Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
June 27, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1970 at Astrodome. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 5 1 2 0
Tolan cf 3 1 0 1
Perez 3b 5 0 4 2
Bench c 5 0 1 0
May 1b 5 0 0 0
Carbo lf 3 2 2 1
  Stewart lf 0 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Merritt p 3 1 1 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
  Bryant c 0 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 1
Menke ss 4 0 1 0
Cedeno rf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 1
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
Griffin p 2 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Cincinnati 010 010 2105133
Houston 000 000 110250
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (12-6) 8.0 4 2 2 0 6
  Carroll  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (2-8) 6.0 9 4 4 2 3
  DiLauro   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ray   1.1 4 1 1 0 0
  Cook   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Bouton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
4

  E–Bench (5), Helms (5), Concepcion (15).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Helms (10,off Griffin); Perez (10,off Griffin); Rose (18,off Griffin), Houston Alou (10,off Merritt).  HR–Cincinnati Carbo (11,8th inning off Ray 0 on, 0 out), Houston Rader (14,8th inning off Merritt 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Merritt (4,off Ray).  SF–Tolan (5,off DiLauro).  SB–Tolan (22,2nd base off Griffin/Edwards).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:18.  A–28,913.
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