Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 65
Played on Tuesday, June 17, 1969 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 - 5 12 1 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 - 6 10 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Valdespino lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Martinez ss,3b 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 7 Wynn cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 Menke 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 Edwards c 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 Blefary 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 10 2 Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McFadden ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Geiger rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b,1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Griffin p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 12 4 3 4 24 10 FIELDING - E: Menke (6). BATTING - 2B: Wynn (8,off Pappas). HR: Edwards (2,4th inning off Pappas 1 on 1 out). SH: Menke (4,off Pappas); Valdespino (1,off Neibauer); Griffin (2,off Neibauer). GDP: Edwards (6,off Neibauer); Rader (12,off Upshaw). Team LOB: 8.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jackson ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 Boyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Garrido ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 H. Aaron rf 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 Cepeda 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 6 0 Carty lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aspromonte 3b 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Didier c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Lum ph,lf 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Pappas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Neibauer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 T. Aaron ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tillman c 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 35 6 10 6 4 5 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Millan-Jackson-Cepeda, Millan-Jackson-Cepeda. E: Millan (8). BATTING - 2B: Cepeda (9,off Griffin). HR: H. Aaron (18,9th inning off Billingham 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin 6 3 2 2 3 3 0 24 Gladding 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 7 Ray 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Guinn 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Billingham L(4-3) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 8 10 6 6 4 5 1 39 Griffin faced 2 batters in the 7th inning Billingham faced 1 batter in the 9th inning BK: Griffin (4). Inherited Runners - Scored: Gladding 2-2; Ray 2-0; Guinn 3-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pappas 4 6 3 3 0 2 1 18 Neibauer 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 12 Upshaw W(2-2) 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 10 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 4 1 40 Pappas faced 1 batter in the 5th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Neibauer 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 9677 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Valdespino lf Jackson ss 2. Martinez ss Gonzalez cf 3. Wynn cf H. Aaron rf 4. Menke 2b Cepeda 1b 5. Edwards c Carty lf 6. Blefary 1b Aspromonte 3b 7. Geiger rf Millan 2b 8. Rader 3b Didier c 9. Griffin p Pappas p ASTROS 1ST: Valdespino singled to third; Martinez struck out; Wynn flied out to center; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Jackson struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); H. Aaron walked; Griffin balked [H. Aaron to second]; Cepeda popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Edwards flied out to center; Blefary flied out to center; Geiger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rader flied out to center; Griffin struck out; Valdespino flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Didier grounded out (first unassisted); Pappas popped to second; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Martinez singled; Wynn doubled to left [Martinez scored (error by Millan) (no RBI)]; Menke out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynn to third]; Edwards homered [Wynn scored]; Blefary singled to right; Geiger made an out to third; Rader flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Cepeda doubled to right; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Griffin singled to left; NEIBAUER REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Valdespino out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Griffin to second]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Aspromonte walked; Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; Didier forced Aspromonte (second to shortstop); Neibauer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Menke walked; Edwards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Menke out at second]; Blefary flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); H. Aaron singled to left; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Geiger flied out to right; Rader walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader to second]; Valdespino singled to left [Rader scored]; Martinez singled to right [Valdespino to second]; Wynn was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Carty singled to right; Aspromonte walked [Carty to second]; GLADDING REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (first to pitcher) [Carty to third, Aspromonte to second]; LUM BATTED FOR DIDIER; Lum singled to left [Carty scored, Aspromonte scored]; T. AARON BATTED FOR NEIBAUER; T. Aaron forced Lum (first to shortstop); Jackson singled to shortstop [T. Aaron to second]; Gonzalez singled to center [T. Aaron scored, Jackson to third]; H. Aaron singled to right [Jackson scored, Gonzalez to third]; Cepeda singled to center [Gonzalez scored, H. Aaron to third]; RAY REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Carty flied out to right; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. ASTROS 8TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TILLMAN REPLACED T. AARON (PLAYING C ); UPSHAW REPLACED CARTY (PITCHING); Menke singled to third; Edwards lined to second; Blefary walked [Menke to second]; GERONIMO RAN FOR BLEFARY; Geiger singled to right [Menke scored, Geronimo to third]; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Geiger out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); RADER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MCFADDEN REPLACED GERONIMO (PLAYING SS); Aspromonte struck out; Millan reached on an error by Menke [Millan to first]; Lum singled to shortstop [Millan to second]; Tillman walked [Millan to third, Lum to second]; GUINN REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); BOYER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Boyer was called out on strikes; Gonzalez popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 5. ASTROS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED BOYER (PLAYING SS); GOTAY BATTED FOR GUINN; Gotay struck out; Valdespino grounded out (second to first); Martinez singled to center; Wynn singled to left [Martinez to second]; Menke forced Martinez (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 5. BRAVES 9TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); H. Aaron homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 12 1 8 Braves 6 10 1 9
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