Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 10, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1970 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 5, Houston Astros 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Millan 2b 5 2 3 0
Aaron rf 3 1 2 4
Carty lf 3 0 1 1
  Lum lf 1 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Tillman c 4 0 1 0
Stone p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 2 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Pepitone ph 1 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Osinski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Atlanta 004 000 1005120
Houston 000 000 000060
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (1-0) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (0-1) 4.1 5 4 4 4 1
  Billingham   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Cook   2.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Osinski   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Atlanta Jackson (1,off Griffin); Cepeda (3,off Cook); Carty (1,off Cook), Houston Menke (1,off Stone); Wynn (1,off Stone).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (2,3rd inning off Griffin 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–Cepeda (1,by Cook).  CS–Gonzalez (1,2nd base by Griffin/Edwards).  IBB–Cook (1,Cepeda).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:35.  A–20,305.
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