Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 154
Played on Thursday, September 19, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 8 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 Millan 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 H. Aaron 1b,rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 7 1 Torre c 4 1 2 1 0 0 8 0 Francona lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 D. Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Lum rf,lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Martinez 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 Garrido ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Pappas p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Upshaw p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 11 4 3 6 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 3. Martinez-Millan-H. Aaron, Garrido-H. Aaron, Garrido-Millan-D. Johnson. E: Garrido (1). BATTING - 2B: Torre (11,off Giusti). 3B: Alou (5,off Giusti); Torre (2,off Ray). SH: Pappas (6,off Coombs); Millan (12,off Dukes). SF: Lum (3,off Ray). GDP: Millan (16,off Giusti); Garrido (1,off Shea). IBB: H. Aaron (20,by Dukes). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Martinez (6,2nd base off Dukes/Adlesh).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Menke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Wynn lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 Staub 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Colbert cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Adlesh c 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 McFadden ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 8 1 0 8 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 2. Menke-Staub, McFadden-Menke-Staub. BATTING - 2B: Menke (22,off Pappas); Wynn (21,off Pappas). GDP: Adlesh (1,off Pappas); Menke (6,off Pappas); Colbert (2,off Upshaw). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (11,2nd base off Pappas/Torre).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pappas W(12-12) 5.2 7 1 1 0 2 0 23 Upshaw SV(12) 3.1 1 0 0 0 6 0 10 Totals 9 8 1 1 0 8 0 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: Upshaw 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti L(10-14) 1.2 6 3 3 1 2 0 11 Ray 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 Coombs 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Dukes 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 Shea 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 6 0 39 WP: Dukes (3). IBB: Dukes (12,H. Aaron). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 5431 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Alou cf Menke 2b 2. Millan 2b Miller rf 3. H. Aaron 1b Wynn lf 4. Torre c Staub 1b 5. Francona lf Rader 3b 6. Lum rf Colbert cf 7. Martinez 3b Adlesh c 8. Garrido ss McFadden ss 9. Pappas p Giusti p BRAVES 1ST: Alou singled; Millan grounded into a double play (second to first) [Alou out at second]; H. Aaron singled; Torre doubled to third [H. Aaron scored]; Francona struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Menke out on an unknown play; Miller struck out; Wynn singled; Wynn stole second; Staub singled [Wynn to third]; Rader out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled; Martinez singled [Lum to second]; Garrido out on an unknown play; Pappas struck out; Alou tripled [Lum scored, Martinez scored]; Millan walked; RAY REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); H. Aaron out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Colbert reached on an error by Garrido; Adlesh grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Colbert out at second]; McFadden out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Torre tripled; Francona out on an unknown play; Lum out on an unknown play [Torre scored]; Martinez out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: MAYBERRY BATTED FOR RAY; Mayberry struck out; Menke doubled; Miller out on an unknown play; Wynn out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: COOMBS REPLACED MAYBERRY (PITCHING); Garrido singled; Pappas out on a sacrifice bunt [Garrido to second]; Alou out on an unknown play; Millan out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Staub out on an unknown play; Rader out on an unknown play; Colbert out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron out on an unknown play; Torre out on an unknown play; Francona struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Adlesh singled; McFadden singled [Adlesh to second]; KING BATTED FOR COOMBS; King out on an unknown play; Menke grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [McFadden out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: DUKES REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Lum out on an unknown play; Martinez singled; Martinez stole second; Garrido out on an unknown play; Pappas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Miller out on an unknown play; Wynn doubled; Staub singled [Wynn scored]; Rader out on an unknown play; UPSHAW REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Colbert struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: Alou singled; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt [Alou to second]; H. Aaron was walked intentionally; Torre out on an unknown play; Dukes threw a wild pitch [Alou to third, H. Aaron to second]; Francona struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: D. JOHNSON REPLACED FRANCONA (PLAYING 1B); H. AARON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Adlesh struck out; McFadden out on an unknown play; THOMAS BATTED FOR DUKES; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: SHEA REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Lum walked; Martinez struck out; Garrido grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Menke struck out; Miller struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: Upshaw out on an unknown play; Alou out on an unknown play; Millan singled; H. Aaron out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Staub out on an unknown play; Rader singled; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 4 11 1 8 Astros 1 8 0 5
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