Houston Astros 11, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 44
Played on Thursday, May 30, 1968 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 - 11 15 0 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 6 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 Menke 2b 5 1 3 3 0 0 6 2 Staub 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 8 0 Thomas rf 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 Wynn lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 Bateman c 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 1 Torres ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 Cuellar p 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 40 11 15 11 5 7 27* 8 * - Files missing details on 1 outs. BATTING - 2B: Cuellar (1,off Reed); Menke (4,off Reed); Bateman (4,off Reed). SF: Thomas (1,off Reed). GDP: Staub (2,off Upshaw). IBB: Staub (7,by Upshaw). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Thomas (1,2nd base off Reed/Tillman).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Millan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 H. Aaron rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lum rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 D. Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 Boyer 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 T. Aaron lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Tillman c 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Guinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woodward ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Britton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Upshaw p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 34 0 7 0 2 5 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. D. Johnson-Woodward-Upshaw. E: T. Aaron (2), Tillman (4). BATTING - Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar W(3-1) 9 7 0 0 2 5 0 36
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reed L(6-1) 3 6 5 5 1 1 0 16 Britton 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 Upshaw 2.2 4 2 2 1 3 0 12 Guinn 3 2 2 2 3 3 0 14 Totals 9 15 11 11 5 7 0 46 Reed faced 2 batters in the 4th inning WP: Guinn (1). IBB: Upshaw (2,Staub). Inherited Runners - Scored: Britton 2-2; Upshaw 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 14145 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Davis cf Alou cf 2. Menke 2b Millan 2b 3. Staub 1b H. Aaron rf 4. Thomas rf D. Johnson 1b 5. Wynn lf Boyer 3b 6. Aspromonte 3b T. Aaron lf 7. Bateman c Tillman c 8. Torres ss Woodward ss 9. Cuellar p Reed p ASTROS 1ST: Davis grounded out (third to first); Menke grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Alou popped to second; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thomas singled to right; Thomas stole second [Thomas to third (error by Tillman)]; Wynn was called out on strikes; Aspromonte singled to center [Thomas scored]; Bateman flied out to center; Torres forced Aspromonte (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: D. Johnson flied out to center; Boyer walked; T. Aaron forced Boyer (second to shortstop); Tillman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cuellar doubled to left; Davis grounded out (third to first); Menke doubled to left [Cuellar scored]; Staub singled to first [Menke to third]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Menke scored]; Wynn forced Staub (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Woodward grounded out (third to first); Reed struck out; Alou singled to center; Millan singled to left [Alou to second]; H. Aaron singled to shortstop [Alou to third, Millan to second]; D. Johnson forced H. Aaron; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Aspromonte walked; Bateman doubled to right [Aspromonte to third]; BRITTON REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Torres singled [Aspromonte scored, Bateman to third]; Cuellar flied to left; Davis singled to left [Bateman scored, Torres to second]; Menke singled to left [Torres scored, Davis to third, Menke to second (error by T. Aaron)]; UPSHAW REPLACED BRITTON (PITCHING); Staub was walked intentionally; Thomas grounded out (first to second to first) [Davis scored, Menke to third, Staub to second]; Wynn was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Boyer singled to right; T. Aaron struck out; Tillman struck out; Woodward struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman struck out; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Upshaw popped to second; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan singled to left; H. Aaron forced Millan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cuellar singled to first; Davis singled to left [Cuellar to second]; Menke singled to left [Cuellar scored, Davis to second]; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Davis to third, Menke out at second]; Thomas singled to left [Davis scored]; Wynn popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: D. Johnson lined to shortstop; Boyer walked; T. Aaron popped to catcher; Tillman struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: LUM REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); GUINN REPLACED TILLMAN (PITCHING); MARTINEZ REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING C ); Aspromonte walked; Bateman popped to first; Torres singled to left [Aspromonte to second]; Guinn threw a wild pitch [Aspromonte to third, Torres to second]; Cuellar struck out; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Woodward singled to left; Martinez flied out to center; Alou forced Woodward (shortstop to second); Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: Menke popped to first; Staub walked; Thomas singled to center [Staub to second]; Wynn walked [Staub to third, Thomas to second]; Aspromonte forced Wynn (center to second) [Staub scored, Thomas scored]; Bateman forced Aspromonte (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Lum singled to center; D. Johnson popped to second; Boyer popped to third; T. Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. ASTROS 9TH: Torres popped to second; Cuellar struck out; Davis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: VALDESPINO BATTED FOR GUINN; Valdespino popped to first; Woodward popped to second; Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 11 15 0 8 Braves 0 7 2 9
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