GAME LOG Atlanta @ Houston
Friday, 9/22/1968
Batting: Atlanta, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Ray
LF Bob Speake:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Matty Alou:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
RF Felipe Alou:
SINGLES to left
1B Frank Howard:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Atlanta 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Gary Kroll
2B Bob Saverine:
Base on balls.
3B Bob Johnson:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
1B Ron Stone:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Atlanta 0
Batting: Atlanta, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Ray
2B Andy Carey:
Flies out to left-center.
C Johnny Romano:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Denis Menke:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Atlanta 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Gary Kroll
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to deep right-center.
RF Brock Davis:
Flies out to right-center.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Atlanta 0
Batting: Atlanta, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Ray
3B Tommy Harper:
Strikes out swinging.
P Gary Kroll:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Bob Speake:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Atlanta 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Gary Kroll
SS Ed Brinkman:
Flies out to shallow right field.
P Jim Ray:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bob Saverine:
Base on balls.
3B Bob Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 0, Atlanta 0
Batting: Atlanta, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
CF Matty Alou:
SINGLES to center
RF Felipe Alou:
SAC BUNT.
Alou advances to second.
1B Frank Howard:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (418 feet)
2B Andy Carey:
Base on balls.
C Johnny Romano:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
A. Carey to third.
SS Denis Menke:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Tommy Harper:
SINGLES to center
A. Carey scores.
J. Romano to third.
J. Romano scores.
P Gary Kroll:
SINGLES to right
T. Harper to second.
T. Harper to third.
LF Bob Speake:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 4, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Gary Kroll
1B Ron Stone:
SINGLES to center
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
CF Al Kaline:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 4, Houston 0
Batting: Atlanta, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
CF Matty Alou:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Felipe Alou:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Frank Howard:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 4, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Gary Kroll
RF Brock Davis:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
C Jerry Grote:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
SS Ed Brinkman:
Base on balls.
P Jim Ray:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 4, Houston 0
Batting: Atlanta, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Johnny Romano:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Denis Menke:
Base on balls.
3B Tommy Harper:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 4, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Gary Kroll
2B Bob Saverine:
Base on balls.
3B Bob Johnson:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (416 feet)
1B Ron Stone:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (394 feet)
LF Tommy Davis:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Brock Davis:
Strikes out looking.
C Jerry Grote:
SINGLES to center
A. Kaline to third.
A. Kaline scores.
SS Ed Brinkman:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 4, Atlanta 4
Batting: Atlanta, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
P Gary Kroll:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
PH Tex Nelson:
SAC BUNT.
Kroll advances to second.
CF Matty Alou:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Felipe Alou:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Houston 4, Atlanta 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Gary Kroll
P Jim Ray:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bob Saverine:
Base on balls.
PH Orlando Cepeda:
Popped out to the shortstop.
PH Tom Haller:
Campaneris steals second.
SINGLES down the third-base line.
B. Campaneris to third.
B. Campaneris scores.
LF Tommy Davis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Atlanta 4
Batting: Atlanta, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
1B Frank Howard:
New 1B: Orlando Cepeda.
New C : Tom Haller.
New 2B: Phil Linz.
New 3B: Ed Brinkman.
Strikes out looking.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Johnny Romano:
Hit by pitch.
SS Denis Menke:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 5, Atlanta 4
Batting: Houston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Gary Kroll
CF Al Kaline:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Brock Davis:
Intentional walk.
New pitcher: Ramon Hernandez.
2B Phil Linz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Davis out at 2nd base.
A. Kaline to third.
3B Ed Brinkman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Linz out at 2nd base.
A. Kaline scores.
PH Bob Oliver:
SINGLES to left
E. Brinkman to second.
SS Bert Campaneris:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Brinkman out at 3rd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Houston 6, Atlanta 4
Batting: Atlanta, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Ray
New pitcher: Nestor Chavez.
3B Tommy Harper:
Hit by pitch.
PH Paul Smith:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
T. Harper to second.
LF Tex Nelson:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Matty Alou:
Popped out to the third baseman.
RF Felipe Alou:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Houston 6, Atlanta 4
Game over. Score: Houston 6, Atlanta 4
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