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ATL 2 ... HOU 5

Jul 17,1968

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visiting Team

Atlanta Braves (42-40)

home team

Houston Astros (39-43)

box date

year

game type

Regular Season Game

time of day

Night

start time

0:00PM

temperature

0 F - unknown

wind

-1mph unknown

ballpark code

HOU02

Attendance

19,929

time

2:08

DH Game

No

HP Umpire

1B Umpire

2B Umpire

Harry Wendelstedt

3B Umpire

LF Umpire

RF Umpire

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team	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		r	h	e	record	streak	div rk	lg rk	mlb rk	1968 links
Atlanta Braves	0	0	0		0	1	0		0	1	0		2	9	1	39-43	Won 3	7	7	13	statistics \| roster \| game log \| PREV Game \| NEXT Game
Houston Astros	0	0	0		0	0	4		0	1	x		5	8	1	42-40	Lost 1	3	3	7	statistics \| roster \| game log \| PREV Game \| NEXT Game

Game Notes

Atlanta Braves - Batting

ln	player	pos	age	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	pit	str	bal	fou	cal	sw	inpl	avg	ops	s gm	c gm
1	Felipe Alou	cf	33.067	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.750	82	1325
2	Felix Millan	2b	24.331	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.632	71	143
3	Hank Aaron	rf	34.162	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.814	81	2033
4	Joe Torre	c	27.364	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.766	54	944
5	Tommie Aaron	lf	28.347	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.647	50	266
6	Deron Johnson	1b	30.000	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.570	72	740
7	Bob Johnson	3b	32.135	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.650	25	724
8	Sonny Jackson	ss	24.008	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.586	75	371
9	Jim Britton	p	24.114	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.353	20	22
	Tito Francona	ph	34.255	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.818	59	1484
Totals				33	2	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	589	8052

E: Bob Johnson
2B: Tommie Aaron (5), Deron Johnson (9), Bob Johnson (2), Sonny Jackson (5)
RBI: Bob Johnson (4), Tito Francona (27)
GDP: Hank Aaron (11), Joe Torre (7), Bob Johnson (1)

Houston Astros - Batting

ln	player	pos	age	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	pit	str	bal	fou	cal	sw	inpl	avg	ops	s gm	c gm
1	Dick Simpson	lf	24.355	5	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.631	45	216
2	Hector Torres	ss	22.304	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.542	70	70
3	Rusty Staub	1b	24.107	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.836	84	751
4	Jimmy Wynn	cf	26.127	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.826	81	634
5	Norm Miller	rf	22.162	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.695	30	114
6	Denis Menke	2b	27.361	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.699	74	733
7	Doug Rader	3b	23.352	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.637	46	93
8	John Bateman	c	27.361	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.626	55	508
9	Danny Coombs	p	26.116	3	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.667	18	57
	John Buzhardt	p	31.334	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.400	23	299
Totals				28	5	8	5	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	526	3475

E: Norm Miller
2B: Dick Simpson (1), Norm Miller (9)
RBI: Doug Rader 2 (17), John Bateman (16), Danny Coombs 2 (2)
SH: John Buzhardt (1)
IBB: Rusty Staub (13), Doug Rader (2)
GDP: Jimmy Wynn (5), Doug Rader (3)
HBP: Norm Miller (3)

Atlanta Braves - Pitching

seq	player	age	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	pit	str	bal	fou	cal	sw	inpl	era	whip	s gm	c gm
1	Jim Britton (L 4-3)	24.114	5.2	3	4	4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.31	1.12	21	23
2	Ken Johnson	35.031	1.1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	1.25	16	279
3	Milt Pappas	29.068	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.39	1.20	22	353
Totals			8.0	8	5	5	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-

HB: Jim Britton
IBB: Rusty Staub (13), Doug Rader (2), Ken Johnson, Milt Pappas
BF: Jim Britton 25, Ken Johnson 6, Milt Pappas 6

Houston Astros - Pitching

seq	player	age	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	pit	str	bal	fou	cal	sw	inpl	era	whip	s gm	c gm
1	Danny Coombs (W 1-1)	26.116	7.0	7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.43	1.48	18	59
2	John Buzhardt (S 3)	31.334	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.97	1.29	23	308
Totals			9.0	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-

WP: Danny Coombs
HB: Jim Britton
IBB: Rusty Staub (13), Doug Rader (2), Ken Johnson, Milt Pappas
BF: Danny Coombs 26, John Buzhardt 8