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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		0
2
OAK
@CHW		1
2
OAK
@CHW		8
1
WSA
@CLE		4
2
NYY
@DET		1
2
ATL
@HOU		1
5
CIN
@LAD		5
7
CHC
@NYM		2
3
PIT
@PHI		4
2
STL
@SFG		0
1
Tuesday, September 17, 1968
, Astrodome
Attendance: 19,820, Time of Game: 2:08
Braves
1
76-76
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 17 GB
 at Astros
5
68-84
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
9th, 25 GB
W: Mike Cuellar (7-10)
L: Pat Jarvis (16-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0
Astros          1  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  X    5  7  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Felipe Alou CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .318 .806 0 0 HR,2B
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .663 5 1
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .848 3 0
Bob Tillman C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .215 .568 5 0
Deron Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .209 .597 5 1
Tommie Aaron LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 .589 2 0
Bob Johnson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .605 2 5
Marty Martinez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .565 1 1
Pat Jarvis P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .148 .361 1 1
   Dusty Baker 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667
   Jim Britton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0 1
   Ralph Garr 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833
   Rick Kester P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 0 8 .188 .500 24 10
2B: F Alou (35).
HR: F Alou (11).
TB: F Alou 7; D Baker; B Tillman; H Aaron.
RBI: F Alou (54).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
E: F Millan (16); P Jarvis (2).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Denis Menke 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .664 0 2
Norm Miller LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .694 1 0 2B
Jim Wynn CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 .820 3 0
Rusty Staub RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .785 1 1 2B
Doug Rader 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .259 .701 4 2
Nate Colbert 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .416 9 0 SH
John Bateman C 2 0 1 2 0 0 .249 .635 7 1 SF
Leon McFadden SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 .345 .836 2 1 SH
Mike Cuellar P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .204 .481 0 1 SH
Team Totals 29 5 7 4 0 3 .241 .544 27 8
2B: R Staub (36); N Miller (18).
SF: J Bateman (4).
SH: M Cuellar (3); N Colbert (1); L McFadden (1).
TB: R Staub 3; N Miller 2; J Wynn; J Bateman; D Rader; L McFadden.
RBI: J Bateman 2 (33); L McFadden (1); D Rader (40).
Team LOB: 4.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Pat Jarvis, L (16-10) 5 4 5 2 0 2 0 2.36 21 47
Jim Britton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.78 7
Rick Kester 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 5
Team Totals 8 7 5 2 0 3 0 2.25 33 47

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Mike Cuellar, W (7-10) 9 6 1 1 0 8 1 2.59 32 79
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 0 8 1 1.00 32 79
Balks: None.
WP: R Kester (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Mel Steiner.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 19,820.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Houston Astros
1 Felipe Alou CF 1 Denis Menke 2B
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Norm Miller LF
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Jim Wynn CF
4 Bob Tillman C 4 Rusty Staub RF
5 Deron Johnson 1B 5 Doug Rader 3B
6 Tommie Aaron LF 6 Nate Colbert 1B
7 Bob Johnson 3B 7 John Bateman C
8 Marty Martinez SS 8 Leon McFadden SS
9 Pat Jarvis P 9 Mike Cuellar P

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