Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Regular Season Game 83
Played on Sunday, July 7, 1968 (D) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 1 ATL N 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller rf 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 Torres ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 8 Staub 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 9 2 Wynn cf 2 1 2 3 2 0 4 1 Menke 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Aspromonte lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 Bateman c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 11 5 6 5 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Torres-Menke-Staub, Wynn-Bateman. E: Dierker (1). BATTING - 2B: Miller (7,off Kelley). HR: Miller (2,1st inning off Pappas 0 on 0 out); Wynn (10,1st inning off Pappas 2 on 0 out). SH: Rader (1,off Kelley). HBP: Wynn (4,by K. Johnson). GDP: Staub (7,off Kelley); Bateman (5,off Kelley); Menke (3,off Upshaw). IBB: Aspromonte (8,by Kelley). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Torres (1,2nd base off Kelley/Torre). CS: Wynn (8,2nd base by K. Johnson/Torre).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Millan 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 H. Aaron rf 5 2 4 4 0 0 4 0 Torre c 2 0 0 0 3 1 5 1 Boyer 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Francona lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 D. Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 Jackson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 Pappas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kelley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Page ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lum ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Britton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Aaron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 9 4 6 3 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 3. Jackson-Millan-D. Johnson, Jackson-Millan-D. Johnson, Boyer-Millan-D. Johnson. BATTING - 2B: H. Aaron (14,off Dukes). HR: H. Aaron 2 (18,4th inning off Dierker 0 on 0 out,5th inning off Dierker 1 on 2 out). GDP: Jackson (7,off Dierker). IBB: Torre (2,by Dukes). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(9-10) 6.2 7 4 2 5 3 2 31 Dukes SV(1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 Totals 9 9 4 2 6 3 2 41 WP: Dierker 2 (14). IBB: Dukes (5,Torre). Inherited Runners - Scored: Dukes 3-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pappas L(5-6) 0 4 4 4 0 0 2 4 Kelley 5 5 1 1 4 1 0 22 Upshaw 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 Britton 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 K. Johnson 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 9 11 5 5 6 5 2 41 Pappas faced 4 batters in the 1st inning HBP: K. Johnson (8,Wynn). IBB: Kelley (1,Aspromonte). Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Johnson 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 27604 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Miller rf Alou cf 2. Torres ss Millan 2b 3. Staub 1b H. Aaron rf 4. Wynn cf Torre c 5. Menke 2b Boyer 3b 6. Rader 3b Francona lf 7. Aspromonte lf D. Johnson 1b 8. Bateman c Jackson ss 9. Dierker p Pappas p ASTROS 1ST: Miller homered; Torres singled to center; Staub singled to left [Torres to second]; Wynn homered [Torres scored, Staub scored]; KELLEY REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Menke flied out to right; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte singled to left; Bateman singled to left [Aspromonte to second]; Dierker forced Bateman (shortstop to second); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Alou singled to shortstop; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alou to second]; H. Aaron popped to second; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Alou to third]; Torre walked; Boyer forced Torre (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Miller popped to second; Torres walked; Staub grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Francona walked; D. Johnson struck out; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Francona out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn walked; Menke singled to right [Wynn to second]; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynn to third, Menke to second]; Aspromonte was walked intentionally; Bateman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aspromonte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Kelley grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou was called out on strikes; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Dierker struck out; Miller doubled to center; Torres singled to shortstop [Miller scored]; Torres stole second; Staub lined to third; Wynn walked; Menke flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron homered; Torre grounded out (third to first); Boyer singled to center; Francona singled to center [Boyer to second]; D. Johnson walked [Boyer to third, Francona to second]; Jackson hit into a double play to center [Boyer out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Aspromonte flied out to right; Bateman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: PAGE BATTED FOR KELLEY; Page flied out to left; Alou lined to left; Millan reached on an error by Dierker; H. Aaron homered (unearned) [Millan scored (unearned)]; Torre struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. ASTROS 6TH: UPSHAW REPLACED PAGE (PITCHING); Dierker struck out; Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Boyer popped to second; Francona grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. ASTROS 7TH: Staub walked; Wynn singled to left [Staub to second]; Menke grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Staub to third, Wynn out at second]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: Jackson walked; LUM BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Lum forced Jackson (first to shortstop); Alou flied out to center; Millan singled to center [Lum to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Lum to third, Millan to second]; H. Aaron singled [Lum scored, Millan to third]; Torre walked [H. Aaron to second]; DUKES REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Boyer forced Torre (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. ASTROS 8TH: BRITTON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Aspromonte singled to shortstop; Bateman grounded out (second to first) [Aspromonte to second]; Dukes walked; K. JOHNSON REPLACED BRITTON (PITCHING); Miller struck out; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Francona flied out to center; D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. ASTROS 9TH: Staub flied to right; Wynn was hit by a pitch; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: T. AARON BATTED FOR K. JOHNSON; T. Aaron popped to first; Alou singled to center; Millan popped to shortstop; H. Aaron doubled to right [Alou to third]; Torre was walked intentionally; Boyer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 11 1 9 Braves 4 9 0 10
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