San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
September 6, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1969 at Astrodome. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf,cf 4 1 1 1
Hunt 2b 2 1 1 1
Mays cf 4 1 1 2
  Marshall lf 0 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 5 0 2 0
Hart lf 3 1 1 2
  Henderson lf,rf 2 0 0 0
Davenport 3b 5 0 1 1
Dietz c 3 0 1 0
Lanier ss 3 1 1 0
Bryant p 2 2 1 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 1
Alou rf 5 1 3 1
Wynn cf 3 2 2 1
  Watkins p 0 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0
Davis lf 5 0 2 1
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
  McFadden pr 0 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 2 0
Blefary 1b 4 1 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 1 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 6 12 4
San Francisco 310 000 0307101
Houston 100 000 0146121
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant  W (3-1) 7.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Linzy   1.2 5 4 3 0 0
  McMahon  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
3
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (10-14) 0.2 3 3 3 2 0
  Ray   3.1 4 1 1 1 4
  Bouton   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Billingham   0.1 0 3 3 3 1
  Willis   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Watkins   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
8
7

  E–Davenport (8), Menke (25).  DP–San Francisco 1, Houston 1.  2B–San Francisco Hart (8,off Lemaster); Bonds (21,off Ray); McCovey (22,off Bouton), Houston Alou (15,off Bryant).  3B–San Francisco Mays (3,off Willis).  HR–Houston Wynn (29,8th inning off Bryant 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bryant (1,off Bouton).  SF–Hunt (2,off Willis).  HBP–Hunt (21,by Bouton); Rader (5,by Bryant).  WP–Bryant (3), Linzy (7), Lemaster (7).  HBP–Bryant (2,Rader); Bouton (2,Hunt).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:06.  A–22,368.
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