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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

1968-07-16 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 22313 · 2:29

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 6–2. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 9th. Cecil Upshaw earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	6	15
HOU	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Cecil Upshaw L: Denny Lemaster SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Jackowski · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Ken Burkhart · 3B: Harry Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felipe Alou	5	0	1	0	1	1
Felix Millan	5	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Aaron	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Torre	4	1	1	0	0	1
Tommie Aaron	4	1	2	0	1	0
Deron Johnson	5	2	2	1	0	1
Sonny Jackson	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	1	2	1	0	1
George Stone	2	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Tillman	1	0	1	1	0	0
Cecil Upshaw	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tito Francona	1	0	1	2	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dick Simpson	4	0	1	1	2
Hector Torres	4	1	1	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	0	2	1	0
Jim Wynn	4	0	1	0	1
Denis Menke	4	0	0	0	1
Bob Aspromonte	4	0	0	0	0
Doug Rader	4	0	1	0	1
John Bateman	3	1	1	0	0
Denny Lemaster	3	0	0	0	2

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Stone	5.0	4	0	5
Cecil Upshaw	4.0	3	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Denny Lemaster	7.2	11	3	5
Steve Shea	0.2	3	0	0
Tom Dukes	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felipe Alou: 63
Felix Millan: S
Hank Aaron: S.1-2#
Joe Torre: 63.2-3;1-2
Tommie Aaron: W
Deron Johnson: K

Bot 1

Dick Simpson: 63
Hector Torres: S
Rusty Staub: D.1-H
Jim Wynn: K
Denis Menke: K

Top 2

Sonny Jackson: 6
Bob Johnson: K
George Stone: S
Felipe Alou: K

Bot 2

Bob Aspromonte: 9
Doug Rader: K
John Bateman: 63

Top 3

Felix Millan: 63
Hank Aaron: 9
Joe Torre: S
Tommie Aaron: S.1-2
Deron Johnson: 7

Bot 3

Denny Lemaster: K
Dick Simpson: K
Hector Torres: 9

Top 4

Sonny Jackson: W
Bob Johnson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Bob Johnson: 53
George Stone: 3/G.3-H(UR)
Felipe Alou: W
Felix Millan: 3/P

Bot 4

Rusty Staub: E4
Jim Wynn: 6
Denis Menke: 5
Bob Aspromonte: 8

Top 5

Hank Aaron: 5
Joe Torre: 53
Tommie Aaron: 8

Bot 5

Doug Rader: 4
John Bateman: D
Denny Lemaster: 9
Dick Simpson: S.2-H
Hector Torres: 63

Top 6

Deron Johnson: 63
Sonny Jackson: 2
Bob Johnson: D
Bob Tillman: S.2-H
Felipe Alou: 53

Bot 6

Rusty Staub: 43
Jim Wynn: S
Denis Menke: SB2
Denis Menke: 43.2-3
Bob Aspromonte: 63

Top 7

Felix Millan: 53
Hank Aaron: 7
Joe Torre: K

Bot 7

Doug Rader: S
John Bateman: 4(1)3/GDP
Denny Lemaster: K

Top 8

Tommie Aaron: 1
Deron Johnson: D
Sonny Jackson: S.2-3
Bob Johnson: S.3-H;1-2
Cecil Upshaw: K
Felipe Alou: S.2-3;1-2
Felix Millan: 23

Bot 8

Dick Simpson: K
Hector Torres: 43
Rusty Staub: D
Jim Wynn: 63

Top 9

Hank Aaron: 1
Joe Torre: HP
Tommie Aaron: S.1-2
Deron Johnson: S.2-H;1-2
Sonny Jackson: S.2-3;1-2
Tito Francona: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Cecil Upshaw: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Felipe Alou: 8

Bot 9

Denis Menke: 7
Bob Aspromonte: 43
Doug Rader: 8