April 15, 1969 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 10
@BOS 5 CLE 3
DET 2
(10) NYY 8
WSA 2 MIN 5
@OAK 4 CHC 7
PIT 4 CIN 11
SFG 10
(12) HOU 4
ATL 2 LAD 14
SDP 0 STL 4
@MON 3 NYM 6
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 7,713

Tuesday, April 15, 1969
Time of Game: 2:43

Braves

6-2

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  4  2
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  1   1  2  X    4  8  1

W: T Griffin (1-1), L: M Pappas (1-1), S: J Billingham (1)

Astros

3-5

Won 3

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Alou CF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .717    0    3   0   HBP
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .800    0    1   4   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .433 1.218    0    4   1   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .673    0    8   0   
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .231  .779    0    1   1   
S Jackson SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .344  .782    0    2   2   
B Didier C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .250  .568    0    4   0   SB
  M Lum PR                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
R Garr LF                     3   0   0   1    1   1  .211  .461    0    1   0   SB,IW
M Pappas P                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Britton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .444  .888    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   4   2    3  13                    24   9

BATTING

IBB: R Garr (1, by T Griffin).

HBP: F Alou (1, by T Griffin).

TB: S Jackson 2; B Didier; O Cepeda.

RBI: B Didier (4); R Garr (1).

2-out RBI: B Didier.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Jackson-F Millan-O Cepeda.

E: R Garr (1); M Pappas (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Didier (1, 2nd base off T Griffin/J Edwards); R Garr (1, 2nd base off J Billingham/J Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .457    0    2   1   
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .207  .531    0    1   0   CS
J Wynn CF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .407 1.041    0    2   0   2B
  G Geiger LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
C Blefary 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .768    0    5   0   
N Miller LF-CF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .077  .371    0    2   0   IW
D Menke 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .899    0    2   2   
J Edwards C                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .120  .374    0   13   0   GDP
H Torres SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   3   
T Griffin P                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  J Billingham P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   4   8   3    4   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: J Wynn (2, off M Pappas).

IBB: N Miller (1, by M Pappas).

TB: J Wynn 3; D Menke 2; J Edwards 2; J Morgan; C Blefary.

GIDP: J Edwards (1).

RBI: C Blefary (3); J Wynn (5); D Menke (6).

2-out RBI: J Wynn.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: T Griffin (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Morgan (1, 2nd base by M Pappas/B Didier).

PO: J Wynn (1st base by M Pappas).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pappas, L (1-1)              7.1   8   4   3    4   3   0   2.70   33     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 8     47    -     0.98  -0.12
J Britton                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   3    4   3   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 8          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin, W (1-1)             8.1   4   2   1    3  12   0   1.76   34     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 4     78    -     1.16   0.23
J Billingham, S (1)            0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.67   0.16
Totals                         9     4   2   1    3  13   0          36     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 4          3-1

Balks: T Griffin 2 (2).

WP: T Griffin (1).

IBB: T Griffin (1; R Garr); M Pappas (1; N Miller).

PO: M Pappas (0; J Wynn, 1st base).

HBP: T Griffin (1; F Alou).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 7,713.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. F Alou               CF    1. J Alou               RF 
2. F Millan             2B    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. J Wynn               CF 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. C Blefary            1B 
5. C Boyer              3B    5. N Miller             LF 
6. S Jackson            SS    6. D Menke              3B 
7. B Didier             C     7. J Edwards            C  
8. R Garr               LF    8. H Torres             SS 
9. M Pappas             P     9. T Griffin            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-0  1--      22%  55% J Wynn          M Pappas        Double; Morgan Scores
   b 7   1  1-1  1--      22%  80% J Edwards       M Pappas        Single; Menke Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Edwards to 1B
   t 9   2  4-2  -23      11% 100% T Francona      J Billingham    Strikeout
   t 2   2  0-0  --3     -10%  41% B Didier        T Griffin       Single; Jackson Scores
   t 9   1  4-1  123       8%  93% R Garr          J Billingham    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cepeda Scores/unER; Jackson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  F Alou          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  F Millan        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      55%  H Aaron         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Blefary       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  C Boyer         Flyball: 3B
          ---      53%  S Jackson       Single
          1--      51%  B Didier        Wild Pitch; Jackson to 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Balk; Jackson to 3B
   R      --3      41%  " "             Single; Jackson Scores
          1--      40%  R Garr          Didier Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  N Miller        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  D Menke         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  J Edwards       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  M Pappas        Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      42%  F Millan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  H Torres        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  T Griffin       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      36%  J Alou          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      39%  H Aaron         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF
          ---      39%  C Boyer         Walk
   O      1--      41%  S Jackson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      38%  J Wynn          Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
   O      ---      36%  " "             Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      35%  C Blefary       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      37%  B Didier        Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  R Garr          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      40%  M Pappas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  N Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      36%  J Edwards       Single
   O      1--      32%  H Torres        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  F Alou          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      30%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-      34%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF; Alou stays at 2B
   O      -2-      37%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      34%  T Griffin       Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      33%  J Morgan        Single
   R      1--      55%  J Wynn          Double; Morgan Scores
   O      -2-      50%  C Blefary       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  C Boyer         Strikeout
          ---      50%  S Jackson       Single
   O      1--      52%  B Didier        Groundout: SS-1B; Jackson to 2B
          -2-      51%  R Garr          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      58%  M Pappas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Milt Pappas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  N Miller        Strikeout
          ---      59%  D Menke         Single
   R      1--      80%  J Edwards       Single; Menke Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Edwards to 1B
   O      1--      78%  H Torres        Flyball: CF
          1--      80%  T Griffin       Walk; Edwards to 2B
   O      12-      76%  J Alou          Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  F Millan        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      88%  H Aaron         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  J Wynn          Single
          1--      89%  C Blefary       Wynn Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Wynn to 2B
   R      -2-      95%  " "             Single; Wynn Scores
          1--      95%  N Miller        Intentional Walk; Blefary to 2B
   R      12-      98%  D Menke         Single; Blefary Scores; Miller to 2B
                  Jim Britton replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      97%  J Edwards       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
                  Gary Geiger replaces Jimmy Wynn playing LF batting 3rd; Norm Miller moves to CF
          ---      94%  O Cepeda        Single
   O      1--      97%  C Boyer         Strikeout
          1--      93%  S Jackson       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Cepeda to 2B
          12-      90%  B Didier        Balk; Cepeda to 3B; Jackson to 2B
          -23      85%  " "             Walk
                  Jack Billingham replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th; Mike Lum pinch runs for Bob Didier batting 7th
   RO     123      93%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cepeda Scores/unER; Jackson to 3B
                  Tito Francona pinch hits for Jim Britton batting 9th
          1-3      89%  T Francona      Garr Steals 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Strikeout
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU196904150

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1969 > HOU \| ATL > Apr 15, 1969, Braves at Astros Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation