Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 13, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 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 2, Atlanta Braves 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 0
Alou lf,rf 6 0 2 0
Wynn cf 5 0 2 2
Miller rf 5 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame p 0 0 0 0
Blefary 1b 5 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Menke ss 5 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo pr 0 1 0 0
  Geiger lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 2 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 1 1
Millan 2b 5 0 1 0
Aaron rf 5 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 0 1 0
  Brown pr 0 0 0 0
  Lum lf 1 0 1 0
  Aspromonte ph 0 0 0 1
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Didier c 2 0 0 0
  Garr pr 0 0 0 0
  Tillman c 2 1 2 1
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
  Breazeale ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 40 3 7 3
Houston 000 000 000 000 2270
Atlanta 000 000 000 000 3371
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   12.0 4 0 0 4 5
  Gladding  L (3-7) 0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Billingham   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
12.1
7
3
3
7
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   11.0 6 0 0 2 5
  Upshaw   1.2 1 2 2 3 1
  Doyle  W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
7
2
2
5
6

  E–Jackson (15).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Didier (22).  2B–Houston Alou (17,off Niekro), Atlanta Lum (6,off Dierker); Tillman (5,off Gladding).  SH–Dierker (7,off Niekro); Niekro (8,off Dierker); Millan (10,off Billingham).  IBB–Cepeda (9,by Dierker); H Aaron (19,by Blasingame).  CS–Alou (6,3rd base by Niekro/Didier); Jackson (7,2nd base by Dierker/Edwards).  WP–Dierker (7).  IBB–Dierker (6,Cepeda); Blasingame (7,H Aaron).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:35.  A–26,389.
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