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John Bateman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .217
OBP .333 .275
At Bats 3 184
Hits 1 40
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 15

Milt Pappas Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
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Astrodome - July 17, 1968
Milt Pappas
Joe Torre
Deron Johnson
Felix Millan
Bob Johnson
Marty Martinez
Tommie Aaron
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
John Bateman
Doug Rader
Norm Miller
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Rader moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rader is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Marty Martinez now playing shortstop. Milt Pappas now pitching. Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Marty Martinez pinch runs for Sonny Jackson. Bob Tillman pinch hits for Ken Johnson. John Buzhardt now pitching. Tito Francona pinch hits for Bob Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martinez scores.
Top 8 Jackson hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Miller fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Miller. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Staub is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simpson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Top 7 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Coombs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menke scores. Rader scores. There goes Bateman trying to get to third. Aaron throws the ball in to Johnson, who tags Bateman for the out.
Bottom 6 Ken Johnson now pitching. Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Miller scores. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 6 Menke takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to third. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torres hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Johnson.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Millan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Coombs strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Britton hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Aaron scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to third.
Top 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller is hit by the pitch. Staub moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 4 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Coombs strikes out.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Britton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Torres takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.