Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
June 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1971 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 5, Houston Astros 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 1 0
Jackson cf 3 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 2 2 2
Lum rf 3 1 0 1
Williams 1b 4 0 1 0
King c 4 0 2 2
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Barber p 3 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Aaron ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Wynn rf 2 2 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 1 1
  Geronimo lf 0 0 0 0
Menke 1b 3 1 1 1
Rader 3b 4 1 2 1
Hiatt c 4 1 1 1
Martinez 2b 4 0 2 1
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 5
Atlanta 020 000 030583
Houston 204 000 00x690
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barber  L (0-1) 7.0 9 6 6 2 2
  Upshaw   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (6-5) 9.0 8 5 5 3 9
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
9

  E–Garr (3), Millan (7), Evans (4).  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 1.  PB–King (8).  2B–Atlanta King (7,off Wilson), Houston Hiatt (5,off Barber).  3B–Atlanta Evans (1,off Wilson), Houston Metzger (5,off Barber).  SH–Jackson (4,off Wilson); Wilson (2,off Barber).  SF–Menke (3,off Barber).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:09.
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