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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves
1968-09-07 · Day game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 6429 · 3:00
Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 6–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 10th. Danny Coombs earned the win and John Buzhardt picked up the save. Jim Wynn went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Danny Coombs L: Claude Raymond SV: John Buzhardt
Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Chris Pelekoudas · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denis Menke | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norm Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Adlesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leon McFadden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denny Lemaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Felipe Alou | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Felix Millan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Torre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommie Aaron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Tillman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Niekro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dusty Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sonny Jackson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tito Francona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Garr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Deron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Lemaster | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Shea | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Buzhardt | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Kelley | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Claude Raymond | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Ron Reed | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Denis Menke: S.B-2(E6)
- Norm Miller: S.2-3
- Jim Wynn: 9/SF.3-H
- Rusty Staub: 4
- Doug Rader: 6
Bot 1
- Felipe Alou: 6
- Felix Millan: W
- Hank Aaron: E2.1X3(745)#
- Joe Torre: S.1-2
- Bob Johnson: 4
Top 2
- Bob Aspromonte: 7
- Dave Adlesh: 3
- Leon McFadden: K
Bot 2
- Tommie Aaron: 5
- Bob Tillman: 3
- Marty Martinez: D
- Phil Niekro: S.2-3
- Felipe Alou: 43
Top 3
- Denny Lemaster: 13
- Denis Menke: 9
- Norm Miller: 7
Bot 3
- Felix Millan: 8
- Hank Aaron: 8
- Joe Torre: K
Top 4
- Jim Wynn: K
- Rusty Staub: 9
- Doug Rader: D
- Bob Aspromonte: S.2-3
- Dave Adlesh: K
Bot 4
- Bob Johnson: 2
- Tommie Aaron: 53
- Bob Tillman: S
- Marty Martinez: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Leon McFadden: 8
- Denny Lemaster: 13
- Denis Menke: K
Bot 5
- Phil Niekro: 8
- Felipe Alou: S
- Felix Millan: 9
- Hank Aaron: 63
Top 6
- Norm Miller: 63
- Jim Wynn: HR
- Rusty Staub: S
- Doug Rader: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Joe Torre: 6
- Bob Johnson: W
- Tommie Aaron: 4
- Bob Tillman: 8
Top 7
- Bob Aspromonte: 53
- Dave Adlesh: 7
- Leon McFadden: 8
Bot 7
- Marty Martinez: 43
- Dusty Baker: 63
- Felipe Alou: S
- Felix Millan: S.1-2
- Hank Aaron: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe Torre: 4
Top 8
- Steve Shea: K
- Denis Menke: S
- Norm Miller: W.1-2
- Jim Wynn: HP.2-3;1-2
- Rusty Staub: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Doug Rader: K
Bot 8
- Sonny Jackson: D
- Mike Lum: 8.2-3
- Tito Francona: 43.3-H
- Marty Martinez: 53
Top 9
- Bob Aspromonte: 13
- Dave Adlesh: K
- Leon McFadden: W
- Steve Shea: K
Bot 9
- Ralph Garr: W
- Felipe Alou: W.1-2
- Felix Millan: 5
- Hank Aaron: D.2-H;1-3
- Joe Torre: IW
- Sonny Jackson: S.3-H;2X3(34);1-2
- Mike Lum: HP.2-3;1-2
- Tito Francona: 43
Top 10
- Denis Menke: W
- Norm Miller: 34/SH.1-2
- Jim Wynn: D.2-H
- Rusty Staub: IW
- Doug Rader: S.2-H;1-2
- Bob Aspromonte: 35(2)/FO.1-2
- Lee Thomas: S.2-H;1-2
- Leon McFadden: 9
Bot 10
- Marty Martinez: 63
- Deron Johnson: W
- Felipe Alou: 3
- Felix Millan: 64(1)/FO