Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros - September 22,1969

Visiting Team

Atlanta Braves (87-68)

Home Team

Houston Astros (78-74)

Game Date

September 22,1969

Year

1969

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Astrodome

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

9,831

Time of Game

2:37

Umpires

[HP]: Dick Stello [1B]: Augie Donatelli [2B]: Mel Steiner [3B]: Bob Engel

1st inning: K **TJR: placement a guess**
2nd inning: K **TJR: placement a guess**
2nd inning: K **TJR: placement a guess**
4th inning: W **TJR: could be swapped with the single in the 2nd.**
4th inning: K **TJR: placement a guess**
5th inning: HP **TJR: could be swapped with the single in the 1st.**
5th inning: K **TJR: placement a guess**
6th inning: K **TJR: placement a guess**
6th inning: K **TJR: placement a guess**
7th inning: K **TJR: placement a guess**
7th inning: OA.3XH(25) **Bob Didier's white finger guard flew off his finger and**
7th inning: OA.3XH(25) **went to the backstop; Norm Miller**
7th inning: OA.3XH(25) **baseball**

Atlanta Braves - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Felix Millan	2b	26.032	R	5	1	1	0	0	0	.262	155	361
2	Tony Gonzalez	cf	33.025	L	5	2	3	2	0	0	.260	135	1292
3	Hank Aaron	rf	35.229	R	4	0	1	0	1	0	.296	141	2238
4	Rico Carty	lf	30.021	R	4	0	2	2	0	0	.342	97	573
5	Orlando Cepeda	1b	32.005	R	4	0	1	0	0	0	.260	147	1679
6	Clete Boyer	3b	32.225	R	3	0	2	0	1	0	.255	137	1536
7	Bob Didier	c	20.218	B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.249	108	108
8	Gil Garrido	ss	28.088	R	4	1	0	0	0	0	.224	76	105
9	Phil Niekro	p	30.174	R	3	1	1	0	0	1	.167	38	189
	Cecil Upshaw	p	26.335	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	61	140
Totals

Errors: Phil Niekro

2B: Hank Aaron (29), Rico Carty (13)

RBI: Tony Gonzalez 2 (53), Rico Carty 2 (50)

SH: Bob Didier (11)

GDP: Orlando Cepeda (12)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Joe Morgan	2b	26.003	L	5	0	0	0	0	2	.241	137	572
2	Jesus Alou	lf	27.182	R	4	1	2	0	0	0	.254	105	738
3	Jimmy Wynn	cf	27.194	R	5	1	1	1	0	2	.271	145	836
4	Norm Miller	rf	23.229	L	3	0	2	1	1	1	.268	111	260
5	Denis Menke	ss	29.063	R	4	0	0	0	0	0	.274	145	937
6	Curt Blefary	1b	26.079	L	4	1	3	0	0	0	.252	146	713
7	Doug Rader	3b	25.054	R	3	0	1	0	1	1	.248	145	275
8	Johnny Edwards	c	31.104	L	4	0	1	1	0	0	.230	142	977
9	Larry Dierker	p	23.000	R	3	0	0	0	0	2	.134	37	134
	Marty Martinez	ph	28.030	B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.299	72	255
Totals

Errors: Curt Blefary, Doug Rader

2B: Jesus Alou (18), Curt Blefary (26)

RBI: Jimmy Wynn (86), Norm Miller (48), Johnny Edwards (49)

HBP: Jesus Alou (3)

GDP: Johnny Edwards (17)

Atlanta Braves - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Phil Niekro	R	W 21-13	6.1	9	2	2	2	7	0	2.57	1.02	38	188
2	Cecil Upshaw	R	SV 26	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.88	1.24	61	140
Totals				0.0

WP: Phil Niekro (17), Cecil Upshaw (5)

HB: Phil Niekro (5)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Phil Niekro (0-0-0), Cecil Upshaw (0-0-0)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Larry Dierker	R	L 20-11	9.0	11	2	2	2	3	0	2.21	1.01	37	137
Totals				0.0

WP: Larry Dierker (9)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Larry Dierker (0-0-0)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Atlanta Braves	ATL	87-68		1	0	1		0	0	0		3	0	0		5	11	1		2	4	7	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	78-74		0	0	0		1	0	0		2	0	0		3	11	2		5	9	14	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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