Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 13, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1970 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 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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Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 10

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lum cf 5 1 1 0
Jackson ss 5 2 2 0
Aaron rf 2 0 0 0
  Garr pr,rf 2 2 1 1
Carty lf 4 1 3 2
  Priddy p 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 3 3
Garrido 2b 4 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Didier c 4 0 1 0
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Kester p 2 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 1 0
  Baker pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 2 1 1
Morgan 2b 5 2 2 2
Wynn lf 4 0 0 0
  Geronimo lf 1 0 0 0
Watson 1b 5 1 2 1
Menke ss 4 1 0 1
Rader 3b 3 2 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 2 2 2
Howard c 2 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 2 2
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 10 10
Atlanta 010 002 2016123
Houston 601 002 10x10102
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (11-10) 0.1 4 6 0 2 0
  Kester   5.2 5 3 3 1 8
  Priddy   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
4
4
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (10-5) 8.2 12 6 5 3 4
  Ray  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
3
4

  E–Jackson (24), Cepeda (12), Evans (1), Menke (30), Wilson (2).  2B–Atlanta King (8,off Wilson); Garr (2,off Wilson), Houston Cedeno 2 (16,off Stone,off Kester).  HR–Houston Morgan (6,6th inning off Kester 1 on, 0 out); Rader (23,7th inning off Priddy 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wilson (3,off Priddy).  IBB–Howard (2,by Stone).  SB–Watson (1,2nd base off Kester/Didier).  WP–Wilson (14).  IBB–Stone (7,Howard).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:29.  A–8,232.
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