Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 153
Played on Wednesday, September 18, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Millan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 H. Aaron rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 Torre c 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 T. Aaron lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 D. Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 Martinez 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 Garrido ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 2 8 2 2 2 27* 13 * - Files missing details on 1 outs. FIELDING - DP: 1. Millan-Garrido-D. Johnson. PB: Torre (4). BATTING - 2B: H. Aaron (31,off Lemaster); T. Aaron (10,off Lemaster). 3B: T. Aaron (3,off Lemaster). HBP: Millan (6,by Lemaster). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Torre (1,2nd base off Lemaster/Adlesh).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Menke 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 Miller lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Staub rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 Adlesh c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 McFadden ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 Lemaster p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 3 0 3 7 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Wynn-Colbert. E: Colbert (2), McFadden (2). BATTING - GDP: Miller (4,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(12-12) 9 3 0 0 3 7 0 32
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster L(10-15) 8 8 2 2 2 2 0 35 Shea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 2 0 39 HBP: Lemaster (4,Millan). Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Tony Venzon Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 6392 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Alou cf Menke 2b 2. Millan 2b Miller lf 3. H. Aaron rf Wynn cf 4. Torre c Staub rf 5. T. Aaron lf Rader 3b 6. D. Johnson 1b Colbert 1b 7. Martinez 3b Adlesh c 8. Garrido ss McFadden ss 9. Niekro p Lemaster p BRAVES 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Millan singled; H. Aaron doubled [Millan scored]; Torre reached on an error by McFadden [H. Aaron stayed at second]; T. Aaron doubled [H. Aaron scored, Torre to third]; D. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Menke struck out; Miller grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked; Staub singled [Wynn to second]; Torre allowed a passed ball [Wynn to third]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Garrido made an out to third; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Adlesh flied out to right; McFadden struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); H. Aaron singled; Torre flied into a double play (center to first) [H. Aaron out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Lemaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke walked; Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: T. Aaron tripled; D. Johnson made an out to shortstop; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrido made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Staub flied out to right; Rader walked; Colbert forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Alou made an out to second; Millan was hit by a pitch; H. Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Adlesh grounded out (second to first); McFadden grounded out (third to first); Lemaster made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Torre made an out to third; T. Aaron flied out to left; D. Johnson singled; Martinez singled [D. Johnson to third]; Garrido forced Martinez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Menke was called out on strikes; Miller struck out; Wynn made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Niekro struck out; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Staub flied out to left; Rader flied out to right; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron made an out to catcher; Torre singled; Torre stole second; T. Aaron struck out; D. Johnson walked; Martinez walked [Torre to third, D. Johnson to second]; Garrido flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Adlesh struck out; McFadden singled; THOMAS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Thomas flied out to center; Menke forced McFadden (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 9TH: SHEA REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou reached on an error by Colbert; Millan flied out to right; H. Aaron forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Miller singled; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Miller to second]; Staub grounded out (second to first) [Miller to third]; Rader out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 2 8 0 10 Astros 0 3 2 5
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