Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 27, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 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 10, Atlanta Braves 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 6 1 1 3
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
Torres ss 6 2 3 0
Wynn lf 4 2 1 1
Watson 1b 5 1 3 2
Menke 2b 3 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 2 2 2
Howard c 3 0 1 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0
Miller rf 4 1 1 0
Blasingame p 3 0 2 2
  Ray p 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph,c 0 1 0 0
Totals 40 10 15 10
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Garr cf 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 5 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 5 1 1 0
Williams 3b 3 2 3 2
Baker lf 5 0 2 2
Boyer ss 4 1 2 1
Tillman c 3 1 2 2
Barber p 2 0 0 0
  Nash p 0 0 0 0
  Kester p 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Cardwell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Houston 001 132 00310150
Atlanta 010 320 0017131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame   4.0 8 6 6 1 3
  Ray  W (6-3) 4.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Culver  SV (3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barber   4.1 8 5 5 3 3
  Nash  L (13-9) 1.0 3 2 2 3 0
  Kester   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Cardwell   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
8
6

  E–Boyer (19).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Watson (19,off Barber); Miller (8,off Cardwell), Atlanta Williams 3 (4,off Blasingame 2,off Culver); Boyer (14,off Blasingame).  HR–Houston Wynn (27,5th inning off Barber 0 on, 0 out); Watson (11,5th inning off Barber 0 on, 0 out); Cedeno (7,9th inning off Cardwell 2 on, 1 out), Atlanta Tillman (11,4th inning off Blasingame 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Watson (1,off Nash).  IBB–Miller (5,by Nash); Menke (10,by Nash).  SF–Williams (2,off Ray).  SB–Rader (3,2nd base off Nash/Tillman).  WP–Blasingame (4), Culver (11).  IBB–Nash 2 (7,Miller,Menke).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–3:22.  A–6,159.
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