Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 30, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 11, Atlanta Braves 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 6 2 2 1
Menke 2b 5 1 3 3
Staub 1b 3 1 1 0
Thomas rf 4 2 3 3
Wynn lf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 3
Bateman c 5 1 1 0
Torres ss 5 1 2 1
Cuellar p 5 2 2 0
Totals 40 11 15 11
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0
Aaron H. rf 3 0 1 0
  Lum rf 1 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 1 0
Aaron T. lf 4 0 0 0
Tillman c 3 0 0 0
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
Woodward ss 4 0 1 0
Reed p 1 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
  Martinez c 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
Houston 012 402 02011150
Atlanta 000 000 000072
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  W (3-1) 9.0 7 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
2
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (6-1) 3.0 6 5 5 1 1
  Britton   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Upshaw   2.2 4 2 2 1 3
  Guinn   3.0 2 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
15
11
11
5
7

  E–T Aaron (2), Tillman (4).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Cuellar (1,off Reed); Menke (4,off Reed); Bateman (4,off Reed).  SF–Thomas (1,off Reed).  IBB–Staub (7,by Upshaw).  Team LOB–8.  SB–Thomas (1,2nd base off Reed/Tillman).  WP–Guinn (1).  IBB–Upshaw (2,Staub).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:40.  A–14,145.
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