Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
September 4, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1970 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Russell rf 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Parker 1b 4 1 2 0
Haller c 4 2 2 2
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Crawford lf 4 0 2 0
Grabarkewitz 3b 4 0 2 1
Vance p 3 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 1 3 1
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 1
Wynn lf 2 1 2 1
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Watson 1b 5 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 1 1 0
Rader 3b 4 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Howard c 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Edwards c 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 3
Los Angeles 010 200 0003103
Houston 010 020 04x7101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Vance  L (5-6) 7.0 8 5 2 5 1
  Brewer   0.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Lamb   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
4
6
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (8-5) 8.0 10 3 3 0 1
  Gladding  SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
2

  E–Russell (3), Haller (4), Vance (2), Wynn (4).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Houston 1.  PB–Haller (7); Howard (1).  2B–Los Angeles Grabarkewitz (13,off Wilson), Houston Alou (26,off Vance); Morgan (21,off Brewer).  HR–Los Angeles Haller (9,4th inning off Wilson 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Alou (3,off Brewer).  IBB–Wynn (10,by Vance).  SB–Davis (36,2nd base off Wilson/Howard).  WP–Vance (3), Brewer 2 (8), Wilson (11).  IBB–Vance (2,Wynn).  U-HP–Dick Tremblay, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:17.  A–3,909.
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