Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 26, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1970 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn lf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Menke ss 4 1 1 2
Rader 3b 4 1 1 1
Howard c 3 0 0 0
Alou rf 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo rf 1 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Garr cf 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 1
Evans 3b 4 1 2 0
Lum lf 3 0 0 0
Boyer ss 4 0 1 1
Didier c 4 0 0 0
Stone p 2 0 1 0
  Baker ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Houston 000 000 320561
Atlanta 100 000 001270
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (15-12) 9.0 7 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (11-11) 8.0 6 5 5 0 5
  Cardwell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
0
6

  E–Dierker (3).  2B–Houston Cedeno (20,off Stone); Watson (18,off Stone), Atlanta Stone (2,off Dierker); Boyer (13,off Dierker).  HR–Houston Menke (13,7th inning off Stone 1 on, 2 out); Rader (25,7th inning off Stone 0 on, 2 out); Cedeno (6,8th inning off Stone 1 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–1:54.  A–3,078.
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