Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 142
Played on Friday, September 6, 1968 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 3 ATL N 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 x - 7 9 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Menke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Miller rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Wynn cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 Staub 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 2 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Aspromonte lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Bateman c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 King ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 McFadden ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Wilson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Adlesh ph,c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Totals 34 1 6 1 2 8 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Staub. E: Menke (15), Rader (19), Bateman (10). BATTING - 2B: Wynn (19,off Jarvis); Menke (18,off Jarvis); Miller (15,off Jarvis). HR: Wynn (20,4th inning off Jarvis 0 on 0 out). IBB: Staub (20,by Jarvis). Team LOB: 8.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 Millan 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 H. Aaron rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 Torre c 3 0 1 1 1 1 9 0 Francona 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 D. Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lum lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 B. Johnson 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 Jackson ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 Jarvis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 7 9 6 3 4 27 6 FIELDING - E: Jackson (21). BATTING - 2B: Francona (12,off Wilson). 3B: B. Johnson (1,off Wilson). SH: Jarvis 2 (10,off Wilson 2). SF: Jackson (1,off Wilson); Alou (4,off Wilson). GDP: Francona (12,off Ray). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: H. Aaron (23,2nd base off Wilson/Bateman); Jackson (15,2nd base off Wilson/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(12-14) 4 7 6 3 1 3 0 21 Ray 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Blasingame 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 Coombs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 9 7 4 3 4 0 36
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jarvis W(15-9) 9 6 1 1 2 8 1 36 IBB: Jarvis (5,Staub). Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 5479 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Menke 2b Alou cf 2. Miller rf Millan 2b 3. Wynn cf H. Aaron rf 4. Staub 1b Torre c 5. Rader 3b Francona 1b 6. Aspromonte lf Lum lf 7. Bateman c B. Johnson 3b 8. Torres ss Jackson ss 9. Wilson p Jarvis p ASTROS 1ST: Menke struck out; Miller out on an unknown play; Wynn doubled; Staub was walked intentionally; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Alou out on an unknown play; Millan struck out; H. Aaron walked; H. Aaron stole second [H. Aaron to third (error by Bateman)]; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Aspromonte out on an unknown play; Bateman out on an unknown play; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Francona doubled; Lum singled [Francona stayed at second]; B. Johnson reached on an error by Rader (assist by Wilson) [Francona to third, Lum to second]; Jackson out on an unknown play [Francona scored (unearned)]; Jarvis out on a sacrifice bunt [Lum to third, B. Johnson to second]; Alou singled [Lum scored (unearned), B. Johnson scored (unearned)]; Millan out on an unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Menke out on an unknown play; Miller out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: H. Aaron struck out; Torre out on an unknown play; Francona out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn homered; Staub struck out; Rader struck out; Aspromonte singled; Bateman out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled; B. Johnson tripled [Lum scored, B. Johnson scored (error by Menke)]; Jackson singled; Jackson stole second; Jarvis out on a sacrifice bunt [Jackson to third]; Alou out on an unknown play [Jackson scored]; Millan singled; H. Aaron out on an unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 5TH: Torres out on an unknown play; ADLESH BATTED FOR WILSON; Adlesh struck out; Menke doubled; Miller out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 5TH: RAY REPLACED BATEMAN (PITCHING); ADLESH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Torre walked; Francona grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; Lum out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn out on an unknown play; Staub reached on an error by Jackson; Rader out on an unknown play; Aspromonte out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 6TH: B. Johnson out on an unknown play; Jackson out on an unknown play; Jarvis out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 7TH: KING BATTED FOR RAY; King walked; Torres out on an unknown play; Adlesh struck out; Menke out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED KING (PITCHING); MCFADDEN REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING SS); Alou out on an unknown play; Millan walked; H. Aaron singled [Millan to second]; Torre singled [Millan scored, H. Aaron to second]; Francona out on an unknown play; Lum struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 7. ASTROS 8TH: D. JOHNSON REPLACED FRANCONA (PLAYING 1B); Miller doubled; Wynn out on an unknown play; Staub out on an unknown play; Rader out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 7. BRAVES 8TH: COOMBS REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); B. Johnson out on an unknown play; Jackson out on an unknown play; Jarvis out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 7. ASTROS 9TH: Aspromonte out on an unknown play; THOMAS BATTED FOR COOMBS; Thomas out on an unknown play; McFadden singled; Adlesh out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 6 3 8 Braves 7 9 1 5
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