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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

1967-08-23 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 14595 · dome, dry · 2:43

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 9–3. Atlanta Braves put up 5 in the 8th. Clay Carroll earned the win and Cecil Upshaw picked up the save. Tito Francona went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	9	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	10

W: Clay Carroll L: Larry Sherry SV: Cecil Upshaw

Umpires — HP: Ed Vargo · 1B: Bill Williams · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marty Martinez	3	3	1	1	2	0
Tito Francona	4	2	2	4	1	0
Hank Aaron	5	0	2	4	0	0
Joe Torre	4	0	0	0	1	1
Clete Boyer	4	1	0	0	0	2
Rico Carty	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gary Geiger	3	0	0	0	1	1
Woody Woodward	2	0	0	0	1	1
Clay Carroll	2	0	1	0	0	1
Mack Jones	1	1	1	0	0	0
Charlie Lau	0	1	0	0	1	0
Miguel de la Hoz	1	0	0	0	0	1
Felipe Alou	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cecil Upshaw	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sonny Jackson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	4	0	2	1	0	1
Doug Rader	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rusty Staub	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	4	1	1	1	0	0
Norm Miller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Aspromonte	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ron Brand	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Eilers	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Harrison	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jackie Brandt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Adlesh	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Carroll	6.0	7	1	1
Ramon Hernandez	1.0	1	0	0
Cecil Upshaw	2.0	2	0	3

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Von Hoff	1.2	2	4	2
Dave Eilers	3.1	1	0	0
Larry Sherry	2.0	2	1	2
Tom Dukes	0.2	3	2	1
Dan Schneider	1.1	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marty Martinez: D
Tito Francona: HR.2-H
Hank Aaron: 3
Joe Torre: W
Clete Boyer: 4
Rico Carty: 9

Bot 1

Sonny Jackson: S
Joe Morgan: K
Doug Rader: 63.1-2
Rusty Staub: 7

Top 2

Gary Geiger: W
Woody Woodward: SB2#
Woody Woodward: K
Clay Carroll: K/C
Marty Martinez: W
Tito Francona: W.2-3;1-2
Hank Aaron: 7

Bot 2

Jim Wynn: 4
Norm Miller: D
Bob Aspromonte: S.2-3
Ron Brand: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Joe Torre: 13
Clete Boyer: 7
Rico Carty: 8

Bot 3

Dave Eilers: 7
Sonny Jackson: E6
Joe Morgan: 43.1-2
Doug Rader: 43

Top 4

Gary Geiger: 43
Woody Woodward: 63
Clay Carroll: S
Marty Martinez: 7

Bot 4

Rusty Staub: S
Jim Wynn: 46(1)/FO
Norm Miller: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Tito Francona: 13
Hank Aaron: 2/FL
Joe Torre: 43

Bot 5

Bob Aspromonte: 9
Ron Brand: W
Chuck Harrison: T.1-H
Sonny Jackson: 43
Joe Morgan: S.3-H
Doug Rader: SB2
Doug Rader: 9

Top 6

Clete Boyer: K
Rico Carty: 63
Gary Geiger: 4

Bot 6

Rusty Staub: 43
Jim Wynn: HR
Norm Miller: 3/G
Bob Aspromonte: 63

Top 7

Woody Woodward: W
Mack Jones: S.1-2
Marty Martinez: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Tito Francona: 4
Hank Aaron: D.2-H;1-H
Joe Torre: K

Bot 7

Ron Brand: 43
Jackie Brandt: 9
Sonny Jackson: S
Joe Morgan: CS2(136)

Top 8

Clete Boyer: HP
Rico Carty: S.1-2
Gary Geiger: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Charlie Lau: IW
Miguel de la Hoz: K/C
Marty Martinez: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tito Francona: S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Hank Aaron: D.3-H;1-H
Joe Torre: 63

Bot 8

Joe Morgan: S.B-2(E6)#
Doug Rader: K/C
Rusty Staub: 6
Jim Wynn: 63

Top 9

Clete Boyer: K/C
Felipe Alou: E4.B-2
Gary Geiger: K
Cecil Upshaw: 43

Bot 9

Norm Miller: 9
Bob Aspromonte: K/C
Ron Brand: S
Dave Adlesh: K/C

Notes & reviews

Braves manager Hitchcock ejected by 3B umpire Burkhart for arguing that Sherry was throwing a spitball

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