Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
June 29, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1971 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 2 0 1 0
  Garrido 2b 2 0 0 0
Jackson cf 4 1 1 0
Aaron 1b 4 1 2 0
Evans 3b 4 1 2 1
Lum rf 3 2 1 1
Brown lf 4 0 1 1
Versalles ss 4 0 1 2
Didier c 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
  Edwards ph,c 1 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Watson lf,1b 4 1 1 1
Menke 1b,ss 4 1 1 0
Rader 3b 4 0 2 0
Wynn rf 4 1 1 1
Hiatt c 2 0 1 0
  Geronimo pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Billingham p 1 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 1 1
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Atlanta 300 020 000590
Houston 100 100 200480
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (7-7) 6.2 7 4 4 1 3
  Upshaw  SV (7) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (3-8) 4.1 9 5 5 2 4
  Harris   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lemaster   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Gladding   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Versalles (8,off Billingham); Evans (2,off Billingham); Lum (8,off Billingham), Houston Menke (11,off Niekro); Rader (14,off Upshaw).  HR–Houston Cedeno (5,1st inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out); Watson (5,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Millan (2,by Billingham).  IBB–Lum (4,by Billingham).  SB–Millan (7,2nd base off Billingham/Hiatt); Wynn (6,2nd base off Niekro/Didier); Morgan (17,2nd base off Upshaw/Didier).  HBP–Billingham (8,Millan).  IBB–Billingham (4,Lum).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:26.  A–14,855.
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