Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
September 15, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1969 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1
Miller rf 3 1 1 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 3 1
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
Blefary 1b 3 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Lampard ph 1 1 1 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b 4 1 2 3
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 2 1
Kelly 3b 3 1 1 0
Morales cf 2 1 1 1
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Libran ss 2 1 0 0
Corkins p 0 1 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 7 5
Houston 000 003 000360
San Diego 100 400 00x570
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (16-12) 3.2 5 5 5 4 3
  Ray   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Billingham   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bouton   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
6
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Corkins  W (1-1) 5.0 5 3 2 1 3
  Baldschun   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Roberts  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Kendall (1).  2B–Houston Wynn (17,off Corkins); Morgan (16,off Corkins), San Diego Morales (2,off Wilson); Arcia (6,off Ray).  SB–Colbert (5,2nd base off Bouton/Edwards).  CS–Colbert (4,Home by Bouton/Edwards).  WP–Wilson (16), Baldschun (7).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:24.  A–2,188.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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