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BAL 10
CLE  5

CLE  1
@BAL  0

CHW  6
MIN  3

MIN 10
@CHW  3

KCR  4
MIL  3

KCR  6
MIL  4

NYY  5
BOS  3

NYY  3
BOS  0

CAL  4
@OAK  2

DET  3
@WSA  0

HOU  6
@ATL  4
LAD  5
SFG  2

NYM  7
@MON  0

STL  6
@PHI  3

PHI  2
STL  1

PIT  4
CHC  1

PIT 10
CHC  5

CIN  1
@SDP  0

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 7,978

Monday, September 6, 1971
Time of Game: 2:35
Astros
6
68-74
Won 3
5th, 14½ GB
                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  1
W: Scipio Spinks (1-0), L: George Stone (6-6)
Braves
4
72-71
Lost 1
3rd, 11 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Alou RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .668              2   0   
  C Geronimo RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .750              0   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .253  .759              3   4   2B,SB
C Cedeno CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .699              4   0   
B Watson LF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .299  .770              2   0   2B,CS
D Rader 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .243  .682              2   0   
L Howard C                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .226  .597              7   0   
R Busse SS                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .118  .353              0   1   2·2B
J Mayberry 1B                 2   0   0   1    1   1  .165  .557              7   0   SF
S Spinks P                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .250  .500              0   2   
Totals                       34   6   9   0    4   6                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: B Watson (16); R Busse (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.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Morgan (34,  off E Williams).
CS: B Watson (3).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Millan 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .709              3   3   
R Garr LF                     5   2   3   0    0   1  .336  .803              3   0   2B
H Aaron 1B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .323 1.055              4   1   
E Williams C                  4   1   2   4    0   0  .274  .857              8   1   HR
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .749              1   2   
M Lum RF                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .275  .745              4   0   
S Jackson CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .265  .648              3   0   
M Perez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .589              1   1   
G Stone P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .420              0   0   
  G Neibauer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Breazeale PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  T House P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
  Z Versalles PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .591              0   0   
  S Barber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368              0   0   
  H King PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .633              0   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   0    4   7                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: R Garr (22).
HR: E Williams (30, off S Spinks; 7th inn, 2 on).
TB: E Williams 5; R Garr 4; H Aaron 2.
RBI: E Williams 4 (79).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Millan-H Aaron-E Williams.
E: R Garr (10).

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Spinks, W (1-0)              9     7   4   4    4   7   1   4.00   38     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·       60    -                
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   7   1          38     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -  
Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Stone, L (6-6)               2.1   6   5   5    0   0   0   3.28   13     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·       25    -                
G Neibauer                     2.2   2   1   1    3   2   0   3.38   13     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
T House                        2     1   0   0    0   3   0   6.75    6     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
S Barber                       2     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.60    7     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -                
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   6   0          39     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·             -  
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.

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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