4/18/67: Stros outslug, hold off Braves, 7-6

HOU (4-3) 7-14-1 ATL (2-5) 6-11-0 WP-Larry Dierker (2-0) LP-Tony Cloninger (0-2) SV-Claude Raymond (1)

Astros: Broke 4-4 tie with 3 runs in the top of the 8th.

Braves: Rallied to score 2 runs in 9th but tying run left stranded at 3rd.

Astro hitting stars: Jim Landis, homer, 2 doubles. Jimmy Wynn, 2 doubles, 2 runs scored. Bob Aspromonte, 3 singles.

Brave bashers: Felipe Alou, double, single, triple, 3 runs scored. Henry Aaron, solo homer (3).

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