Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 27, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1970 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 1, Atlanta Braves 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Miller rf 3 0 1 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b 3 1 2 1
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
Lemaster p 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Spinks p 0 0 0 0
  Bryant c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garrido ss 5 1 1 2
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 5 2 2 0
Carty lf 4 1 3 1
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 4
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 0
Lum cf 4 1 1 0
Didier c 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 2 1
Totals 37 8 12 8
Houston 000 100 000151
Atlanta 160 010 00x8121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (3-6) 1.1 8 6 6 1 1
  Ray   2.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Spinks   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Bouton   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
2
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-6) 9.0 5 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
2

  E–Rader (7), Cepeda (4).  DP–Atlanta 4.  PB–Bryant (1).  2B–Atlanta Cepeda (14,off Lemaster); Millan (8,off Lemaster); Lum (3,off Spinks).  HR–Houston Pepitone (9,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Garrido (1,2nd inning off Lemaster 1 on, 1 out); Cepeda (11,2nd inning off Ray 2 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:05.  A–11,025.
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