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June 17, 1969

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Astros 5 12 1
Braves 5 9 1
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Astros 5 12 1
Braves 6 10 1

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .349
OBP .750 .443
At Bats 3 218
Hits 2 76
• Singles 2 40
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 1 37
RBI’s 1 38

Jack Billingham Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 2
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - June 17, 1969
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Home Run
Jack Billingham
Johnny Edwards
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Marty Martinez
Leon McFadden
Sandy Valdespino
Jim Wynn
Gary Geiger
Hank Aaron

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 12 1 8
Atlanta Braves 6 10 1 9
Winning Pitcher Cecil Upshaw
Losing Pitcher Jack Billingham
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Aaron
Attendance 9,677
Time of Game 2 hours 49 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jack Billingham now pitching. Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 9 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second.
Top 9 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Valdespino 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 9 Gil Garrido now playing shortstop. Julio Gotay pinch hits for Skip Guinn. Gotay strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Skip Guinn now pitching. Clete Boyer pinch hits for Sonny Jackson. Boyer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Tillman takes first base on ball four. Millan moves to third. Lum moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Millan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke.
Bottom 8 Marty Martinez now playing third base. Doug Rader now playing first base. Leon McFadden now playing shortstop. Aspromonte strikes out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Curt Blefary. Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke scores. Geronimo moves to third.
Top 8 Blefary takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to second.
Top 8 Edwards hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Millan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Lum now playing left field. Bob Tillman now catching. Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Jim Ray now pitching. Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Gary Neibauer. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Lum pinch hits for Bob Didier. Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carty scores. Aspromonte scores.
Bottom 7 Fred Gladding now pitching. Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Gladding covering, for the out. Carty moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. Carty moves to second.
Bottom 7 Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valdespino moves to second.
Top 7 Valdespino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader scores.
Top 7 Griffin bunts towards the mound. Neibauer fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to second.
Top 7 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Edwards 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.
Top 6 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Neibauer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Millan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Wynn hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gary Neibauer now pitching. Valdespino bunts towards the mound. Neibauer fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffin moves to second.
Top 5 Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geiger. Cepeda reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Geiger hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Edwards hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Menke bunts towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Top 4 Wynn hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Carty chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Millan. Millan fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Millan. Martinez goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pappas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Didier for the out.
Top 3 Valdespino hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Griffin strikes out.
Top 3 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Griffin Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.
Top 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martinez strikes out.
Top 1 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.