Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 14, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 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 4 1 1 0
Miller rf 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 5 0 1 1
Blefary 1b 2 1 1 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Menke ss 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 1
Lemaster p 4 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 2 0
Millan 2b 3 1 0 0
Aaron H. rf 3 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 2 2 3
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Tillman c 3 0 0 0
Garrido ss 3 0 2 0
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Houston 010 010 000261
Atlanta 000 010 02x362
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (11-15) 7.2 6 3 3 3 7
  Bouton   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   5.0 4 2 2 5 5
  Britton   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Wilhelm  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
7
9

  E–Menke (26), Alou (3), Tillman (4).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Edwards (7).  2B–Houston Morgan (15,off Pappas); Davis (2,off Pappas).  HR–Atlanta Carty 2 (14,5th inning off Lemaster 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Lemaster 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Blefary (9,by Pappas).  SB–Blefary (7,2nd base off Pappas/Tillman); Morgan (41,2nd base off Britton/Tillman); Cepeda (10,2nd base off Lemaster/Edwards).  IBB–Pappas (8,Blefary).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:45.  A–18,607.
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