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July 5, 1968

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Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .235
OBP .500 .306
At Bats 4 285
Hits 2 67
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 2 40

John Buzhardt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 2
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 5, 1968
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Intentional Walk
John Buzhardt
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Nate Colbert
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Hank Aaron
Clete Boyer
Felipe Alou
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Aaron is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 John Buzhardt now pitching. Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colbert. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Raymond scores. Alou moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Raymond moves to second.
Bottom 7 Raymond hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Danny Coombs now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wynn strikes out.
Top 7 Staub takes first base on ball four. Thomas scores. Miller moves to third. Torres moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. Rader scores. Thomas moves to third. Miller moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Miller is hit by the pitch. Thomas moves to second.
Top 7 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Tom Dukes. Claude Raymond now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader moves to third.
Top 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 7 Colbert hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mike Lum now playing left field. Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dukes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tito Francona pinch hits for Tommie Aaron. Francona takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 6 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Boyer scores. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dukes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to third. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tom Dukes now pitching. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dukes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores.
Bottom 6 Upshaw bunts towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer.
Top 6 Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Torres 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 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ray strikes out.
Top 5 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Top 5 There goes Colbert. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Colbert steals second.
Top 5 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jim Ray now pitching. Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores.
Bottom 4 Upshaw hits a popup towards the mound. Cuellar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Martinez. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Martinez steals second.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Torres hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Torres reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Miller 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 Cuellar strikes out.
Top 4 Bateman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Boyer reaches third base with a triple. Davidson scores. Alou goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davidson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Davidson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Colbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Colbert hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davidson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Torres fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson 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 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ted Davidson now pitching. Staub hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bateman scores. Miller scores.
Top 2 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Miller reaches second base with a double. Colbert scores. Bateman moves to third.
Top 2 Cuellar strikes out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colbert moves to second.
Top 2 Colbert takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer 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 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller tags and scores.
Top 1 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Miller. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Top 1 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.