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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

1969-06-28 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 33331 · dome, dry · 2:43

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 5–1. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 1st. George Stone earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	13
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8

W: George Stone L: Don Wilson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Dezelan · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: Chris Pelekoudas · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felipe Alou	5	0	1	0	0	1
Sonny Jackson	4	1	2	0	1	0
Tony Gonzalez	3	1	1	1	1	0
Rico Carty	3	1	0	0	1	1
Orlando Cepeda	5	1	3	1	0	1
Felix Millan	4	0	1	2	1	0
Clete Boyer	5	0	2	1	0	1
Bob Didier	5	0	1	0	0	1
George Stone	3	1	2	0	0	0
Mike Lum	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Leon McFadden	5	0	3	0	0
Joe Morgan	3	0	0	2	0
Jim Wynn	4	1	2	1	1
Denis Menke	4	0	0	0	1
Marty Martinez	4	0	1	0	0
Doug Rader	4	0	0	0	2
Curt Blefary	3	0	0	1	0
Johnny Edwards	4	0	0	0	0
Don Wilson	2	0	1	0	1
Don Bryant	0	0	0	1	0
Julio Gotay	1	0	1	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Stone	9.0	8	5	5

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	5.1	10	3	1
Jack Billingham	1.2	0	0	1
Jim Ray	2.0	3	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felipe Alou: 4
Sonny Jackson: S
Tony Gonzalez: 3/G.1-2
Rico Carty: W
Orlando Cepeda: D.2-H;1-3
Felix Millan: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(E3)#
Clete Boyer: 43

Bot 1

Leon McFadden: S
Joe Morgan: W.1-2
Jim Wynn: 3/L
Denis Menke: 7
Marty Martinez: 2/FL

Top 2

Bob Didier: S
George Stone: 1/SH.1-2
Felipe Alou: 8
Sonny Jackson: S.2-3
Tony Gonzalez: W.1-2
Rico Carty: K/C

Bot 2

Doug Rader: 8
Curt Blefary: W
Johnny Edwards: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Orlando Cepeda: S
Felix Millan: 2/FL
Clete Boyer: S.1-3
Bob Didier: 53.1-2
George Stone: 43

Bot 3

Don Wilson: K/C
Leon McFadden: 63
Joe Morgan: 4

Top 4

Felipe Alou: S
Sonny Jackson: 36(1)/FO
Tony Gonzalez: 43.1-2
Rico Carty: 43

Bot 4

Jim Wynn: D
Denis Menke: SB3#
Denis Menke: K
Marty Martinez: FC5.3XH(525)
Doug Rader: K/C

Top 5

Orlando Cepeda: S
Felix Millan: 2/FL
Clete Boyer: 7
Bob Didier: 3/G

Bot 5

Curt Blefary: 6
Johnny Edwards: 43
Don Wilson: S
Leon McFadden: S.1-2
Joe Morgan: 3/G

Top 6

George Stone: S
Felipe Alou: E1.1-3;B-2
Sonny Jackson: W
Tony Gonzalez: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Rico Carty: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Jim Wynn: S
Denis Menke: 5/L
Marty Martinez: S.1-H(E6)(UR)
Doug Rader: K/C
Curt Blefary: 43

Top 7

Orlando Cepeda: 53
Felix Millan: 8
Clete Boyer: K

Bot 7

Johnny Edwards: 43
Don Bryant: W
Leon McFadden: S.1-2
Joe Morgan: 8.2-2#
Jim Wynn: W.2-3;1-2
Denis Menke: 4

Top 8

Bob Didier: K/C
George Stone: S
Felipe Alou: K
Sonny Jackson: 6

Bot 8

Marty Martinez: 7
Doug Rader: 5
Curt Blefary: 3/G

Top 9

Tony Gonzalez: D
Mike Lum: SB3
Mike Lum: 3/G
Orlando Cepeda: K/C
Felix Millan: IW
Clete Boyer: S.3-H;1-2
Bob Didier: 7

Bot 9

Johnny Edwards: 6
Julio Gotay: D
Leon McFadden: 43.2-3
Joe Morgan: W
Jim Wynn: K/C

Notes & reviews

Don Wilson knocked down George Stone when tagging him; a fight erupted between the two and both benches cleared
Rico Carty left with injured his right shoulder

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