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June 20, 1968

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Braves 3 4 0

Leo Cardenas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .215
OBP .333 .261
At Bats 3 233
Hits 1 50
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 1 16

Cecil Upshaw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - June 20, 1968
Out
Cecil Upshaw
Joe Torre
Deron Johnson
Marty Martinez
Clete Boyer
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Leo Cardenas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 1 9 2 7
Atlanta Braves 3 4 0 7
Winning Pitcher Milt Pappas
Losing Pitcher Gary Nolan
Save Cecil Upshaw
Game Winning RBI Tito Francona
Attendance 13,259
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mike Lum now playing left field. Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Francona is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jay Ritchie now pitching. Upshaw takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alex Johnson pinch hits for Gary Nolan. Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Helms fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second.
Top 6 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Jones trying to get to third. Aaron throws the ball in to Boyer, who tags Jones for the out.
Top 6 Whitfield strikes out.
Top 6 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 5 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Pinson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Cardenas. Cardenas fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cardenas. Martinez scores. Pappas goes all the way around to score. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pappas bunts towards first. Whitfield fields the ball and throws to Nolan covering. Safe. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pappas, and towards Jackson, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nolan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a popup towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Perez hits a line drive into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. Pappas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pappas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nolan hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Perez moves to second.
Top 2 Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third.
Top 2 Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Aaron. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rose strikes out.