Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 23, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1969 at Astrodome. 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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Atlanta Braves 10, Houston Astros 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 5 2 2 1
Gonzalez cf 2 1 0 1
Aaron H. rf 5 1 2 2
  Lum pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Carty lf 3 1 1 2
  Garr pr 0 0 0 0
  Alou lf 1 0 1 1
Cepeda 1b 5 0 2 0
  Aaron T. 1b 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Didier c 2 2 1 1
Garrido ss 4 2 2 0
Stone p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 11 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 1
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 0 2 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Martinez c 2 1 1 0
  Edwards c 2 0 0 0
Blefary 1b 3 1 1 0
Ray p 1 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 1 1
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
  Watkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Atlanta 002 004 00410110
Houston 000 020 000272
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (13-9) 9.0 7 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ray   5.0 2 2 1 1 4
  Bouton  L (0-2) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Billingham   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Watkins   2.0 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
10
9
4
6

  E–Martinez (9).  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 2.  PB–Martinez (1), Edwards (9).  2B–Atlanta H Aaron (30,off Watkins); Alou (13,off Watkins), Houston Gotay (5,off Stone).  SF–Gonzalez (4,off Watkins); Morgan (4,off Stone).  HBP–Gonzalez (8,by Billingham); Blefary (4,by Stone).  WP–Ray (4), Bouton (3).  HBP–Stone (5,Blefary); Billingham (5,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:28.  A–8,185.
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