Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Regular Season Game 71
Played on Sunday, July 2, 1972 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 8 5 HOU N 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 5 6 2
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Perez ss 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 Garr rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Aaron 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 8 2 Carty lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Brown lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 Williams 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Lum cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Casanova c 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 0 Garrido 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 Schueler p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Jackson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jarvis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 8 4 3 11 24 11 FIELDING - E: Perez (14), Aaron (11), Brown 2 (5), Casanova (3). BATTING - 2B: Brown (2,off Griffin). HR: Aaron (16,1st inning off Roberts 1 on 1 out). SH: Perez (2,off Roberts). HBP: Garr (3,by Griffin). GDP: Aaron (8,off Roberts). Team LOB: 9.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Watson lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Rader 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards c 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 Alou ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Howard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Helms 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 Roberts p 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 Fenwick pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 5 6 5 4 4 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Helms-May. E: Metzger (12), Rader (5). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (16,off Schueler); Helms (7,off Schueler). HR: Roberts (2,2nd inning off Schueler 1 on 1 out). SH: Metzger (4,off Jarvis). SF: Rader (4,off Schueler); Cedeno (2,off Jarvis); Helms (3,off Hoerner). IBB: Alou (3,by Hoerner). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Alou (1,Home by Hoerner/Casanova).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Schueler 6 5 3 2 3 3 1 26 Jarvis L(6-4) 1.1 1 2 0 0 1 0 7 Hoerner 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 8 6 5 2 4 4 1 35 WP: Jarvis (3). IBB: Hoerner (6,Alou). Inherited Runners - Scored: Hoerner 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts 7 6 3 2 2 8 1 30 Griffin W(3-2) 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 10 Totals 9 8 4 3 3 11 1 40 WP: Roberts 2 (7). HBP: Griffin (1,Garr). Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 27150 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Perez ss Metzger ss 2. Garr rf Cedeno cf 3. Aaron 1b Watson lf 4. Carty lf May 1b 5. Williams 3b Rader 3b 6. Lum cf Miller rf 7. Casanova c Edwards c 8. Garrido 2b Helms 2b 9. Schueler p Roberts p BRAVES 1ST: Perez singled; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Garr struck out; Aaron homered [Perez scored]; Carty walked; Williams flied out to center; Lum walked [Carty to second]; Casanova struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno doubled; Watson walked; May reached on an error by Perez [Cedeno to third, Watson to second, May to first]; Casanova dropped a foul fly hit by Rader for an error; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Miller forced May (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 2ND: Garrido singled; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Garrido to second]; Schueler struck out; Perez was called out on strikes; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Edwards walked; Helms was called out on strikes; Roberts homered [Edwards scored]; Metzger walked; Cedeno forced Metzger (third to second); Cedeno was picked off first (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 3RD: Aaron lined to second; Carty struck out; Williams reached on an error by Metzger [Williams to first]; Lum forced Williams (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Watson struck out; May made an out to shortstop; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 4TH: Casanova flied out to left; Garrido grounded out (third to first); Schueler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards made an out to shortstop; Helms doubled; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 5TH: Perez singled; Garr flied out to left; Aaron grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled; May singled [Watson to second]; Rader forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 6TH: Brown struck out; Williams struck out; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Casanova singled; Garrido reached on an error by Rader [Casanova to second, Garrido to first]; JACKSON BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Jackson singled [Casanova scored (unearned), Garrido to second]; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garrido to third, Jackson to second]; Garr reached on a fielder's choice [Garrido out at home (shortstop to catcher), Jackson to third]; Aaron forced Garr (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: JARVIS REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Roberts struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; FENWICK RAN FOR ROBERTS; Metzger reached on an error by Aaron on a sacrifice bunt [Fenwick to third, Metzger to second]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Fenwick scored (unearned)]; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to third]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 4. BRAVES 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED FENWICK (PITCHING); Brown doubled; Williams grounded out (third to first); Lum flied out to left; Casanova singled [Brown scored]; Garrido was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Rader singled to left [Rader to second (error by Brown)]; Miller grounded out (first unassisted) [Rader to third]; HOERNER REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Alou was walked intentionally; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rader scored (unearned), Alou to third (error by Brown)]; Alou was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 5. BRAVES 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING C ); BREAZEALE BATTED FOR HOERNER; Breazeale made an out to shortstop; Perez walked; Garr was hit by a pitch [Perez to second]; Aaron struck out; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 4 8 5 9 Astros 5 6 2 6
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