Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
June 17, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 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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Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Valdespino lf 4 0 2 1
Martinez ss,3b 5 1 3 0
Wynn cf 5 1 2 0
Menke 2b 3 1 1 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 2
Blefary 1b 3 0 1 0
  Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0
  McFadden ss 0 0 0 0
Geiger rf 4 0 1 1
Rader 3b,1b 3 1 0 0
Griffin p 2 0 1 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
  Boyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Garrido ss 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 5 1 1 1
Aaron H. rf 4 1 3 2
Cepeda 1b 4 0 2 1
Carty lf 4 1 1 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 2 1 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Didier c 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph,lf 2 0 2 2
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Neibauer p 1 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 1 0 0
  Tillman c 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Houston 000 300 1105121
Atlanta 000 000 5016101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin   6.0 3 2 2 3 3
  Gladding   0.2 5 3 3 0 0
  Ray   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Guinn   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Billingham  L (4-3) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   4.0 6 3 3 0 2
  Neibauer   3.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Upshaw  W (2-2) 2.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
4

  E–Menke (6), Millan (7).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Houston Wynn (8,off Pappas), Atlanta Cepeda (9,off Griffin).  HR–Houston Edwards (2,4th inning off Pappas 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta H Aaron (18,9th inning off Billingham 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Menke (4,off Pappas); Valdespino (1,off Neibauer); Griffin (2,off Neibauer).  BK–Griffin (2).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:49.  A–9,677.
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