Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 8, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1970 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz ss 5 0 2 1
Mota lf 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 2 3 0
Crawford rf 4 1 1 2
Sudakis 3b 3 1 0 0
Haller c 2 0 0 0
  Kosco ph 1 0 0 0
  Torborg c 0 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 1 1 1
Sutton p 2 0 1 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Wills ph 1 0 1 2
  Osteen pr 0 1 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 1 3 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
  Geronimo lf 0 0 0 0
Pepitone lf,1b 3 1 1 1
Menke ss 3 1 2 1
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 2
Martinez 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Wynn ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 35 5 9 5
Los Angeles 010 000 0056100
Houston 103 000 001592
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   7.0 7 4 4 3 7
  Lamb  W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brewer  SV (12) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   8.1 7 4 4 2 4
  DiLauro  L (0-3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Ray   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
5

  E–Cedeno 2 (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Parker (25,off Wilson); Wills (8,off DiLauro), Houston Morgan (13,off Sutton); Alou (12,off Sutton).  3B–Los Angeles Parker (2,off Wilson), Houston Pepitone (5,off Sutton); Cedeno (1,off Sutton).  HR–Houston Wynn (13,9th inning off Brewer 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Pepitone (9,by Sutton).  CS–Grabarkewitz (4,2nd base by Ray/Edwards).  SB–Morgan (18,2nd base off Sutton/Haller).  IBB–Sutton (5,Pepitone).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:26.  A–16,865.
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