Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
September 5, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 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 2, Houston Astros 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 1 0
Russell rf 4 1 1 0
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
Parker 1b 4 0 1 1
Haller c 4 0 0 1
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Crawford lf 2 0 0 0
Grabarkewitz 3b 2 0 0 0
Osteen p 2 0 0 0
  Gabrielson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 3 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1
Wynn lf 4 1 2 2
Watson 1b 4 3 3 0
Menke ss 3 1 1 1
Rader 3b 4 0 2 2
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1
Howard c 2 0 1 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 12 7
Los Angeles 000 200 000240
Houston 300 201 01x7120
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  L (14-12) 6.0 10 6 6 0 3
  Lamb   2.0 2 1 1 4 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (13-11) 9.0 4 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Morgan (22,off Osteen); Menke (22,off Osteen); Howard (3,off Osteen); Cedeno (11,off Osteen).  HR–Houston Wynn (25,1st inning off Osteen 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Dierker (8,off Lamb).  IBB–Howard (1,by Lamb).  IBB–Lamb (6,Howard).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dick Tremblay.  T–1:59.  A–15,053.
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