Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
June 19, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 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 6, Atlanta Braves 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Torres ss 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,ss 3 1 1 1
Alou rf 5 1 3 2
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 0 1 1
Menke 2b 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 2
Rader 3b 2 1 0 0
Bryant c 2 1 1 0
  Lampard ph 1 0 0 0
  Edwards c 0 0 0 0
Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garrido ss 5 1 1 1
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
Carty lf 4 2 1 2
Cepeda 1b 2 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 2 2
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 2
Didier c 4 1 1 0
McQueen p 1 0 1 0
  Reed p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Houston 021 300 000691
Atlanta 211 020 10x7100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham   4.1 6 6 4 3 1
  Cook   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Ray  L (3-3) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Gladding   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
5
5
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQueen   3.0 6 5 5 2 1
  Reed  W (1-0) 6.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
4

  E–Menke (15).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Menke (14,off McQueen); Davis (12,off McQueen); Alou (9,off Reed), Atlanta Didier (1,off Billingham); Boyer (7,off Ray).  HR–Houston Watson (1,2nd inning off McQueen 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta Carty (16,1st inning off Billingham 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Billingham 2 (2,off McQueen,off Reed).  HBP–H Aaron (1,by Billingham).  CS–Davis (3,2nd base by Reed/Didier).  SB–Gonzalez (2,2nd base off Billingham/Bryant).  HBP–Billingham (2,H Aaron).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:50.
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