GAME LOG Atlanta @ Pittsburgh
Tuesday, 10/3/1968
Batting: Atlanta, top of 1st.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
LF Tex Nelson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Matty Alou:
Popped out to the first baseman.
RF Felipe Alou:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Frank Howard:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
F. Alou to third.
F. Alou scores.
2B Andy Carey:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Joe Horlen
CF Tony Gonzalez:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Don Demeter:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Base on balls.
1B Pete Ward:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
F. Mantilla to second.
Mantilla tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Mack Jones:
SINGLES to right
F. Mantilla scores.
P. Ward to second.
P. Ward to third.
LF Jim Small:
Small thrown out at third by the rightfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
P. Ward scores.
M. Jones scores.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 1
Batting: Atlanta, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
C Johnny Romano:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Denis Menke:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Tommy Harper:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Joe Horlen
SS Glenn Beckert:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C J.c. Martin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Joe Niekro:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 1
Batting: Atlanta, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
P Joe Horlen:
Strikes out looking.
LF Tex Nelson:
Flies out to shallow left field.
CF Matty Alou:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
RF Felipe Alou:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Joe Horlen
CF Tony Gonzalez:
Base on balls.
3B Don Demeter:
Gonzalez steals second.
SAC BUNT.
Gonzalez advances to third.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Gonzalez scores.
1B Pete Ward:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Atlanta, top of 4th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
1B Frank Howard:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Johnny Romano:
SINGLES to center
SS Denis Menke:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Joe Horlen
RF Mack Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Jim Small:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS Glenn Beckert:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C J.c. Martin:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Atlanta, top of 5th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
3B Tommy Harper:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Joe Horlen:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Tex Nelson:
SINGLES to right
CF Matty Alou:
SINGLES down the right field line.
T. Nelson to second.
Nelson tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Felipe Alou:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Joe Horlen
P Joe Niekro:
SINGLES to right
CF Tony Gonzalez:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Niekro to third.
3B Don Demeter:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Niekro tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Pete Ward:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 1
Batting: Atlanta, top of 6th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
1B Frank Howard:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Andy Carey:
Strikes out swinging.
C Johnny Romano:
SINGLES to short left-center.
SS Denis Menke:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (465 feet)
3B Tommy Harper:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Joe Horlen
RF Mack Jones:
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Jim Small:
SINGLES to left
SS Glenn Beckert:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Small out at 2nd base.
C J.c. Martin:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3
Batting: Atlanta, top of 7th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
P Joe Horlen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Tex Nelson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Matty Alou:
SINGLES to center
RF Felipe Alou:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Joe Horlen
P Joe Niekro:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Tony Gonzalez:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
3B Don Demeter:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3
Batting: Atlanta, top of 8th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
1B Frank Howard:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Andy Carey:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
C Johnny Romano:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Joe Horlen
1B Pete Ward:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (392 feet)
RF Mack Jones:
Base on balls.
LF Jim Small:
Flies out to deep center field.
PH Tony Kubek:
Flies out to short left-center.
C J.c. Martin:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Jones scores.
P Joe Niekro:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 3
Batting: Atlanta, top of 9th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
SS Denis Menke:
New SS: Tony Kubek.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Tommy Harper:
Base on balls.
PH John Bateman:
Flies out to deep right-center.
LF Tex Nelson:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
T. Harper to second.
T. Harper to third.
CF Matty Alou:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 3
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 3
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