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July 25, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 2 6 1
Braves 4 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 2 6 1
Braves 4 4 0

Ed Kranepool Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .261
OBP .667 .287
At Bats 3 207
Hits 2 54
• Singles 2 44
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 9

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 25, 1968
Out
Phil Niekro
Joe Torre
Tommie Aaron
Felix Millan
Bob Johnson
Marty Martinez
Mike Lum
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Ed Kranepool

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 2 6 1 3
Atlanta Braves 4 4 0 1
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Dick Selma
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 9,306
Time of Game 1 hour 52 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cal Koonce now pitching. Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kevin Collins pinch hits for Dick Selma. Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lum strikes out.
Bottom 7 Aaron strikes out.
Top 7 Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Swoboda strikes out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Shamsky moves to third.
Top 7 Shamsky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Shamsky reaches second base with a double. Charles scores. Kranepool goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Charles moves to third.
Top 7 Charles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lum. Charles reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. Alou scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Shamsky who is chasing the ball. Alou reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Selma covering, for the out.
Top 6 Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Selma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lum for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buchek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Shamsky is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Selma fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Selma fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Charles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Martin strikes out.
Top 4 Stahl hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lum strikes out.
Top 3 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Selma bunts towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Millan covering, for the out. Buchek moves to second.
Top 3 Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buchek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Shamsky hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro fires to first and picks off Kranepool.
Top 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Millan. The throw from Martin and he is out, Buchek applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Millan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stahl strikes out. Torre drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stahl out.
Top 1 Harrelson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.