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July 7, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 11 1
Braves 4 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 11 1
Braves 4 9 0

Joe Torre Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .281
OBP .500 .340
At Bats 2 171
Hits 0 48
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 2 14
RBI’s 0 25

Tom Dukes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 7, 1968
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Intentional Walk
Tom Dukes
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Joe Torre
Hank Aaron
Felipe Alou
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Torre is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 9 Millan hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Ken Johnson. Aaron hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Wynn. The throw from Torre and he is out, Jackson applying the tag.
Top 9 Wynn is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ken Johnson now pitching. Miller strikes out.
Top 8 Dukes takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 8 Jim Britton now pitching. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Tom Dukes now pitching. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. Millan moves to third.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Lum moves to third. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Lum pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw. Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Rader strikes out.
Top 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Staub moves to third.
Top 7 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub moves to second.
Top 7 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torres strikes out.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Upshaw covering, for the out.
Top 6 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker juggles the ball. That's an error on Dierker.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a line drive into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mike Page pinch hits for Dick Kelley. Page hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a fly ball towards cemter. Wynn catches it and throws to home to double up Boyer.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to third. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Staub hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Torres. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Torres steals second.
Top 4 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller scores.
Top 4 Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kelley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Aspromonte is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Rader bunts towards the mound. Kelley fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third. Menke moves to second.
Top 3 Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second.
Top 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Torres takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 1 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dick Kelley now pitching. Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres moves to second.
Top 1 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Miller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.