Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1969 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 1
Alou rf,lf 4 1 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 2 1
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
  McFadden pr 0 0 0 0
  Miller rf 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Griffin p 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Geronimo pr 0 1 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 1
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Carty lf 4 1 2 0
  Garr pr 0 0 0 0
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson ss 1 1 0 0
Didier c 2 1 1 1
Stone p 3 1 1 2
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Houston 000 000 030350
Atlanta 010 010 20x471
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (10-7) 7.0 5 4 4 2 5
  Gladding   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
2
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (12-9) 7.1 4 3 0 1 3
  Wilhelm  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
0
2
3

  E–Millan (14).  PB–Didier (21).  2B–Houston Morgan (14,off Stone).  HR–Atlanta Stone (1,7th inning off Griffin 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Didier (10,off Griffin).  IBB–Jackson (2,by Griffin).  SB–Wynn 2 (22,2nd base off Stone/Didier,2nd base off Wilhelm/Didier).  IBB–Griffin (3,Jackson).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:16.  A–13,580.
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