Final
ATL 5 — HOU 2
5/4/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196805040
Complete available game record for ATL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Davis | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Alou | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Jackson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tito Francona | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deron Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Valdespino | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clete Boyer | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Tillman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Felix Millan | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Murrell | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal King | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Reed | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 8.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0-0 |
| Ron Reed | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Buzhardt | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Hal King | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Aaron | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Alou | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Tillman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clete Boyer | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Millan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Valdespino | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Reed | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sonny Jackson | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Deron Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 99 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 99 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | PB.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 99/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | E5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | FC/BG.3XH(12);1-2;B-1 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | FC.1-2;B-1 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | 4(B)3(1)/DP | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 99 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D9.2-H | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | S.1X2(96) | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | IW | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | FC/SH.1-3(E1/TH);B-2 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99/P | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 99/SF.3-H(UR) | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S.2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D.3-H;2-H;1-H | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | IW | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 99 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 5–2 |