 4 1 2 2
Menke 2b 4 1 1 2
Edwards c 4 0 1 2
Geiger lf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 5 0 1 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  McFadden ph 1 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 1 1 0
  Blasingame p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Pittsburgh 100 116 02213151
Houston 102 030 1108124
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass  W (6-2) 5.0 8 6 5 1 4
  Dal Canton   2.1 4 2 2 3 1
  Hartenstein  SV (7) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
5
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   5.2 8 6 4 1 8
  Guinn  L (0-1) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Billingham   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Womack   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Blasingame   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
13
11
4
10

  E–Oliver (6), Martinez (2), Edwards (2), Geiger (1), Rader (13).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Houston 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alou (21,off Wilson), Houston Wynn (6,off Blass); Miller (12,off Blass); Menke (12,off Dal Canton); Edwards (6,off Dal Canton).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (7,6th inning off Billingham 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Clemente (1,by Wilson); Blefary (3,by Blass).  IBB–Clemente (6,by Womack).  SF–Menke (4,off Blass); Edwards (3,off Blass).  SB–Clemente (2,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards); Hebner (1,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards).  WP–Womack (2).  HBP–Blass (2,Blefary); Wilson (5,Clemente).  IBB–Womack (5,Clemente).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:13.  A–15,871.
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