Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
July 7, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1969 at Candlestick Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
McFadden rf 5 0 0 1
Morgan 2b 4 1 0 0
Wynn cf 3 1 2 2
Menke ss 4 0 0 1
Rader 3b 5 1 1 0
Martinez lf 2 1 0 0
  Geiger lf 2 0 0 0
Blefary 1b 3 2 1 2
Edwards c 4 1 2 1
Wilson p 3 1 2 1
Totals 35 8 8 8
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Mason 2b 4 1 1 0
Fuentes ss 4 1 2 1
Bonds cf 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 0 0 0 0
  Burda ph,1b 4 0 1 1
Etheridge 3b 2 0 0 0
Henderson rf 4 0 0 0
Marshall lf 3 0 2 0
Barton c 4 0 0 0
Sadecki p 2 0 0 0
  Bryant p 0 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Houston 000 020 402880
San Francisco 100 000 010260
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (9-7) 9.0 6 2 2 3 14
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
14
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  L (3-8) 6.1 6 6 6 3 4
  Bryant   1.2 1 0 0 3 1
  Robertson   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
8
7
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Wilson (1,off Sadecki); Edwards (10,off Bryant), San Francisco Mason (1,off Wilson).  HR–Houston Blefary (3,5th inning off Sadecki 1 on, 0 out); Wynn (18,9th inning off Robertson 1 on, 0 out).  IBB–Blefary (4,by Sadecki).  SB–Rader (1,2nd base off Sadecki/Barton).  WP–Wilson 2 (8).  IBB–Sadecki (3,Blefary).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:54.  A–3,153.
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