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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

1971-06-28 · Night game · Astrodome · dome, dry · 2:09

Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 6–5. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 3rd. Don Wilson earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Don Wilson L: Steve Barber SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Weyer · 1B: Nick Colosi · 2B: John McSherry · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Garr	4	1	1	0	1	0
Sonny Jackson	3	1	2	0	0	0
Felix Millan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Evans	4	2	2	2	0	1
Mike Lum	3	1	0	1	1	0
Earl Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hal King	4	0	2	2	0	1
Marty Perez	3	0	0	0	0	3
Steve Barber	3	0	0	0	0	3
Oscar Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Aaron	0	0	0	0	1	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roger Metzger	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cesar Cedeno	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	2	2	0	0	2	0
Bob Watson	4	0	1	1	0	1
Denis Menke	3	1	1	1	0	0
Doug Rader	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jack Hiatt	4	1	1	1	0	0
Marty Martinez	4	0	2	1	0	0
Don Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	2

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Barber	7.0	9	2	2
Cecil Upshaw	1.0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	9.0	8	3	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Garr: 43
Sonny Jackson: 63
Felix Millan: 53

Bot 1

Roger Metzger: T
Cesar Cedeno: FC5.3XH(52);B-1
Jim Wynn: PB.1-2
Jim Wynn: W
Bob Watson: S.2-H;1-3
Denis Menke: 8/SF.3-H
Doug Rader: 8

Top 2

Darrell Evans: S
Mike Lum: W.1-2
Earl Williams: 3/FL
Hal King: D.2-H;1-H
Marty Perez: K
Steve Barber: K/C

Bot 2

Jack Hiatt: 5/FL
Marty Martinez: S
Don Wilson: 13/SH.1-2
Roger Metzger: 3

Top 3

Ralph Garr: S
Sonny Jackson: 23/SH.1-2
Felix Millan: 43.2-3
Darrell Evans: K

Bot 3

Cesar Cedeno: 8
Jim Wynn: W
Bob Watson: 9
Denis Menke: S.1-2
Doug Rader: S.2-H;1-3
Jack Hiatt: D7.3-H;1-H(E7)(NR)
Marty Martinez: S.2-H
Don Wilson: 8

Top 4

Mike Lum: 9
Earl Williams: S
Hal King: S.1-2
Marty Perez: K
Steve Barber: K

Bot 4

Roger Metzger: E5.B-1
Cesar Cedeno: S.1-2
Jim Wynn: 3
Bob Watson: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Ralph Garr: 43
Sonny Jackson: S
Felix Millan: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Denis Menke: 53
Doug Rader: S
Jack Hiatt: 43.1-2
Marty Martinez: 8

Top 6

Darrell Evans: 8
Mike Lum: 43
Earl Williams: 53

Bot 6

Don Wilson: K
Roger Metzger: E4.B-1
Cesar Cedeno: 9
Jim Wynn: 4

Top 7

Hal King: 6
Marty Perez: K
Steve Barber: K

Bot 7

Bob Watson: K
Denis Menke: 53
Doug Rader: 8

Top 8

Ralph Garr: W
Sonny Jackson: S.1-2
Felix Millan: 6
Darrell Evans: T.2-H;1-H
Mike Lum: 63.3-H
Earl Williams: 63

Bot 8

Jack Hiatt: 8
Marty Martinez: 2/FL
Don Wilson: K

Top 9

Hal King: K
Oscar Brown: K
Hank Aaron: W
Ralph Garr: 43