Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
August 13, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1971 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 8, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 5 2 2 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 3 2
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 4
Watson 1b 5 1 1 0
Menke ss 2 1 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 2 1
Chiles lf 4 0 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Wilson p 4 1 2 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Perez ss 4 1 1 1
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Aaron H. rf 4 0 1 0
Lum lf 3 0 0 0
Williams c 4 1 2 1
Aaron T. 1b 4 0 0 0
Versalles 3b 3 0 0 0
Garrido 2b 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  McQueen p 2 0 1 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
  Priddy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Houston 014 000 2018130
Atlanta 010 000 010251
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (11-7) 9.0 5 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (12-9) 2.1 7 5 5 1 4
  McQueen   5.2 4 2 2 2 4
  Priddy   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
3
9

  E–Perez (20).  DP–Atlanta 3.  2B–Atlanta H Aaron (17,off Wilson); McQueen (1,off Wilson).  3B–Houston Watson (3,off Niekro).  HR–Houston Cedeno (8,3rd inning off Niekro 2 on, 0 out); Morgan (10,7th inning off McQueen 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta Williams (22,2nd inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out); Perez (2,8th inning off Wilson 0 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:06.  A–11,568.
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