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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 7, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, played on July 7, 1968 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 27,604 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bob Engel |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Left Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 7, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pappas
Miller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Pappas
Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Pappas
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Pappas
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Kelley
Dick Kelley now pitching.
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Kelley
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Kelley
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Kelley
Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Kelley
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Dierker
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Dierker
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Dierker
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kelley
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Kelley
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Kelley
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Dierker
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dierker
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Dierker
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Kelley
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Kelley
Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Kelley
Rader bunts towards the mound. Kelley fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aspromonte vs. Kelley
Aspromonte is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bateman vs. Kelley
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Dierker
Kelley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Dierker
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Kelley
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kelley
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Kelley
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Kelley
There goes Torres. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Torres steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Kelley
Staub hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Kelley
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Kelley
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Dierker
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Dierker
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Dierker
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Dierker
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Dierker
Jackson hits a fly ball towards cemter. Wynn catches it and throws to home to double up Boyer. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Kelley
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Kelley
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Kelley
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Dierker
Mike Page pinch hits for Dick Kelley.
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Dierker
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker juggles the ball. That's an error on Dierker. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Dierker
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Upshaw
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Upshaw covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Upshaw
Torres strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Dierker
Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Dierker
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dierker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Upshaw
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Upshaw
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Upshaw
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Upshaw
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dierker
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Dierker
Mike Lum pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw.
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Dierker
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Dierker
Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Lum moves to third. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aaron vs. Dierker
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. Millan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Dierker
Torre takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Dukes
Tom Dukes now pitching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Britton
Jim Britton now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Britton
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dukes vs. Britton
Dukes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Johnson
Ken Johnson now pitching.
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torres vs. Johnson
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Dukes
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dukes
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dukes
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Johnson
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Johnson
Wynn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Johnson
There goes Wynn. The throw from Torre and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Johnson
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Dukes
Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Ken Johnson.
Aaron hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dukes
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Dukes
Millan hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Dukes
Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torre vs. Dukes
Torre is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Dukes
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1968 -- Houston at Atlanta (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Miller N, rf 5 2 2 1 Alou F, cf 5 0 2 0
Torres H, ss 4 1 2 1 Millan F, 2b 5 1 1 0
Staub R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Aaron H, rf 5 2 4 4
Wynn J, cf 2 1 2 3 Torre J, c 2 0 0 0
Menke D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 5 0 1 0
Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Francona T, lf 3 0 1 0
Aspromonte B, lf 3 0 2 0 Johnson D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bateman J, c 4 0 1 0 Jackson S, ss 3 0 0 0
Dierker L, p 3 0 0 0 Pappas M, p 0 0 0 0
Dukes T, p 0 0 0 0 Kelley D, p 1 0 0 0
Page M, ph 1 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 1 0 0
Britton J, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 0 0 0 0
Aaron T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 11 5 35 4 9 4
Houston 400 100 000 -- 5
Atlanta 000 120 100 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 6.2 7 4 2 5 3
Dukes T (S) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (L)* 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Kelley D 5.0 5 1 1 4 1
Upshaw C 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Britton J 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Johnson K 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Dierker L
DP -- Houston 2, Atlanta 3
LOB -- Houston 9, Atlanta 10
2B -- Miller N, Aaron H
HR -- Miller N, Wynn J, Aaron H 2
SB -- Torres H
CS -- Wynn J
SH -- Rader D
HBP -- by Johnson K (Wynn J)
WP -- Dierker L 2
T -- 2:42
A -- 27604
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