Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 69
Played on Friday, June 30, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 - 5 8 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Garr rf,lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 11 0 Carty lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams c 4 2 3 3 0 1 5 0 Lum cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 Perez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Garrido 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Reed p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 34 5 8 5 0 4 27 12 FIELDING - E: Jackson (1), Aaron (10). BATTING - 2B: Williams (13,off Forsch); Garr (6,off Culver). HR: Williams 2 (9,5th inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out,9th inning off Culver 1 on 1 out); Lum (2,5th inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 2.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Wynn rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 Watson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Rader 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 Forsch p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 7 2 0 5 27 14 BATTING - HR: Watson (11,5th inning off Reed 0 on 0 out); Wynn (12,8th inning off Reed 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Rader (3,2nd base off Reed/Williams).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reed W(6-8) 9 7 2 2 0 5 2 35
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch 7 5 2 2 0 3 2 25 Culver L(3-1) 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 7 Gladding 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 8 5 5 0 4 3 34 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 24963 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Jackson 3b Metzger ss 2. Garr rf Cedeno cf 3. Aaron 1b Wynn rf 4. Carty lf May 1b 5. Williams c Watson lf 6. Lum cf Rader 3b 7. Perez ss Edwards c 8. Garrido 2b Helms 2b 9. Reed p Forsch p BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); Aaron made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Williams struck out; Lum singled; Perez forced Lum (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Rader popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Garrido made an out to first; Reed struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch reached on an error by Aaron [Forsch to first]; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Garr flied out to left; Aaron popped to third in foul territory; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Williams homered; Lum homered; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrido lined to third; Reed struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson homered; Rader singled; Rader stole second; Edwards popped to third in foul territory; Helms grounded out (third to first); Forsch singled [Rader to third]; Metzger forced Forsch (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 6TH: Jackson flied out to left; Garr grounded out (second to first); Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: Carty flied out to right; Williams doubled; Lum singled to right [Williams to third, Lum out at second (right to first)]; Perez made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled; Rader flied out to center; Edwards popped to third in foul territory; Helms singled [Watson to third]; STEWART BATTED FOR FORSCH; Stewart flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: CULVER REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Garrido flied out to right; Reed grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger made an out to third; Cedeno struck out; Wynn homered; May lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: Garr doubled; Aaron singled [Garr scored]; Carty struck out; Williams homered [Aaron scored]; GLADDING REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Lum grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader singled to third [Rader to second (error by Jackson)]; Edwards made an out to second; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 5 8 2 2 Astros 2 7 0 6
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