Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 16, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1969 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, San Diego Padres 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0
Miller rf 4 1 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 0 1 0
Blefary 1b 3 0 1 1
Menke ss 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Watkins p 0 0 0 0
  Lampard ph 1 0 1 0
  Spinks p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b 4 2 2 0
Slocum 3b 4 2 2 2
Brown rf 3 1 2 1
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 3
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 2 1 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Libran ss 4 0 1 1
Sisk p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 7
Houston 000 001 000170
San Diego 520 010 00x8101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (10-8) 0.2 6 5 5 0 0
  Billingham   1.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Watkins   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Spinks   2.0 1 1 0 1 4
  Bouton   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
8
7
3
9
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Sisk  W (2-11) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
5

  E–Arcia (12).  PB–Edwards (8).  2B–Houston Miller (19,off Sisk); Morgan (17,off Sisk), San Diego Libran (1,off Griffin).  HR–San Diego Colbert (22,1st inning off Griffin 2 on, 0 out); Slocum (1,2nd inning off Billingham 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Blefary (4,off Sisk).  SB–Wynn (23,2nd base off Sisk/Kendall); Arcia (12,2nd base off Griffin/Edwards).  WP–Watkins (1), Sisk (2).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:25.  A–2,156.
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