GAME LOG Atlanta @ Pittsburgh
Sunday, 4/16/1968
Batting: Atlanta, top of 1st.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
3B Tommy Harper:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Matty Alou:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Frank Howard:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Atlanta 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Brewer
3B Julian Javier:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Jim Small:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Felix Mantilla:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (467 feet)
1B Don Demeter:
Flies out to deep center field.
RF Curt Flood:
SINGLES to right
SS Davey Johnson:
Base on balls.
C. Flood to second.
LF Manny Mota:
SINGLES to left
C. Flood to third.
D. Johnson to second.
C. Flood scores.
C J.c. Martin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 0
Batting: Atlanta, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
RF Felipe Alou:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Johnny Romano:
Strikes out looking.
LF Bob Speake:
Hit by pitch.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Brewer
P Joe Niekro:
SINGLES to right
3B Julian Javier:
Niekro caught stealing at second.
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
CF Jim Small:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 0
Batting: Atlanta, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
SS Jim Davenport:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Jim Brewer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Tommy Harper:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Brewer
2B Felix Mantilla:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Don Demeter:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (444 feet)
RF Curt Flood:
Popped out to the third baseman.
SS Davey Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 0
Batting: Atlanta, top of 4th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
CF Matty Alou:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Frank Howard:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Felipe Alou:
SINGLES to left
M. Alou to third.
Alou tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Johnny Romano:
Grounded into double play, U6-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Brewer
LF Manny Mota:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C J.c. Martin:
Bunted into fielders choice, Mota out at third.
P Joe Niekro:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Julian Javier:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Atlanta, top of 5th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
LF Bob Speake:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Jim Davenport:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Brewer
CF Jim Small:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Felix Mantilla:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Don Demeter:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Atlanta, top of 6th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
P Jim Brewer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Tommy Harper:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Matty Alou:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Brewer
RF Curt Flood:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Davey Johnson:
Base on balls.
LF Manny Mota:
SINGLES to left
D. Johnson to second.
New pitcher: Dick Lines.
C J.c. Martin:
Flies out down the right field line.
P Joe Niekro:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
D. Johnson to third.
M. Mota to second.
3B Julian Javier:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Johnson scores.
M. Mota scores.
J. Niekro scores.
CF Jim Small:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 1
Batting: Atlanta, top of 7th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
1B Frank Howard:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Felipe Alou:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Johnny Romano:
SINGLES to left
F. Alou to second.
LF Bob Speake:
Base on balls.
F. Alou to third.
J. Romano to second.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Speake out at 2nd base.
F. Alou scores.
J. Romano to third.
SS Jim Davenport:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (466 feet)
PH John Bateman:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Tex Nelson:
SINGLES to right
J. Bateman to second.
J. Bateman to third.
CF Matty Alou:
Wild pitch.
J. Bateman scores.
T. Nelson to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Lines
New pitcher: Fred Gladding.
2B Felix Mantilla:
New 3B: Denis Menke.
Flies out to shallow right field.
1B Don Demeter:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Curt Flood:
Base on balls.
PH Pete Ward:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 6
Batting: Atlanta, top of 8th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
1B Frank Howard:
New SS: Tony Kubek.
New 1B: Pete Ward.
Popped out to the shortstop.
RF Felipe Alou:
Lines out to the second baseman.
C Johnny Romano:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Fred Gladding
LF Manny Mota:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C J.c. Martin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Joe Niekro:
SINGLES to center
New pitcher: Ramon Hernandez.
3B Julian Javier:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 6
Batting: Atlanta, top of 9th.
Pitching: Joe Niekro
LF Bob Speake:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Andy Carey:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
SS Jim Davenport:
SINGLES to short left-center.
A. Carey to third.
PH Paul Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Tex Nelson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 6
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 7, Atlanta 6
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