Houston Astros 15, Atlanta Braves 3
Regular Season Game 119
Played on Monday, August 15, 1977 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 6 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 15 14 4 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 5 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf,cf 3 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 Sperring 2b 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 5 Cedeno cf 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 Gardner rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 3 2 2 2 2 0 9 1 Fuller 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Cruz rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 Howard lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 Howe 3b 4 2 2 4 1 2 0 2 Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Richard p 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Boswell ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Larson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 42 15 14 14 8 6 27 13 FIELDING - E: Sperring (4), Ferguson 2 (10), Metzger (10). BATTING - 2B: Watson (29,off Solomon); Ferguson (17,off Solomon); Metzger (6,off Hargan). 3B: Puhl (1,off Solomon). HR: Sperring (1,1st inning off Capra 1 on 0 out); Howe (8,1st inning off Capra 3 on 1 out); Richard (2,3rd inning off Solomon 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (41,2nd base off Solomon/Nolan).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Office cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 xBonnell 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Paciorek 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Burroughs rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Asselstine rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Matthews lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Nolan c 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 6 Rockett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moore ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Capra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomon p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Royster ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 5 3 6 5 27 8 x - reached first on interference. FIELDING - E: Rockett (14). BATTING - 2B: Bonnell (8,off Larson). SF: Moore (1,off Larson). Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(12-9) 5 1 0 0 4 4 0 21 Larson SV(1) 4 4 3 1 2 1 0 20 Totals 9 5 3 1 6 5 0 41
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Capra L(2-9) 1 3 7 7 4 1 2 10 Solomon 5 9 8 4 3 3 1 28 Hargan 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 Campbell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 14 15 11 8 6 3 50 Capra faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning WP: Solomon (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Solomon 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 5919 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Puhl lf Office cf 2. Sperring 2b Bonnell 3b 3. Cedeno cf Montanez 1b 4. Watson 1b Burroughs rf 5. Cruz rf Matthews lf 6. Ferguson c Nolan c 7. Howe 3b Gilbreath 2b 8. Metzger ss Rockett ss 9. Richard p Capra p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Sperring homered [Puhl scored]; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson walked; Cruz singled [Watson to second]; Ferguson walked [Watson to third, Cruz to second]; Howe homered [Watson scored, Cruz scored, Ferguson scored]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Richard struck out; 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to center; Montanez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Puhl walked; SOLOMON REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Sperring singled [Puhl to third]; Cedeno forced Sperring (shortstop to second) [Puhl scored]; Cedeno stole second; Watson doubled [Cedeno scored]; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Watson to third]; Ferguson doubled [Watson scored]; Howe walked; Metzger forced Howe (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Matthews flied out to right; Nolan grounded out (third to first) [Burroughs to second]; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard homered; Puhl walked; Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno struck out; Watson singled [Puhl scored]; Cruz singled [Watson to second]; Ferguson made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Rockett popped to catcher in foul territory; Solomon grounded out (second to first); Office singled; Bonnell reached on an error by Sperring [Office to second, Bonnell to first]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe struck out; Metzger flied out to center; Richard grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Matthews grounded out (first to pitcher); Nolan walked; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Sperring singled; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); Solomon walked; Office grounded out (pitcher to first) [Solomon to second]; Bonnell walked; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz walked; Ferguson was called out on strikes; Howe singled [Cruz to second]; Metzger reached on an error by Rockett [Cruz to third, Howe to second, Metzger to first]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR RICHARD; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz scored (unearned), Howe to third, Metzger to second]; Puhl tripled [Howe scored (unearned), Metzger scored (unearned)]; Solomon threw a wild pitch [Puhl scored (unearned)]; Sperring flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: LARSON REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted) [Matthews to second]; Gilbreath singled [Matthews to third]; Rockett forced Gilbreath (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: ASSELSTINE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); HARGAN REPLACED ROCKETT (PITCHING); ROYSTER REPLACED SOLOMON (PLAYING SS); Cedeno made an out to second; Watson walked; Cruz flied out to right; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: GARDNER REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING RF); PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); FULLER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); Royster flied out to right; Office struck out; Bonnell reached on catcher's interference by Ferguson; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING 1B); Howe was called out on strikes; Metzger doubled; Larson grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to third]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Asselstine flied out to center; Matthews reached on an error by Metzger [Matthews to first]; Nolan walked [Matthews to second]; Gilbreath walked [Matthews to third, Nolan to second]; MOORE BATTED FOR HARGAN; Moore hit a sacrifice fly to center [Matthews scored (unearned)]; Royster flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Sperring singled; Gardner made an out to third; Fuller flied out to right; Howard made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Office singled; Bonnell doubled [Office scored, Bonnell to third (error by Ferguson)]; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonnell scored (unearned)]; Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 15 14 4 8 Braves 3 5 1 11
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