Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 120
Played on Tuesday, August 16, 1966 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 10 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 8 0 Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Aaron rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Torre c 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 Carty lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Menke ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Woodward 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 Kelley p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Abernathy p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 36 4 10 2 0 4 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 3. Woodward-Menke-Alou, Woodward-Menke-Alou, Woodward-Menke-Alou. E: Menke (12), Woodward (20). BATTING - 2B: Alou (24,off Cuellar); Woodward (18,off Dierker). GDP: Carty (9,off Taylor). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 Jackson ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 Nicholson lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Maye ph,lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Bateman c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 R. Davis cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Cuellar p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Freese ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dierker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 3 6 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Harrison. E: Aspromonte (14), Staub (8). PB: Bateman (13). BATTING - 2B: Harrison (12,off Kelley). HBP: Aspromonte (1,by Kelley). GDP: Cuellar (1,off Kelley); Staub (9,off Kelley); Aspromonte (16,off Abernathy). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Kelley W(3-2) 7 5 2 1 3 6 0 29 Abernathy SV(9) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 6 2 1 3 6 0 35 Kelley faced 2 batters in the 8th inning WP: Kelley (4). HBP: Kelley (1,Aspromonte). Inherited Runners - Scored: Abernathy 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar L(7-6) 5 7 3 2 0 2 0 22 Dierker 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 Taylor 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 10 4 3 0 4 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 18520 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Alou 1b Morgan 2b 2. Mathews 3b Jackson ss 3. Aaron rf Harrison 1b 4. Torre c Nicholson lf 5. Carty lf Aspromonte 3b 6. Jones cf Staub rf 7. Menke ss Bateman c 8. Woodward 2b R. Davis cf 9. Kelley p Cuellar p BRAVES 1ST: Alou struck out; Mathews popped to third; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan struck out (catcher to first); Jackson singled to left [Jackson out at second (left to second)]; Harrison flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Torre singled [Torre scored (error by Staub)]; Carty singled; Jones singled [Carty to third]; Bateman allowed a passed ball [Carty scored (unearned), Jones to second]; Menke grounded out (third to first); Woodward struck out; Kelley flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Nicholson struck out; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Staub reached on an error by Menke [Staub to first]; Bateman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Alou doubled; Mathews grounded out (catcher to first); Aaron singled [Alou scored]; Torre forced Aaron (third to first); Carty grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: R. Davis singled; Cuellar grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R. Davis out at second]; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Menke flied out to center; Woodward popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Jackson walked; Harrison doubled [Jackson to third]; Nicholson struck out; Aspromonte was hit by a pitch; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aspromonte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Kelley popped to catcher in foul territory; Alou singled; Mathews singled [Alou to second]; Aaron popped to second; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Bateman singled; R. Davis struck out; FREESE BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Freese forced Bateman (third to second); Kelley threw a wild pitch [Freese to second]; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: DIERKER REPLACED FREESE (PITCHING); Carty singled; Jones reached on an error by Aspromonte [Carty to third, Jones out at second (third to first to right to shortstop)]; Menke popped to second; Woodward doubled [Carty scored]; Kelley flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Harrison flied out to left; Nicholson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Alou popped to shortstop; Mathews lined to center; Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Aspromonte singled; Staub flied out to center; Bateman reached on a fielder's choice [Aspromonte to third (error by Woodward)]; R. Davis forced Bateman (second to shortstop) [Aspromonte scored (unearned)]; MANTILLA BATTED FOR DIERKER; Mantilla was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MANTILLA (PITCHING); Torre singled; Carty grounded into a double play (second to first) [Torre out at second]; Jones popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan walked; Jackson walked [Morgan to second]; ABERNATHY REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Harrison grounded out (pitcher to first) [Morgan to third, Jackson to second]; MAYE BATTED FOR NICHOLSON; Maye singled [Morgan scored, Jackson to third]; Aspromonte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maye out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: MAYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Menke flied out to left; Woodward flied out to right; Abernathy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Staub flied out to center; Bateman grounded out (third to first); R. Davis popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 4 10 2 5 Astros 2 6 2 6
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