Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 11, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1970 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
Garr rf 4 0 1 0
Lum cf 4 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 1 2 0
  Baker pr 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 2 2
Garrido ss 2 0 0 0
  Aaron ph 1 0 0 0
Didier c 3 0 0 0
Nash p 2 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 1
Wynn lf 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 1
Menke ss 4 0 1 1
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
Billingham p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Atlanta 000 000 200260
Houston 100 001 01x370
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nash   7.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Wilhelm  L (6-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  W (12-7) 9.0 6 2 2 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
8

  E–None.  2B–Atlanta Carty (20,off Billingham).  3B–Atlanta Evans (1,off Billingham), Houston Alou (3,off Nash); Morgan (9,off Nash).  HBP–Millan (5,by Billingham).  CS–Millan (5,2nd base by Billingham/Edwards).  SB–Morgan (38,2nd base off Nash/Didier); Cedeno (12,2nd base off Nash/Didier); Wynn (23,2nd base off Wilhelm/Didier).  HBP–Billingham (9,Millan).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:11.  A–7,928.
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