Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 15, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1969 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 0, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 2 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Blefary 1b 3 0 1 0
  Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0
Martinez lf 4 0 2 0
  Geiger pr 0 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Lemaster p 1 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 4 0 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Callison rf 4 0 0 0
Allen 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 1 0
  Stone lf 0 0 0 0
Hisle cf 2 1 1 1
Watkins c 2 0 0 0
Money ss 2 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1
Houston 000 000 000051
Philadelphia 010 000 00x161
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (9-12) 6.0 3 1 1 3 2
  Billingham   2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
1
1
4
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (12-11) 9.0 5 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
4

  E–Menke (21), Allen (11).  DP–Houston 2, Philadelphia 3.  2B–Philadelphia D Johnson (15,off Billingham).  HR–Philadelphia Hisle (19,2nd inning off Lemaster 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Edwards (4,off Jackson).  HBP–Wynn 2 (3,by Jackson 2).  IBB–Money (4,by Billingham).  CS–Watkins (1,2nd base by Lemaster/Edwards).  WP–Jackson (5).  HBP–Jackson 2 (5,Wynn 2).  IBB–Billingham (8,Money).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–(none), 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–1:59.  A–6,183.
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