Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 17, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1969 at Candlestick Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Miller rf 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 1 1 1
Davis lf 4 0 1 0
  Geiger lf 0 0 0 0
Blefary 1b 3 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 1
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Fuentes 3b 4 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 2 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 2 0 2 1
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Foster lf 0 0 0 0
Hiatt c 3 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
Lanier ss 2 0 0 0
  Burda ph 1 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
  Hart ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Houston 000 100 010250
San Francisco 000 001 000150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (20-10) 7.0 5 1 1 3 5
  Bouton  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (17-14) 9.0 5 2 2 1 8
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
8

  E–None.  HR–Houston Wynn (32,4th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out); Rader (11,8th inning off Perry 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wynn (2,off Perry).  IBB–Blefary (10,by Perry).  WP–Dierker (8).  IBB–Perry (13,Blefary).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:23.  A–4,010.
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