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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves
1966-09-02 · Day game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph · 2:33
Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 6–5. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Clay Carroll earned the win and Phil Niekro picked up the save. Eddie Mathews went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| ATL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
W: Clay Carroll L: Ron Taylor SV: Phil Niekro
Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron Davis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Sonny Jackson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Lee Maye | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Heath | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harrison | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Felix Mantilla | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Felipe Alou | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Mathews | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Torre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rico Carty | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mack Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Bolling | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Cloninger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Clay Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Taylor | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Claude Raymond | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Cloninger | 4.2 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Clay Carroll | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ron Davis: 53
- Sonny Jackson: K/C
- Bob Aspromonte: 63
Bot 1
- Felipe Alou: D
- Eddie Mathews: HR.2-H
- Hank Aaron: K
- Joe Torre: S
- Rico Carty: 54(1)/FO
- Mack Jones: S.1-2#
- Denis Menke: 6/P
Top 2
- Joe Morgan: W
- Lee Maye: S.1-2#
- Bill Heath: 7
- Chuck Harrison: 6/P
- Dave Nicholson: K/C
Bot 2
- Frank Bolling: S
- Tony Cloninger: 14/SH.1-2
- Felipe Alou: HR.2-H
- Eddie Mathews: S
- Hank Aaron: 8
- Joe Torre: E5.1-2;B-1#
- Rico Carty: 53
Top 3
- Larry Dierker: 5/FL
- Ron Davis: K/C
- Sonny Jackson: K/C
Bot 3
- Mack Jones: 43
- Denis Menke: 53
- Frank Bolling: S
- Tony Cloninger: K
Top 4
- Bob Aspromonte: 9
- Joe Morgan: 9
- Lee Maye: 63
Bot 4
- Felipe Alou: 63
- Eddie Mathews: 3/FL
- Hank Aaron: 13
Top 5
- Bill Heath: S
- Chuck Harrison: S.1-2#
- Dave Nicholson: K
- Felix Mantilla: S.2-3;1-2
- Ron Davis: S.3-H;2-H;1-2#
- Sonny Jackson: K
- Bob Aspromonte: S.2-H;1-2#
- Joe Morgan: S.2-H;1-2#
- Lee Maye: 13
Bot 5
- Joe Torre: 9
- Rico Carty: W
- Mack Jones: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Bill Heath: S
- Chuck Harrison: S.1-2#
- Dave Nicholson: 8
- Ron Taylor: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Denis Menke: 63
- Frank Bolling: 8
- Clay Carroll: 3/P
Top 7
- Ron Davis: 53
- Sonny Jackson: S
- Bob Aspromonte: 2/FL
- Joe Morgan: 9/L
Bot 7
- Felipe Alou: 63
- Eddie Mathews: HR
- Hank Aaron: 6/P
- Joe Torre: 8
Top 8
- Lee Maye: 43
- Bill Heath: S
- Chuck Harrison: S.1-2
- Dave Nicholson: SB3;SB2#
- Dave Nicholson: 53
- John Bateman: 7
Bot 8
- Rico Carty: HR
- Mack Jones: 5/FL
- Denis Menke: S
- Frank Bolling: WP.1-2#
- Frank Bolling: S.2-3#
- Phil Niekro: K
- Felipe Alou: 8
Top 9
- Ron Davis: S
- Sonny Jackson: S.1-2#
- Bob Aspromonte: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Joe Morgan: W
- Lee Maye: 3/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ron Brand: 7/L