Houston Astros 13, Atlanta Braves 9
Regular Season Game 80
Played on Friday, July 5, 1968 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 - 13 16 1 ATL N 0 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 0 - 9 16 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Torres ss 6 0 3 2 0 0 1 4 Simpson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Staub 1b 2 2 1 2 4 0 12 0 Wynn cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 0 Menke 2b,ss 6 1 1 3 0 1 3 3 Rader 3b 6 2 3 1 0 1 4 3 Colbert lf 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Bateman c 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 Cuellar p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Ray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Thomas ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 44 13 16 12 6 7 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Staub. E: Rader (11). BATTING - 2B: Miller (6,off Reed); Torres (7,off Davidson). HR: Bateman (3,4th inning off Davidson 0 on 0 out); Staub (5,6th inning off Upshaw 0 on 2 out); Menke (2,9th inning off Raymond 2 on 2 out); Rader (3,9th inning off Raymond 0 on 2 out). SF: Wynn (2,off Reed). HBP: Miller (2,by Raymond). IBB: Bateman (10,by Upshaw). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Miller (1,2nd base off Reed/Torre); Colbert (1,2nd base off Upshaw/Torre).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 6 2 3 2 0 0 3 0 Boyer 3b 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 2 H. Aaron rf 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 Torre c 5 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 D. Johnson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 T. Aaron lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Francona ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lum lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Millan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Martinez ss 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 4 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Davidson p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Upshaw p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Raymond p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 9 16 9 5 1 27 10 FIELDING - E: Boyer (4), Millan (6). BATTING - 2B: Boyer (7,off Buzhardt). 3B: Boyer (2,off Cuellar). HR: H. Aaron (16,3rd inning off Cuellar 1 on 1 out). SH: Upshaw (3,off Ray). GDP: Torre (5,off Buzhardt). IBB: H. Aaron (10,by Buzhardt); Martinez (3,by Buzhardt). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Martinez (3,2nd base off Cuellar/Bateman); Millan (4,2nd base off Buzhardt/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar 3.2 8 5 5 1 0 1 20 Ray 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 8 Dukes 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 Coombs 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Buzhardt W(1-2) 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 Blasingame SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 16 9 8 5 1 1 48 IBB: Buzhardt 2 (4,H. Aaron,Martinez). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0; Dukes 1-1; Buzhardt 2-1. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reed 1.2 4 4 4 2 2 0 11 Davidson 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 10 Upshaw 2.2 4 3 1 1 2 1 14 Raymond L(2-3) 2.1 5 5 5 2 1 2 16 Kelley 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 16 13 11 6 7 4 52 HBP: Raymond (1,Miller). IBB: Upshaw (4,Bateman). Inherited Runners - Scored: Davidson 1-0; Upshaw 2-0; Raymond 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 17390 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Miller rf Alou cf 2. Torres ss Boyer 3b 3. Staub 1b H. Aaron rf 4. Wynn cf Torre c 5. Menke 2b D. Johnson 1b 6. Rader 3b T. Aaron lf 7. Colbert lf Millan 2b 8. Bateman c Martinez ss 9. Cuellar p Reed p ASTROS 1ST: Miller singled to right; Miller stole second; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first) [Miller to third]; Staub walked; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Miller scored]; Menke flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Alou grounded out (second to first); Boyer grounded out (second to first); H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Colbert walked; Bateman singled to left [Colbert to second]; Cuellar struck out; Miller doubled to center [Colbert scored, Bateman to third]; Torres singled to center [Bateman scored, Miller scored]; DAVIDSON REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Staub made an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Torre grounded out (third to first); D. Johnson grounded out (second to first); T. Aaron singled to center; Millan forced T. Aaron (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn singled to center; Menke forced Wynn (shortstop to second); Rader forced Menke (pitcher to shortstop); Colbert made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Martinez flied out to left; Davidson walked; Alou singled to left [Davidson to second]; Boyer tripled to center [Davidson scored, Alou scored]; H. Aaron homered [Boyer scored]; Torre flied out to center; D. Johnson singled to left; T. Aaron forced D. Johnson (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 4. ASTROS 4TH: Bateman homered; Cuellar struck out; Miller grounded out (second to first); Torres doubled to right; Staub walked; UPSHAW REPLACED DAVIDSON (PITCHING); Wynn flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez singled to left; Martinez stole second; Upshaw made an out to pitcher; Alou singled to center [Martinez scored]; Boyer singled [Alou to second]; RAY REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); H. Aaron made an out to catcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 5. ASTROS 5TH: Menke struck out; Rader singled; Colbert forced Rader (third to second); Colbert stole second; Bateman was walked intentionally; Ray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 5. BRAVES 5TH: Torre made an out to second; D. Johnson flied out to center; T. Aaron singled to left; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 5. ASTROS 6TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Torres grounded out (second to first); Staub homered; Wynn reached on an error by Boyer [Wynn to first]; Menke flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5. BRAVES 6TH: Martinez walked; Upshaw out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Martinez to second]; Alou singled [Martinez scored]; DUKES REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Boyer singled to pitcher [Alou to second]; H. Aaron singled to pitcher [Alou to third, Boyer to second]; Torre singled to left [Alou scored, Boyer scored, H. Aaron to second]; D. Johnson struck out; FRANCONA BATTED FOR T. AARON; Francona walked [H. Aaron to third, Torre to second]; Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 8. ASTROS 7TH: LUM REPLACED FRANCONA (PLAYING LF); Rader singled to left; Colbert flied out to right; Bateman singled [Rader to second]; THOMAS BATTED FOR DUKES; RAYMOND REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Thomas forced Bateman (shortstop to second) [Rader to third]; Miller was hit by a pitch [Thomas to second]; Torres reached on an error by Millan [Rader scored (unearned) (no RBI), Thomas to third, Miller to second]; Staub walked [Thomas scored (unearned), Miller to third, Torres to second]; Wynn struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 8. BRAVES 7TH: COOMBS REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Raymond singled to center; Alou reached on an error by Rader [Raymond to second]; BUZHARDT REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Boyer doubled to left [Raymond scored (unearned), Alou to third]; H. Aaron was walked intentionally; Torre grounded into a double play (third to first) [Boyer out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 9. ASTROS 8TH: Menke flied out to center; Rader made an out to first; Colbert singled to center; Bateman made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 9. BRAVES 8TH: D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum singled to right; Millan forced Lum (shortstop to second); Millan stole second; Martinez was walked intentionally; Raymond forced Millan (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 9. ASTROS 9TH: ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR BUZHARDT; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled to center; SIMPSON RAN FOR TORRES; Staub walked [Simpson to second]; Wynn singled to left [Simpson scored, Staub to second]; Menke homered [Staub scored, Wynn scored]; Rader homered; KELLEY REPLACED RAYMOND (PITCHING); Colbert struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Braves 9. BRAVES 9TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); GOTAY REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING 2B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Alou made an out to third; Boyer made an out to third; H. Aaron grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Braves 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 13 16 1 12 Braves 9 16 2 12
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