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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 3, 1966
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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 September 3, 1966 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Johnson |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 19,908 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Al Barlick |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Bill Heath | Catcher |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Mike Cuellar | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| Ty Cline | Center Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Mike de la Hoz | Third Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Woody Woodward | Second Baseman |
| Ken Johnson | Pitcher |
| Billy Hitchcock | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 3, 1966
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cuellar
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Cuellar
Cline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cuellar
Aaron hits a popup towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cline. Maye reaches second base with a double. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrison vs. Johnson
Harrison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Maye moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. Maye scores. Harrison moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Johnson
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuellar vs. Johnson
Cuellar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Cuellar
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Cuellar
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Cuellar
de la Hoz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a line drive towards first. Alou reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Cuellar
Menke hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Cuellar
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cuellar
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodward moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Cuellar
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Alou reaches second base with a double. Woodward scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cline vs. Cuellar
There's a wild pitch. Johnson scores. Alou moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cline vs. Cuellar
Cline strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Cuellar
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Cuellar
Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Aaron moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Cuellar
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. Aaron scores. Torre moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
de la Hoz vs. Cuellar
de la Hoz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre scores. There goes Carty trying to get to third. Maye throws the ball in to Freese, who tags Carty for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a line drive towards first. Alou catches it and steps on first to double up Morgan. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Johnson
Harrison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cline. Heath reaches second base with a double. Harrison goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Johnson
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Cuellar
Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Cuellar
Woodward hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cuellar
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Cuellar
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cline vs. Cuellar
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Menke moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Cuellar
Aaron hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Johnson
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Johnson
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Cuellar
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Cuellar
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carty for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Cuellar
de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Johnson
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Johnson
Harrison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cline. Harrison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Torre for a passed ball. Harrison moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. Johnson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Cuellar
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Cuellar
Woodward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Cuellar
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Johnson
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuellar vs. Johnson
Cuellar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Johnson
There goes Davis. The throw from Torre and he is out, Woodward applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Cuellar
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. Cuellar
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Cuellar
Cline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis throws the ball in to Jackson who tags Cline trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Alou scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Cuellar
Aaron hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Cuellar
Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Cuellar
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrison. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
de la Hoz vs. Cuellar
de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Niekro
Phil Niekro now pitching.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Niekro
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maye vs. Niekro
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maye for the out. Miller moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrison vs. Niekro
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Cuellar
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Cuellar
Woodward hits a popup towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Cuellar
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Niekro
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Niekro
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Gene Freese.
Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Niekro
Nate Colbert pinch runs for Rusty Staub. John Bateman pinch hits for Mike Cuellar.
Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colbert moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Carroll
Dave Giusti pinch runs for John Bateman. Clay Carroll now pitching.
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Carroll
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1966, game 2 -- Houston at Atlanta (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Davis R, cf 5 1 2 1 Alou F, 1b 3 2 2 1
Jackson S, ss 5 0 0 0 Cline T, cf 4 0 1 1
Miller N, rf 4 0 1 0 Aaron H, rf 3 1 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 3 1 2 0 Torre J, c 4 1 2 1
Maye L, lf 4 1 1 0 Carty R, lf 4 0 0 0
Harrison C, 1b 4 1 3 1 de la Hoz M, 3b 4 0 1 1
Heath B, c 4 0 1 2 Menke D, ss 4 0 1 0
Freese G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Woodward W, 2b 4 1 1 0
Staub R, ph 1 0 1 0 Johnson K, p 2 1 1 0
Colbert N, pr 0 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 1 0 0 0
Cuellar M, p 3 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0
Bateman J, ph 1 0 1 0
Giusti D, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 12 4 33 6 9 4
Houston 020 110 000 -- 4
Atlanta 005 000 10x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (L) 8.0 9 6 1 2 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson K (W) 7.0 9 4 4 0 3
Niekro P 1.1 3 0 0 1 0
Carroll C (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Freese G 2, Morgan J, Harrison C
DP -- Houston 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Houston 7, Atlanta 6
2B -- Maye L, Alou F, Heath B, Harrison C
HR -- Davis R
CS -- Davis R
SH -- Johnson K
WP -- Cuellar M 2
PB -- Torre J
T -- 2:13
A -- 19908
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