Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 36
Played on Tuesday, May 15, 1973 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oates c 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Aaron lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Jackson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baker cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 Lum 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 11 1 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 Perez ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 P. Niekro p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 32 4 6 3 3 4 27 12 BATTING - 2B: Johnson (5,off Wilson). HR: Baker (6,6th inning off Wilson 2 on 2 out). GDP: P. Niekro (2,off Wilson). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Evans (1,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards). CS: Lum (1,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Agee rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 12 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 Torres 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 0 6 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Helms-May. E: Rader (5). BATTING - Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Agee (1,2nd base off P. Niekro/Oates).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP P. Niekro W(2-1) 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 32
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(3-4) 8 5 3 3 2 4 1 30 York 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 Totals 9 6 4 4 3 4 1 35 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata Ejections: Tommy Helms by Bruce Froemming [Call at 2B] Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 10656 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Garr rf Agee rf 2. Oates c Metzger ss 3. Evans 3b Cedeno cf 4. Aaron lf Watson lf 5. Baker cf May 1b 6. Lum 1b Rader 3b 7. Johnson 2b Edwards c 8. Perez ss Helms 2b 9. P. Niekro p Wilson p BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Oates grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Agee struck out; Metzger singled; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Aaron grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (third to first); Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Johnson flied to left in foul territory; Perez struck out; P. Niekro singled; Garr made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to left; Wilson struck out; Agee singled; Agee stole second; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Oates made an out to third; Evans singled; Aaron made an out to second; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson made an out to shortstop; May made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Johnson doubled; Perez reached on an error by Rader [Johnson to third, Perez to first]; P. Niekro grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards lined to second; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Oates flied out to right; Evans walked; Evans stole second; Aaron walked; Baker homered [Evans scored, Aaron scored]; Lum singled; Lum was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Agee grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Johnson flied out to center; Perez was called out on strikes; P. Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled; Watson struck out; May singled [Cedeno to second]; Rader singled [Cedeno scored, May to second]; Edwards struck out; Helms made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: TORRES REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Oates grounded out (second to first); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR WILSON; Stewart grounded out (second to first); Agee popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: YORK REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Aaron grounded out (third to first); Baker singled; Lum walked [Baker to second]; Johnson grounded out (third to second to first) [Baker scored (no RBI), Lum to second]; Tommy Helms ejected by 2B umpire Bruce Froemming when Froemming ruled Mike Lum safe at 2B because Helms did not touch 2B; Perez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 4 6 0 4 Astros 1 5 1 4
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