San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
June 20, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1969 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 1, Houston Astros 6

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b 4 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 1
Ferrara lf 3 0 1 0
Spiezio 3b 3 0 0 0
Gaston cf 3 0 1 0
Dean ss 3 0 0 0
Kirby p 2 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 0 0 0 0
  Arlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Valdespino lf 4 0 2 1
Gotay 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 1 0 0
Menke ss 3 2 1 0
Edwards c 4 1 1 2
Blefary 1b 4 0 1 1
Geiger rf 4 1 1 1
Rader 3b 2 1 0 0
Dierker p 4 0 1 1
Totals 32 6 8 6
San Diego 010 000 000141
Houston 010 302 00x681
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (2-8) 7.0 8 6 6 2 7
  Arlin   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
3
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (9-5) 9.0 4 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
9

  E–Spiezio (12), Edwards (3).  DP–San Diego 1, Houston 1.  PB–Cannizzaro 2 (8).  2B–Houston Menke (15,off Kirby); Blefary (12,off Kirby).  3B–Houston Edwards (2,off Kirby).  HR–San Diego Colbert (13,2nd inning off Dierker 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Rader (2,by Kirby).  SB–Brown (3,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards); Gotay (2,2nd base off Kirby/Cannizzaro).  WP–Dierker (4).  HBP–Kirby (2,Rader).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:15.
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