Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Regular Season Game 73
Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1967 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 - 4 5 0 ATL N 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gotay ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Wynn cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 Staub rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Mathews 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Brand c 4 1 1 0 0 1 11 0 Davis lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Brandt ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Landis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giusti p 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 5 3 5 3 27 5 BATTING - SH: Staub (2,off Niekro). GDP: Gotay (2,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (11,2nd base off Niekro/Uecker).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Francona 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 Aaron rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 de la Hoz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Menke ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 Woodward 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 Uecker c 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Niekro p 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 Raymond p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 0 10 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Menke-Woodward-Francona. PB: Uecker (8). BATTING - HR: Menke (6,5th inning off Giusti 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti W(4-7) 9 5 2 2 0 10 1 32 WP: Giusti (1).
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(3-4) 8.2 5 4 3 5 3 0 35 Raymond 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 5 4 3 5 3 0 36 WP: Niekro 2 (9). Inherited Runners - Scored: Raymond 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 11953 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Gotay ss Alou lf 2. Morgan 2b Francona 1b 3. Wynn cf Aaron rf 4. Staub rf Jones cf 5. Mathews 1b de la Hoz 3b 6. Aspromonte 3b Menke ss 7. Brand c Woodward 2b 8. Davis lf Uecker c 9. Giusti p Niekro p ASTROS 1ST: Gotay grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan lined to second; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Alou flied out to left; Francona grounded out (second to first); Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Mathews grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Brand struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Jones struck out; de la Hoz flied out to right; Menke popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Davis walked; Giusti forced Davis (pitcher to shortstop); Gotay grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Giusti out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Woodward flied out to center; Uecker flied out to center; Niekro singled; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Niekro to second]; Alou singled [Niekro scored]; Francona was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied out to center; Staub walked; Mathews popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Aaron struck out; Jones struck out; de la Hoz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Aspromonte singled; Brand singled [Aspromonte to second]; Uecker allowed a passed ball [Aspromonte to third]; Davis was called out on strikes; Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first) [Aspromonte scored, Brand to second]; Gotay singled [Brand scored (unearned)]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Gotay to second]; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Menke homered; Woodward singled; Uecker struck out; Niekro struck out; Alou forced Woodward (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn struck out; Staub grounded out (second to first); Mathews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Francona struck out; Aaron lined to left; Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. ASTROS 7TH: Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: de la Hoz was called out on strikes; Menke struck out; Woodward singled; Uecker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. ASTROS 8TH: Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first); Gotay grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: Niekro flied out to right; Alou flied out to right; Francona popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn walked; Staub out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynn to second]; Mathews singled [Wynn to third]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Wynn scored, Mathews to second]; Aspromonte walked; Brand popped to third in foul territory; BRANDT BATTED FOR DAVIS; Brandt singled [Mathews scored, Aspromonte to second]; RAYMOND REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Giusti popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: LANDIS REPLACED BRANDT (PLAYING LF); Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones grounded out (second to first); de la Hoz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 5 0 5 Braves 2 5 0 3
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