Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 2
Regular Season Game 91
Played on Wednesday, July 17, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 x - 5 8 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Millan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 H. Aaron rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Torre c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 T. Aaron lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 D. Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 B. Johnson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 Jackson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 Martinez pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Britton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tillman ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Francona ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pappas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 2 9 2 1 0 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Millan-Jackson-D. Johnson, B. Johnson-Millan-D. Johnson. E: B. Johnson (3). BATTING - 2B: T. Aaron (5,off Coombs); B. Johnson (2,off Coombs); Jackson (6,off Coombs); D. Johnson (9,off Buzhardt). GDP: Torre (7,off Coombs); H. Aaron (14,off Coombs); B. Johnson (1,off Coombs). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Staub 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 Wynn cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 Miller rf 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 Menke 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 6 Rader 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 Bateman c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Coombs p 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 5 8 5 7 5 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 3. Torres-Menke-Staub, Torres-Menke-Staub, Torres-Menke-Staub. E: Miller (2). BATTING - 2B: Simpson (1,off K. Johnson); Miller (9,off Pappas). SH: Buzhardt (1,off Pappas). HBP: Miller (3,by Britton). GDP: Rader (3,off Britton); Wynn (5,off K. Johnson). IBB: Staub (13,by K. Johnson); Rader (2,by Pappas). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Britton L(4-3) 5.2 3 4 4 5 4 0 25 K. Johnson 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 Pappas 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 Totals 8 8 5 5 7 5 0 37 HBP: Britton (2,Miller). IBB: K. Johnson (6,Staub); Pappas (5,Rader). Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Johnson 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Coombs W(1-1) 7 7 2 2 1 0 0 26 Buzhardt SV(3) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 0 0 34 Coombs faced 1 batter in the 8th inning WP: Coombs (4). Inherited Runners - Scored: Buzhardt 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bill Jackowski Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 19929 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Alou cf Simpson lf 2. Millan 2b Torres ss 3. H. Aaron rf Staub 1b 4. Torre c Wynn cf 5. T. Aaron lf Miller rf 6. D. Johnson 1b Menke 2b 7. B. Johnson 3b Rader 3b 8. Jackson ss Bateman c 9. Britton p Coombs p BRAVES 1ST: Alou singled; Millan singled [Alou to second]; H. Aaron popped to second; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres walked; Staub forced Torres (second to shortstop); Wynn walked [Staub to second]; Miller popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: T. Aaron flied out to right; D. Johnson flied out to center; B. Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Britton grounded out (third to first); Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Coombs struck out; Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Millan singled; H. Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at second]; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Staub walked; Wynn singled [Staub to second]; Miller was hit by a pitch [Staub to third, Wynn to second]; Menke popped to third; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: T. Aaron doubled; D. Johnson flied out to right; Coombs threw a wild pitch [T. Aaron to third]; B. Johnson doubled [T. Aaron scored]; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [B. Johnson to third]; Britton flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Bateman flied out to center; Coombs struck out; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan popped to second; H. Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: B. Johnson dropped a foul fly hit by Torres for an error; Torres popped to first; Staub popped to second; Wynn walked; Miller singled [Wynn to second]; Menke walked [Wynn to third, Miller to second]; Rader singled [Wynn scored, Miller scored, Menke to second]; K. JOHNSON REPLACED BRITTON (PITCHING); Bateman singled [Menke to third, Rader to second]; Coombs singled to shortstop [Menke scored, Rader scored, Bateman out at third (left to third)]; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 7TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); T. Aaron walked; D. Johnson singled [T. Aaron to second]; B. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [D. Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Simpson doubled; Torres flied out to right; Staub was walked intentionally; Wynn grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 8TH: Jackson doubled to right [Jackson to third (error by Miller)]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR JACKSON; TILLMAN BATTED FOR K. JOHNSON; BUZHARDT REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); FRANCONA BATTED FOR TILLMAN; Francona grounded out (second to first) [Martinez scored]; Alou flied out to center; Millan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PAPPAS REPLACED FRANCONA (PITCHING); Miller doubled; Menke flied out to left; Rader was walked intentionally; Bateman singled [Miller scored, Rader to second]; Buzhardt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader to third, Bateman to second]; Simpson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. BRAVES 9TH: H. Aaron singled; Torre forced H. Aaron (shortstop to second); T. Aaron popped to second; D. Johnson doubled [Torre to third]; B. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 2 9 1 5 Astros 5 8 1 8
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