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July 16, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 15 1
Astros 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 15 1
Astros 2 7 1

Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .235
OBP .333 .301
At Bats 3 149
Hits 1 35
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 15

Cecil Upshaw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 5
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Astrodome - July 16, 1968
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Out
Cecil Upshaw
Joe Torre
Deron Johnson
Felix Millan
Tommie Aaron
Sonny Jackson
Mike Lum
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Doug Rader

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 6 15 1 13
Houston Astros 2 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Cecil Upshaw
Losing Pitcher Denny Lemaster
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Johnson
Attendance 22,313
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Aspromonte 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 9 Tommie Aaron now playing third base. Mike Lum now playing left field. Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Upshaw bunts towards the mound. Dukes fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. Francona moves to second.
Top 9 Tom Dukes now pitching. Tito Francona pinch hits for Bob Johnson. Francona hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Johnson scores. Jackson moves to second.
Top 9 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Aaron moves to second.
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Top 9 Torre is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Aaron hits a popup towards the mound. Shea settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Staub reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Simpson strikes out.
Top 8 Steve Shea now pitching. Millan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 8 Upshaw strikes out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Jackson moves to second.
Top 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Top 8 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Aaron hits a popup towards the mound. Lemaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lemaster strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Millan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Torre strikes out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 6 There goes Wynn. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Staub 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 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bob Tillman pinch hits for George Stone. Tillman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Jackson hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bateman scores.
Bottom 5 Lemaster hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Bateman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan.
Top 4 Millan hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stone for the out. Jackson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Jackson. The throw from Bateman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lemaster strikes out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou strikes out.
Top 2 Stone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Staub reaches second base with a double. Torres goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Johnson strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Millan moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Millan moves to second.
Top 1 Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.