Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Regular Season Game 20
Played on Friday, May 3, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 HOU N 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 x - 5 9 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 Jackson ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 D. Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 H. Aaron rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Francona 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 Valdespino lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Boyer 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tillman c 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 Millan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Lum ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cloninger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 T. Aaron ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 4 5 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jackson-Millan-Francona. E: Niekro (1). BATTING - 2B: Tillman (2,off Wilson); Lum (1,off Wilson). 3B: Alou (1,off Wilson). SH: Niekro (2,off Wilson). Team LOB: 9.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 Miller rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Wynn lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 Staub 1b 3 1 2 1 0 1 9 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Menke ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 Gotay 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Bateman c 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 Wilson p 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 5 9 4 0 2 27 11 FIELDING - E: Menke (3). BATTING - 2B: Wilson (2,off Niekro). HR: Wynn (2,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on 2 out); Staub (1,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on 2 out). SH: Gotay (1,off Niekro). SF: Miller (1,off Niekro). HBP: Staub (1,by Niekro). GDP: Rader (2,off Niekro). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(2-3) 6 8 5 5 0 2 2 26 Cloninger 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 9 5 5 0 2 2 33 WP: Niekro (3). HBP: Niekro (2,Staub).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(2-2) 9 9 3 1 4 5 0 39 Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 13658 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Alou cf Davis cf 2. Jackson ss Miller rf 3. H. Aaron rf Wynn lf 4. Francona 1b Staub 1b 5. Valdespino lf Rader 3b 6. Boyer 3b Menke ss 7. Tillman c Gotay 2b 8. Millan 2b Bateman c 9. Niekro p Wilson p BRAVES 1ST: Alou was called out on strikes; Jackson grounded out (catcher to first); H. Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis struck out; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Francona walked; Valdespino struck out; Boyer reached on an error by Menke [Francona to second]; Tillman doubled [Francona scored, Boyer scored (unearned)]; Millan walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Tillman to third, Millan to second]; Alou walked; Jackson singled [Tillman scored (unearned), Millan to third, Alou to second]; H. Aaron popped to shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub struck out; Rader flied out to right; Menke singled; Gotay grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Francona popped to first; Valdespino singled; Boyer forced Valdespino (shortstop to second); Tillman walked [Boyer to second]; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bateman singled; Wilson forced Bateman (shortstop to second); Davis singled [Wilson to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Wilson to third, Davis to second]; Miller hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored, Davis scored (no RBI)]; Felipe Alou, apparently thinking inning was over, started trotting back to infield, allowing Ron Davis to score; Wynn homered; Staub homered; Rader popped to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 4. BRAVES 4TH: Niekro struck out; Alou tripled to center [Alou out at home (center to second to catcher)]; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Menke singled; Gotay out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Menke to second]; Bateman flied out to center; Wilson doubled [Menke scored]; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Francona popped to shortstop; Valdespino singled to left [Valdespino out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 5TH: Miller flied out to center; Wynn singled [Wynn to second (error by Niekro)]; Staub was hit by a pitch; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 6TH: Boyer flied out to center; Tillman struck out; Millan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Menke popped to first; Gotay grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 7TH: LUM BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Lum doubled; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Lum to third]; Jackson popped to third; H. Aaron popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: CLONINGER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Wilson flied out to left; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 8TH: Francona grounded out (second to first); Valdespino grounded out (shortstop to first); Boyer singled; Tillman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn made an out to second; Staub singled; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first) [Staub to second]; Menke flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 9TH: Millan flied out to right; T. AARON BATTED FOR CLONINGER; T. Aaron singled; Alou flied out to right; D. JOHNSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; D. Johnson singled [T. Aaron to second]; H. Aaron popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 3 9 1 9 Astros 5 9 1 4
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