Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 6, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 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 6, Atlanta Braves 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 0 0 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 1 2 1
Rader 3b 3 1 1 0
Howard c 4 2 2 1
Busse ss 4 1 2 2
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 1
Spinks p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 6 9 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 5 0 0 0
Garr lf 5 2 3 0
Aaron 1b 3 1 2 0
Williams c 4 1 2 4
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Lum rf 3 0 0 0
Jackson cf 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Stone p 1 0 0 0
  Neibauer p 0 0 0 0
  Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
  Versalles ph 1 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Houston 033 000 000–690
Atlanta 000 001 300–471
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Spinks  W (1-0) 9.0 7 4 4 4 7
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (6-6) 2.1 6 5 5 0 0
  Neibauer   2.2 2 1 1 3 2
  House   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Barber   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
6
  E–Garr (10).  2B–Houston Morgan (26); Watson (16); Busse 2 (2), Atlanta Garr (22).  HR–Atlanta Williams (30).  SF–Mayberry (2).  SB–Morgan (33).  CS–Watson (1).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:35.  A–7,978.
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