Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 1
Played on Tuesday, April 11, 1967 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 x - 6 8 2
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Menke ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alou 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Aaron rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Torre c 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 Carty lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jones cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Boyer 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 Woodward 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lemaster p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Millan 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 0 7 24 6 FIELDING - E: Menke (1), Aaron (1). BATTING - 2B: Jones (1,off Cuellar). HR: Boyer (1,7th inning off Cuellar 0 on 2 out). GDP: Torre (1,off Cuellar). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jackson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 Morgan 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 Pointer lf 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 Wynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 Staub rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mathews 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 10 0 Bateman c 4 1 2 1 0 0 8 0 Cuellar p 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 Totals 31 6 8 6 4 7 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Jackson-Mathews. E: Jackson (1), Bateman (1). BATTING - 2B: Pointer (1,off Hernandez). 3B: Mathews (1,off Kelley). SH: Staub (1,off Kelley). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Morgan (1,2nd base by Lemaster/Torre).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster 6 1 1 1 4 4 0 23 Kelley L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Carroll 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 Hernandez 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 8 Totals 8 8 6 6 4 7 0 36 Lemaster faced 1 batter in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Kelley 1-1; Carroll 1-1; Hernandez 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar W(1-0) 9 5 1 1 0 7 1 32 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 26001 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Menke ss Jackson ss 2. Alou 1b Morgan 2b 3. Aaron rf Pointer lf 4. Torre c Wynn cf 5. Carty lf Aspromonte 3b 6. Jones cf Staub rf 7. Boyer 3b Mathews 1b 8. Woodward 2b Bateman c 9. Lemaster p Cuellar p BRAVES 1ST: Menke flied out to left; Alou made an out to catcher; Aaron reached on an error by Jackson; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Pointer walked; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Carty made an out to second; Jones doubled; Boyer struck out; Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte flied out to left; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Mathews singled; Bateman reached on an error by Menke [Mathews to second]; Cuellar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Lemaster struck out; Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); Bateman dropped a foul fly hit by Alou for an error; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Morgan made an out to second; Pointer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Aaron flied out to left; Torre grounded out (third to first); Carty singled; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Aspromonte made an out to shortstop; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Boyer grounded out (third to first); Woodward grounded out (second to first); Lemaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Mathews flied out to right; Bateman flied out to center; Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Menke made an out to second; Alou singled; Aaron singled [Alou to second]; Torre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Morgan walked; Pointer struck out; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Carty flied out to center; Jones flied out to center; Boyer homered; Woodward struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Aspromonte walked; KELLEY REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Staub out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Aspromonte to second]; Mathews tripled to center [Aspromonte scored]; CARROLL REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Bateman singled [Mathews scored, Bateman to second (error by Aaron)]; Cuellar singled [Bateman scored]; Jackson singled [Cuellar to second]; MILLAN REPLACED CARROLL (PLAYING 2B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED WOODWARD (PITCHING); Morgan struck out; Pointer doubled [Cuellar scored, Jackson scored]; Wynn singled to pitcher [Pointer scored]; Aspromonte struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. BRAVES 8TH: Millan made an out to second; Menke grounded out (third to first); Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: Staub flied out to right; Mathews made an out to second; Bateman singled; Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. BRAVES 9TH: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre struck out; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 1 5 2 4 Astros 6 8 2 6
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