Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 7
Played on Tuesday, April 15, 1975 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 ATL N 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 x - 6 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 Cruz rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 May c 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 7 1 3 2 24 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. May-Andrews. E: Cosgrove (1). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (3,off Niekro). HR: Cruz (2,1st inning off Niekro 0 on 1 out). SH: Rader (1,off Niekro). GDP: Richard (1,off Niekro); Cruz (2,off Niekro); Batista (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 6.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 Perez 2b 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 5 Evans 3b 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 Lum 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 9 0 Baker rf 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Correll c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 Niekro p 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 29 6 7 6 3 11 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 3. Evans-Perez-Lum, Perez-Blanks-Lum, Perez-Blanks-Lum. E: Evans (3). BATTING - HR: Evans (3,1st inning off Richard 1 on 1 out). SF: Baker (2,off Cosgrove). HBP: Evans (1,by Richard). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Lum (1,2nd base by Richard/May).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(0-1) 4 6 5 5 2 7 1 20 Cosgrove 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Scherman 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 8 7 6 6 3 11 1 34 HBP: Richard (1,Evans).
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(1-1) 9 7 1 1 3 2 1 34 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 12774 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Andrews 2b Garr lf 2. Cruz rf Perez 2b 3. Cedeno cf Evans 3b 4. May c Lum 1b 5. Watson lf Baker rf 6. Johnson 1b Office cf 7. Rader 3b Correll c 8. Metzger ss Blanks ss 9. Richard p Niekro p ASTROS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz homered; Cedeno doubled; May flied out to right [Cedeno to third]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Perez struck out; Evans homered [Garr scored]; Lum singled; Baker struck out while Lum was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson singled to left; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Johnson to second]; Metzger singled to left [Johnson to third]; Richard grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Office grounded out (second to first); Correll flied out to center; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews flied out to right; Cruz popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cedeno singled to left; May grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to right; Garr singled to right [Niekro to second]; Perez walked [Niekro to third, Garr to second]; Evans was hit by a pitch [Niekro scored, Garr to third, Perez to second]; Lum struck out; Baker singled [Garr scored, Perez scored, Evans to second]; Office struck out; Correll struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; Johnson flied out to center; Rader reached on an error by Evans; Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 4TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro singled to shortstop; Garr struck out; Perez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. ASTROS 5TH: EASLER BATTED FOR RICHARD; Easler grounded out (second to first); Andrews walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 5TH: COSGROVE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Evans walked; Lum singled to right [Evans to third]; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored, Lum to second]; Office struck out; Lum was picked off second but was safe on an error by Cosgrove [Lum to third]; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to right; May walked; Watson lined to left; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 6TH: Blanks popped to first in foul territory; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 7TH: Rader singled to left; Metzger popped to shortstop; BATISTA BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Batista grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED BATISTA (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Evans flied out to center; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 8TH: Andrews walked; Cruz forced Andrews (shortstop to second); Cedeno flied out to center; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: Baker flied out to right; Office struck out; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to left; Johnson singled to left [Johnson out at second (left to second)]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 7 1 6 Braves 6 7 1 4
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