Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1969 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals 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, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Miller rf 3 0 1 0
Blefary 1b 3 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 1 0
Flood cf 3 0 0 0
Pinson rf 3 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 0 0
Javier 2b 3 1 1 1
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Briles p 2 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 2 1
Houston 000 000 000–040
St. Louis 001 000 00x–120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (16-10) 7.0 2 1 1 0 6
  Bouton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
2
1
1
0
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (13-11) 9.0 4 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
4
  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Houston Edwards (18,off Briles).  HR–St. Louis Javier (10,3rd inning off Dierker 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Morgan (34,2nd base off Briles/McCarver).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–1:56.
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