Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
August 23, 1967 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1967 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Martinez ss 3 3 1 1
Francona 1b 4 2 2 4
Aaron rf 5 0 2 4
Torre c 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 0 0
Carty lf 4 1 1 0
  Alou lf 1 0 0 0
Geiger cf 3 0 0 0
Woodward 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lau ph 0 1 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
Carroll p 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 8 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 0 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 2 1
Rader 1b 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 1 1 1
Miller lf 4 0 1 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Brand c 3 1 1 0
Von Hoff p 0 0 0 0
  Eilers p 1 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 1 1 1
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
  Brandt ph 1 0 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  Schneider p 0 0 0 0
  Adlesh ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Atlanta 200 000 250982
Houston 000 021 0003101
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Carroll  W (5-8) 6.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw  SV (5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Von Hoff   1.2 2 2 2 4 2
  Eilers   3.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Sherry  L (1-1) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Dukes   0.2 3 5 5 2 1
  Schneider   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
9
9
7
7

  E–Martinez 2 (4), Morgan (10).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Martinez (2,off Von Hoff); Aaron 2 (25,off Sherry,off Dukes), Houston Miller (8,off Carroll).  3B–Houston Harrison (2,off Carroll).  HR–Atlanta Francona (6,1st inning off Von Hoff 1 on, 0 out), Houston Wynn (30,6th inning off Carroll 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Geiger (3,off Dukes).  HBP–Boyer (2,by Dukes).  IBB–Lau (1,by Dukes).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Geiger (1,2nd base off Von Hoff/Brand); Morgan (18,2nd base off Carroll/Torre).  CS–Jackson (6,2nd base by Hernandez/Torre).  HBP–Dukes (1,Boyer).  IBB–Dukes (1,Lau).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:43.  A–14,595.
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