Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 147
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1976 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 ATL N 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 Cabell 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herrmann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Johnson c,1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 2 Javier lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Howe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 5 3 4 5 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Taveras-Andrews-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Cruz (21,off Autry); Watson (29,off Devine). HR: Cedeno (18,1st inning off Autry 0 on 2 out); Cruz (4,4th inning off Autry 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (51,2nd base off Autry/Murphy); Cabell (31,2nd base off Autry/Murphy). CS: Cedeno (14,2nd base by Autry/Murphy).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 6 3 Gilbreath 2b 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 Chaney ph,2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 9 0 Henderson cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Wynn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Asselstine rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Murphy c 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 Belloir ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Autry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moore ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 4 7 4 3 6 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Royster (11,off McLaughlin). HR: Montanez (9,3rd inning off McLaughlin 2 on 0 out). SH: Royster (13,off Sosa). HBP: Gilbreath (4,by McLaughlin); Moore (1,by Sosa). GDP: Montanez (26,off Sambito). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Gilbreath (7,2nd base off McLaughlin/Johnson); May (3,2nd base off Niekro/Johnson). CS: Henderson (7,2nd base by McLaughlin/Johnson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McLaughlin L(3-4) 4 5 4 4 1 4 1 18 Niekro 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 Sosa 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Sambito 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 8 7 4 4 3 6 1 34 HBP: McLaughlin (2,Gilbreath); Sosa (2,Moore). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Autry W(1-0) 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 21 Leon 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 Devine SV(7) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 5 2 35 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 970 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Taveras ss Royster 3b 2. Cabell 3b Gilbreath 2b 3. Cedeno cf Montanez 1b 4. Watson 1b Henderson cf 5. Cruz rf May lf 6. Johnson c Asselstine rf 7. Javier lf Murphy c 8. Andrews 2b Belloir ss 9. McLaughlin p Autry p ASTROS 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Debut game for Al Autry; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno homered; Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Gilbreath walked; Gilbreath stole second; Montanez struck out; Henderson singled [Gilbreath scored]; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled; Johnson walked; Javier struck out; Andrews made an out to third; McLaughlin forced Cruz (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: May singled; Asselstine singled [May to second]; Murphy flied out to left; Belloir made an out to first; Autry flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Taveras flied out to right; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Royster doubled; Gilbreath was hit by a pitch; Montanez homered [Royster scored, Gilbreath scored]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Asselstine flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 4. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz homered; Johnson struck out; Javier made an out to third; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Belloir struck out; Autry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. ASTROS 5TH: GROSS BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Gross made an out to third; Taveras grounded out (catcher to first); Cabell walked; Cabell stole second; Cedeno singled [Cabell scored]; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: NIEKRO REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Royster flied out to right; CHANEY BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Chaney singled; Montanez forced Chaney (second to shortstop); Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. ASTROS 6TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LEON REPLACED AUTRY (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Johnson struck out; Javier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: May singled; May stole second; Asselstine grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out (catcher to first); Belloir made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. ASTROS 7TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Boswell made an out to catcher; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); MOORE BATTED FOR LEON; Moore was hit by a pitch; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Moore to second]; Chaney walked; SAMBITO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Montanez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. ASTROS 8TH: DEVINE REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson doubled; MILBOURNE RAN FOR WATSON; Cruz made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: HERRMANN REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING C ); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to center; Asselstine walked; Murphy forced Asselstine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. ASTROS 9TH: WYNN REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); Johnson grounded out (third to first); Javier grounded out (first unassisted); HOWE BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Howe made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 5 0 5 Braves 4 7 0 6
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