Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
June 20, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1970 at Atlanta Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 3 1 3 2
  Wynn cf 2 0 0 0
Martinez ss 5 0 0 1
Cedeno cf,rf 5 0 2 0
Davis lf 5 2 1 0
  Geronimo lf 0 0 0 0
Menke 2b 5 0 2 2
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 5 3 3 1
Edwards c 4 2 1 2
Griffin p 1 1 0 0
  Bouton p 2 0 1 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 13 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garrido ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 0 0 0 0
  Jackson pr,ss 3 1 2 1
Aaron H. rf 5 2 2 2
Carty lf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 5 1 2 1
Gonzalez cf 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 1 4 1
Didier c 3 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
Stone p 1 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 1 0
  Pappas p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron T. ph 1 0 0 0
  Jaster p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
Houston 000 052 0119131
Atlanta 000 110 0046124
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin   4.1 4 2 2 2 2
  Bouton  W (3-4) 4.1 6 3 3 2 5
  Gladding  SV (7) 0.1 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
4
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (6-2) 5.0 7 5 3 0 1
  Pappas   2.0 2 2 2 0 2
  Jaster   2.0 4 2 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
1
4

  E–Gladding (1), Jackson (8), Carty 2 (5), Stone (2).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Watson (5,off Stone), Atlanta King (3,off Griffin).  3B–Houston Menke (2,off Stone), Atlanta Carty (3,off Bouton).  HR–Houston Edwards (3,6th inning off Pappas 1 on, 0 out); Watson (2,8th inning off Jaster 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta H Aaron (20,4th inning off Griffin 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Griffin (4,off Stone).  HBP–Millan (3,by Griffin).  CS–Alou (1,2nd base by Stone/Didier).  SB–Jackson (7,2nd base off Bouton/Edwards).  WP–Pappas (4).  HBP–Griffin (3,Millan).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:59.  A–17,528.
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