Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
April 6, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1971 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Mota lf 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Sims c 3 0 2 0
Buckner rf 3 1 2 2
Garvey 3b 3 0 0 0
Russell 2b 3 0 0 0
Osteen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 2 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 0 0 0
Menke 1b 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Los Angeles 000 200 000–260
Houston 000 000 000–040
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 4 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (0-1) 7.0 5 2 2 0 0
  Ray   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
0
  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2, Houston 2.  HR–Los Angeles Buckner (1,4th inning off Wilson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Wilson (1,off Osteen).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–1:58.  A–11,883.
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