Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 15, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 4, Houston Astros 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Garr lf 5 0 1 0
Aaron H. 1b 5 1 1 1
Williams c 5 0 0 0
Lum rf 3 1 0 0
Evans 3b 3 1 2 0
  Aaron T. 3b 0 0 0 0
Jackson cf 4 1 1 1
Perez ss 3 0 2 1
Niekro p 4 0 1 1
Totals 36 4 9 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0
Watson lf 3 0 0 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 1
Geronimo rf 4 0 0 0
Menke 3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Billingham p 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 0 0
  Yount p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Atlanta 010 210 000492
Houston 100 000 001240
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (14-12) 9.0 4 2 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (8-15) 5.0 7 4 4 1 5
  Guinn   3.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Yount   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Ray   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
6

  E–Millan (15), Perez (28).  2B–Atlanta Evans (11,off Billingham); Millan (16,off Billingham), Houston Cedeno (37,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (44,5th inning off Billingham 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Perez (5,by Guinn).  SH–Cedeno (2,off Niekro).  SB–Morgan (34,2nd base off Niekro/Williams).  IBB–Guinn (1,Perez).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:10.  A–6,513.
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