Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 25, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1969 at Crosley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 5 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 1 1 1
Miller rf 4 0 2 0
Menke ss,1b 3 1 1 0
Blefary 1b 3 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Torres ss 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 1 2 1
Lemaster p 2 0 1 1
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 1 4 0
Helms 2b 5 1 3 1
May 1b 5 0 1 0
Perez 3b 4 0 1 1
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Beauchamp lf 3 0 1 0
  Stewart lf 1 0 0 0
Savage cf 3 1 1 0
Woodward ss 2 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 0 0 0 0
Nolan p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 2
Houston 000 100 201490
Cincinnati 000 010 0113120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  W (12-17) 6.2 7 1 1 1 3
  Bouton   0.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Gladding  SV (28) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  L (8-7) 7.0 7 3 3 1 8
  Carroll   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Jackson   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Granger   1.2 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
10

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Miller (20,off Nolan); Menke (24,off Nolan); Lemaster (3,off Nolan), Cincinnati Rose (32,off Gladding).  HR–Houston Wynn (33,4th inning off Nolan 0 on, 1 out); Edwards (6,9th inning off Granger 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lemaster (6,off Nolan).  IBB–Menke (12,by Jackson).  SB–Morgan (44,2nd base off Nolan/Bench); Rose (7,2nd base off Lemaster/Edwards).  CS–Miller (4,2nd base by Nolan/Bench).  WP–Lemaster (8).  IBB–Jackson (3,Menke).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:46.  A–3,522.
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