Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 21, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1970 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 9, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 1 3 1
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 2 1
Wynn lf 5 1 1 1
Rader 3b 5 3 3 0
Menke 2b 2 2 0 0
Howard c 5 1 3 2
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 2
Martinez ss 5 1 1 2
Wilson p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Stone rf 2 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Briggs lf 3 1 1 0
Money 3b 2 0 1 1
Hisle cf 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Champion p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
  Wenz p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Doyle ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 3 1
Houston 100 410 2019140
Philadelphia 000 000 010130
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (6-5) 9.0 3 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (3-13) 3.1 6 5 5 2 5
  Champion   2.2 3 1 1 1 3
  Wenz   1.2 3 2 2 1 3
  Wilson   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
4
12

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Houston Alou (24,off G Jackson); Howard (2,off G Jackson); Rader (19,off G Jackson); Martinez (3,off G Jackson).  3B–Philadelphia Briggs (4,off Wilson).  HR–Houston Wynn (20,5th inning off Champion 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Mayberry (2,off Wenz); Money (4,off Wilson).  HBP–G Jackson (1,by Wilson).  CS–Stone (6,2nd base by Wilson/Howard); Money (5,2nd base by Wilson/Howard).  WP–Wilson (7).  HBP–Wilson (6,G Jackson).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Dezelan, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:14.  A–8,113.
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