Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 90
Played on Tuesday, July 16, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 - 6 15 1 HOU N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Millan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 H. Aaron rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Torre c 4 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 T. Aaron lf,3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 D. Johnson 1b 5 2 2 1 0 1 10 0 Jackson ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 B. Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 Francona ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Lum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Stone p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tillman ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Upshaw p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 41 6 15 6 3 5 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Millan-D. Johnson. E: Millan (7). BATTING - 2B: B. Johnson (1,off Lemaster); D. Johnson (8,off Lemaster). SH: Upshaw (4,off Dukes). HBP: Torre (3,by Shea). Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING - SB: Jackson (14,2nd base off Lemaster/Bateman).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 Staub 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 11 0 Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Menke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Aspromonte lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 Bateman c 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 Lemaster p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 2 7 2 0 7 27 10 FIELDING - E: Bateman (8). BATTING - 2B: Staub 2 (25,off Stone,off Upshaw); Bateman (10,off Stone). GDP: Bateman (7,off Upshaw). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (9,2nd base off Upshaw/Torre).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stone 5 4 2 2 0 5 0 20 Upshaw W(5-4) 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 14 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 7 0 34
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster L(8-9) 7.2 11 3 2 3 5 0 37 Shea 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 0 6 Dukes 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 15 6 5 3 5 0 46 HBP: Shea (1,Torre). Inherited Runners - Scored: Shea 3-0; Dukes 3-2. . Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 22313 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Alou cf Simpson rf 2. Millan 2b Torres ss 3. H. Aaron rf Staub 1b 4. Torre c Wynn cf 5. T. Aaron lf Menke 2b 6. D. Johnson 1b Aspromonte lf 7. Jackson ss Rader 3b 8. B. Johnson 3b Bateman c 9. Stone p Lemaster p BRAVES 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan singled; H. Aaron singled [Millan to second]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first) [Millan to third, H. Aaron to second]; T. Aaron walked; D. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled; Staub doubled [Torres scored]; Wynn struck out; Menke struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 2ND: Jackson made an out to shortstop; B. Johnson struck out; Stone singled; Alou struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte flied out to right; Rader struck out; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron flied out to right; Torre singled; T. Aaron singled [Torre to second]; D. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Lemaster struck out; Simpson struck out; Torres flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 4TH: Jackson walked; Jackson stole second [Jackson to third (error by Bateman)]; B. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Stone grounded out (first unassisted) [Jackson scored (unearned)]; Alou walked; Millan popped to first; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Staub reached on an error by Millan; Wynn made an out to shortstop; Menke made an out to third; Aspromonte flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron made an out to third; Torre grounded out (third to first); T. Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Rader made an out to second; Bateman doubled; Lemaster flied out to right; Simpson singled [Bateman scored]; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson made an out to catcher; B. Johnson doubled; TILLMAN BATTED FOR STONE; Tillman singled [B. Johnson scored]; Alou grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: UPSHAW REPLACED TILLMAN (PITCHING); Staub grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled; Wynn stole second; Menke grounded out (second to first) [Wynn to third]; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); H. Aaron flied out to left; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Rader singled; Bateman grounded into a double play (second to first) [Rader out at second]; Lemaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: T. Aaron made an out to pitcher; D. Johnson doubled; Jackson singled [D. Johnson to third]; B. Johnson singled [D. Johnson scored, Jackson to second]; Upshaw struck out; Alou singled [Jackson to third, B. Johnson to second]; SHEA REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Simpson struck out; Torres grounded out (second to first); Staub doubled; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: H. Aaron made an out to pitcher; Torre was hit by a pitch; T. Aaron singled [Torre to second]; D. Johnson singled [Torre scored, T. Aaron to second]; Jackson singled [T. Aaron to third, D. Johnson to second]; DUKES REPLACED SHEA (PITCHING); FRANCONA BATTED FOR B. JOHNSON; Francona singled [T. Aaron scored, D. Johnson scored, Jackson to second]; Upshaw out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to third, Francona to second]; Alou flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: T. AARON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LUM REPLACED FRANCONA (PLAYING LF); Menke flied out to left; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 6 15 1 13 Astros 2 7 1 5
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