Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 27
Played on Wednesday, May 17, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3 x - 9 12 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Garr lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 Aaron rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 Baker cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Williams c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Reed p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neibauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 4 0 1 4 24 9 FIELDING - E: Perez (6). BATTING - GDP: Williams (2,off Dierker). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Garr 2 (7,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards 2).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 May 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 Stewart ph,1b 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 Watson lf 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 Edwards c 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 Rader 3b 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 5 Fenwick 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 Dierker p 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 37 9 12 8 6 5 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Fenwick-May. E: Cedeno (2). BATTING - 2B: Watson (3,off Reed); Rader (5,off Reed); Fenwick (2,off Reed). 3B: Stewart (2,off Reed). HR: Rader (3,8th inning off Neibauer 2 on 2 out). HBP: Metzger (1,by Reed). IBB: Fenwick (1,by Reed). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (2,2nd base off Reed/Williams); Cedeno (10,2nd base off Reed/Williams).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reed L(1-5) 6.2 9 6 5 5 5 0 36 Stone 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Neibauer 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 6 Totals 8 12 9 8 6 5 1 44 WP: Reed 2 (3). HBP: Reed (3,Metzger). IBB: Reed (2,Fenwick). Inherited Runners - Scored: Stone 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(3-2) 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 31 Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 15823 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Millan 2b Metzger ss 2. Garr lf Cedeno cf 3. Aaron rf Wynn rf 4. Cepeda 1b May 1b 5. Baker cf Watson lf 6. Williams c Edwards c 7. Evans 3b Rader 3b 8. Perez ss Fenwick 2b 9. Reed p Dierker p BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled; Garr stole second; Aaron struck out; Cepeda walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Edwards flied out to left; Rader lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Reed was called out on strikes; Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled; Garr stole second; Aaron grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Fenwick grounded out (third to first); Dierker singled; Metzger singled [Dierker to second]; Reed threw a wild pitch [Dierker to third, Metzger to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda flied out to center; Baker singled; Williams grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: May walked; Watson walked [May to second]; Edwards flied out to right; Rader grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [May to third, Watson to second]; Fenwick was walked intentionally; Reed threw a wild pitch [May scored, Watson to third, Fenwick to second]; Dierker grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Perez flied out to center; Reed flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Wynn struck out; STEWART BATTED FOR MAY; Stewart grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 6TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson doubled; Edwards walked; Rader singled [Watson to third, Edwards to second]; Fenwick made an out to second; Dierker was called out on strikes; Metzger was hit by a pitch [Watson scored, Edwards to third, Rader to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker struck out; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Stewart tripled; Watson struck out; Edwards singled [Stewart scored]; Rader doubled [Edwards scored]; Fenwick doubled [Rader scored]; Dierker reached on an error by Perez [Dierker to first, Fenwick stayed at second]; STONE REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Metzger singled [Fenwick scored (unearned), Dierker to second]; Cedeno forced Metzger (third to second); 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. BRAVES 8TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Perez flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR STONE; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Wynn made an out to first; Stewart singled; Watson walked [Stewart to second]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stewart to third, Watson to second]; Rader homered [Stewart scored, Watson scored]; Fenwick lined to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 9. BRAVES 9TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to center [Garr to second (error by Cedeno)]; Aaron made an out to shortstop; Cepeda flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 0 4 1 4 Astros 9 12 1 11
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