Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 16, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1969 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 3 0
Crawford lf 4 1 0 0
Davis cf 3 1 2 2
Gabrielson rf 4 0 0 0
  Russell rf 0 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 0 1 0
Haller c 4 0 0 0
Sudakis 3b 4 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Osteen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b,lf 4 1 1 0
Wynn cf 4 1 1 2
Menke ss 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Blefary 1b 3 0 0 0
Martinez lf 1 0 0 0
  Valdespino lf 1 0 0 0
  Gotay ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
  Bryant c 0 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Los Angeles 000 120 000360
Houston 200 000 000253
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (12-7) 9.0 5 2 2 0 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (12-7) 9.0 6 3 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
1
8

  E–Wynn (4), Menke (12), Edwards (5).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Haller (8).  2B–Houston Morgan (6,off Osteen).  3B–Los Angeles Davis (6,off Dierker).  HR–Los Angeles Davis (8,4th inning off Dierker 0 on, 0 out), Houston Wynn (22,1st inning off Osteen 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Davis (8,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards); Wills (22,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Frank Dezelan.  T–2:12.  A–22,080.
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