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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BAL		5
10
CLE
@BAL		1
0
MIN
@CHW		3
6
MIN
@CHW		10
3
MIL
@KCR		3
4
MIL
@KCR		4
6
BOS
@NYY		3
5
BOS
@NYY		0
3
CAL
@OAK		4
2
DET
@WSA		3
0
HOU
@ATL		6
4
SFG
@LAD		2
5
NYM
@MON		7
0
STL
@PHI		6
3
STL
@PHI		1
2
CHC
@PIT		1
4
CHC
@PIT		5
10
CIN
@SDP		1
0
Monday, September 6, 1971
, Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 7,978, Time of Game: 2:35
Astros
6
68-74
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
5th, 14½ GB
 at Braves
4
72-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 11 GB
W: Scipio Spinks (1-0)
L: George Stone (6-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  3  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    6  9  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  0    4  7  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jesus Alou RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .668 2 0
   Cesar Geronimo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .750 0 0
Joe Morgan 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .253 .759 3 4 2B,SB
Cesar Cedeno CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .699 4 0
Bob Watson LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .299 .770 2 0 2B,CS
Doug Rader 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .243 .682 2 0
Larry Howard C 4 2 2 1 0 1 .226 .597 7 0
Ray Busse SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 .118 .353 0 1 2·2B
John Mayberry 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .165 .557 7 0 SF
Scipio Spinks P 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250 .500 0 2
Team Totals 34 6 9 6 4 6 .265 .716 27 7
2B: B Watson (16); R Busse 2 (2); J Morgan (26).
SF: J Mayberry (2).
TB: R Busse 4; B Watson 3; J Morgan 2; L Howard 2; D Rader; S Spinks.
RBI: R Busse 2 (2); S Spinks (1); L Howard (7); B Watson (60); J Mayberry (6).
Team LOB: 6.
Baserunning
SB: J Morgan (34, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: B Watson (3, -1st base by  POCS).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Felix Millan 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .709 3 3
Ralph Garr LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .336 .803 3 0 2B
Hank Aaron 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .323 1.055 4 1
Earl Williams C 4 1 2 4 0 0 .274 .857 8 1 HR
Darrell Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .749 1 2
Mike Lum RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .275 .745 4 0
Sonny Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 .648 3 0
Marty Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .589 1 1
George Stone P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .186 .420 0 0
   Gary Neibauer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Jim Breazeale 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
   Tom House P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
   Zoilo Versalles 1 0 0 0 0 0 .199 .591
   Steve Barber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .368 0 0
   Hal King 1 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .633
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 4 7 .206 .613 27 8
2B: R Garr (22).
HR: E Williams (30).
TB: E Williams 5; R Garr 4; H Aaron 2.
RBI: E Williams 4 (79).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Millan-H Aaron-E Williams.
E: R Garr (10).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Scipio Spinks, W (1-0) 9 7 4 4 4 7 1 4.00 38 60
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 4 7 1 4.00 38 60

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Stone, L (6-6) 2.1 6 5 5 0 0 0 3.28 13 25
Gary Neibauer 2.2 2 1 1 3 2 0 3.38 13
Tom House 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.75 6
Steve Barber 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.60 7
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 4 6 0 6.00 39 25
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 7,978.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Jesus Alou RF 1 Felix Millan 2B
2 Joe Morgan 2B 2 Ralph Garr LF
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Hank Aaron 1B
4 Bob Watson LF 4 Earl Williams C
5 Doug Rader 3B 5 Darrell Evans 3B
6 Larry Howard C 6 Mike Lum RF
7 Ray Busse SS 7 Sonny Jackson CF
8 John Mayberry 1B 8 Marty Perez SS
9 Scipio Spinks P 9 George Stone P

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