Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 18, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1969 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 0 0 0 0
  Gotay ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Alou rf 4 1 1 3
Wynn cf 3 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
Menke 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Martinez ss,c 4 0 2 0
Edwards c 1 0 0 0
  Watkins p 1 0 0 0
  Watson ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph,ss 3 1 0 0
  Lampard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Fuentes 3b 4 2 2 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 3 1
Mays cf 2 0 0 0
  Marshall lf 2 0 0 0
  Foster ph,lf 1 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 3 2 1 1
  Burda 1b 1 0 0 0
Bonds rf,cf 2 2 1 1
Henderson lf,rf 4 1 1 1
Hiatt c 3 1 3 4
Lanier ss 4 0 1 1
Bryant p 4 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 9
Houston 000 000 030361
San Francisco 410 040 00x9121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (11-16) 0.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Billingham   1.1 2 1 0 0 1
  Watkins   5.0 4 4 4 5 3
  Guinn   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
5
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant  W (4-2) 7.1 5 3 3 4 5
  McMahon  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
6

  E–Edwards (7), Mays (5).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–Houston Martinez (5,off Bryant); Gotay (4,off Bryant).  HR–Houston Alou (4,8th inning off Bryant 2 on, 1 out), San Francisco Hiatt (7,5th inning off Watkins 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Hunt (3,off Billingham).  SB–Fuentes (1,2nd base off Billingham/Edwards).  CS–Marshall (8,2nd base by Watkins/Martinez).  WP–Watkins (2).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:42.  A–3,675.
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