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Scores
Standings
MIN
@BOS		2
4
CAL
@CLE		2
0
OAK
@DET		4
1
BAL
@NYY		5
1
CHW
@WSA		4
8
HOU
@ATL		0
5
HOU
@ATL		1
2
PIT
@CHC		1
6
PIT
@CHC		2
10
CIN
@LAD		3
2
NYM
@PHI		11
6
STL
@SFG		3
0
Saturday, July 6, 1968
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 6,808, Time of Game: 1:52
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Astros
0
34-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
10th, 18 GB
 at Braves
5
42-39
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
W: Phil Niekro (7-6)
L: Dave Giusti (5-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   5  0  X    5  9  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Norm Miller RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .576 2 0
Hector Torres SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .546 2 5
Rusty Staub 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .312 .835 9 1
Jim Wynn CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .797 2 0 2B,CS
Denis Menke 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .670 4 1
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .669 2 2
Nate Colbert LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .150 .340 1 0 GDP
John Bateman C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .630 1 0
Dave Giusti P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 .362 0 2 SH
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Danny Coombs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
   Hal King 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .533
Team Totals 28 0 4 0 0 3 .143 .321 24 12
2B: J Wynn (11).
SH: D Giusti (2).
TB: J Wynn 2; J Bateman; R Staub; D Menke.
GIDP: N Colbert (1).
Team LOB: 2.
Baserunning
CS: J Wynn (7, -1st base by  POCS).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Felipe Alou CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .797 0 0
Clete Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .584 2 2
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .755 1 0
Joe Torre C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .292 .769 3 1
Tito Francona LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .306 .822 3 0 GDP
   Mike Lum LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .560 0 0
Deron Johnson 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .204 .587 12 2
Sonny Jackson SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .236 .570 0 6 GDP
Felix Millan 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .304 .700 5 3 2B
Phil Niekro P 2 0 1 2 0 0 .121 .364 1 1 2B,SH
Team Totals 30 5 9 5 1 1 .300 .689 27 15
2B: P Niekro (1); F Millan (14).
SH: P Niekro (12).
TB: F Millan 3; J Torre 2; P Niekro 2; T Francona; F Alou; S Jackson; D Johnson.
GIDP: S Jackson (6); T Francona (5).
RBI: P Niekro 2 (4); F Millan 2 (16); S Jackson (15).
Team LOB: 3.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dave Giusti, L (5-9) 6.1 9 5 5 1 1 0 2.48 27 35
Tom Dukes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.59 2
Danny Coombs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 3
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 1 1 0 5.62 32 35

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Phil Niekro, W (7-6) 9 4 0 0 0 3 0 3.38 29 82
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 29 82
Balks: P Niekro (3).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 1:52.
Attendance: 6,808.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Norm Miller RF 1 Felipe Alou CF
2 Hector Torres SS 2 Clete Boyer 3B
3 Rusty Staub 1B 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Jim Wynn CF 4 Joe Torre C
5 Denis Menke 2B 5 Tito Francona LF
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Deron Johnson 1B
7 Nate Colbert LF 7 Sonny Jackson SS
8 John Bateman C 8 Felix Millan 2B
9 Dave Giusti P 9 Phil Niekro P

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