Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 7, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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 5, Atlanta Braves 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Geronimo rf 5 1 1 2
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 1 2 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 0
Busse ss 4 0 1 1
Wilson p 4 1 1 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Garr lf 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams c 4 0 0 0
Lum rf 2 1 0 0
Evans 3b 2 0 0 0
Breazeale 1b 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 2 0 0 1
Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 1 0 0 0
  Baker ph 1 0 0 0
  Nash p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
Houston 000 040 0105100
Atlanta 010 000 000120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (14-8) 9.0 2 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (12-13) 4.2 8 4 4 1 3
  Jarvis   3.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Nash   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
5

  E–None.  PB–Williams (15).  2B–Houston Cedeno (35,off Reed); Rader (21,off Reed).  HR–Houston Geronimo (1,5th inning off Reed 1 on, 1 out); Morgan (12,5th inning off Reed 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Perez (2,off Wilson).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:22.  A–5,753.
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