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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: 14,554, Time of Game: 2:39
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Astros
1
34-48
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
10th, 18 GB
 at Braves
2
43-39
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
W: Ken Johnson (5-5)
L: Don Wilson (5-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2 12  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Norm Miller RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .216 .587 1 0
Hector Torres SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .244 .554 2 2 CS
Rusty Staub 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .318 .846 4 0 2B
Jim Wynn CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .789 3 0 SH
Denis Menke 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .246 .670 3 1 IW
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .248 .674 2 2
Bob Aspromonte LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .577 1 0
John Bateman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .615 8 2
Denny Lemaster P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .024 .092 0 0
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Hal King 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .520
   Don Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .609 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 8 1 3 4 .242 .578 24 7
2B: R Staub (22).
SH: J Wynn (2).
IBB: D Menke (3).
TB: R Staub 4; H Torres 2; N Miller 2; D Rader.
RBI: R Staub (46).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: D Menke (9); J Bateman (2).
Baserunning
CS: H Torres (3, -1st base by  POCS).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Felipe Alou CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .786 2 1
Felix Millan 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .306 .706 2 0 2B
Hank Aaron RF 3 1 3 0 1 0 .238 .771 4 0 2B,SB
Joe Torre 1B-C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .753 8 0
Clete Boyer 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .224 .583 3 3
Tommie Aaron LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .258 .664 0 0 CS
Bob Tillman C 3 0 1 0 1 2 .182 .511 3 2
   Marty Martinez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .548 0 0
Sonny Jackson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .571 4 2
   Deron Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .587
   Tito Francona 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .817 1 0
Pat Jarvis P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .306 0 0 2B
   Ken Johnson P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .138 .271 0 2
   Mike Lum 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 .560
Team Totals 36 2 12 2 2 8 .333 .785 27 10
2B: P Jarvis (1); H Aaron (13); F Millan (15).
TB: H Aaron 4; F Millan 3; P Jarvis 2; T Aaron 2; C Boyer; K Johnson; S Jackson; B Tillman.
RBI: F Millan (17); C Boyer (17).
Team LOB: 12.
Fielding
E: S Jackson (19).
Baserunning
SB: H Aaron (13, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: T Aaron (3, -1st base by  POCS).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Denny Lemaster 7.1 10 1 1 2 7 0 2.82 34 59
Tom Dukes 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 1
Don Wilson, L (5-11) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.32 3
Team Totals 8 12 2 2 2 8 0 2.25 38 59

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Pat Jarvis 7 8 1 1 2 3 0 2.40 30 58
Ken Johnson, W (5-5) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.75 7
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 37 58
Balks: None.
WP: D Lemaster (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Johnson (5).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 14,554.
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 Felix Millan 2B
3 Rusty Staub 1B 3 Hank Aaron RF
4 Jim Wynn CF 4 Joe Torre 1B
5 Denis Menke 2B 5 Clete Boyer 3B
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Tommie Aaron LF
7 Bob Aspromonte LF 7 Bob Tillman C
8 John Bateman C 8 Sonny Jackson SS
9 Denny Lemaster P 9 Pat Jarvis P

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