Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 156
Played on Saturday, September 22, 1973 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Perez ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 Evans 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 Aaron lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 Tepedino 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Baker cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 Lum 1b,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 Casanova c 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Morton p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 33 4 7 4 2 3 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Perez-Johnson-Tepedino. E: Perez 2 (24). BATTING - HR: Casanova (7,3rd inning off Roberts 0 on 1 out); Aaron (39,6th inning off Roberts 2 on 0 out). GDP: Evans (8,off Forsch). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Garr (35,2nd base off Roberts/Jutze).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gallagher rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Metzger ss 4 0 2 2 0 1 4 7 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Watson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 Helms 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Jutze c 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 0 1 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-Metzger-May. BATTING - 2B: Metzger (10,off Morton). 3B: Metzger (14,off Morton). SH: Roberts (11,off Morton). HBP: Watson (4,by Morton). GDP: Watson (17,off Morton). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (51,2nd base off Morton/Casanova).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Morton W(14-10) 9 8 2 2 0 1 0 37 HBP: Morton (4,Watson).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts L(15-11) 7 7 4 4 0 2 2 28 Forsch 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 3 2 35 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 16020 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Garr rf Gallagher rf 2. Perez ss Metzger ss 3. Evans 3b Cedeno cf 4. Aaron lf Watson lf 5. Baker cf Rader 3b 6. Johnson 2b May 1b 7. Lum 1b Helms 2b 8. Casanova c Jutze c 9. Morton p Roberts p BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out to right; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson was hit by a pitch; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Helms flied out to right; Jutze grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Casanova homered; Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr singled; Garr stole second; Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts flied out to center; Gallagher lined to first; Metzger doubled; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker singled; Johnson singled [Baker to third]; Lum forced Johnson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to right; May singled; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Casanova made an out to shortstop; Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Jutze singled; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Jutze to second]; Gallagher singled [Jutze to third]; Metzger tripled [Jutze scored, Gallagher scored]; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Perez singled; Evans singled [Perez to second]; Aaron homered [Perez scored, Evans scored]; Baker flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; Lum made an out to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Rader made an out to third; May grounded out (third to first); Helms singled; Jutze grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Casanova popped to first in foul territory; Morton struck out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: GROSS BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gross grounded out (second to first); Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Perez walked; Evans grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; Aaron popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: TEPEDINO REPLACED AARON (PLAYING 1B); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cedeno reached on an error by Perez [Cedeno to first]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: Baker was called out on strikes; Johnson walked; Lum flied out to right; Casanova forced Johnson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: May made an out to first; Helms singled; Jutze reached on an error by Perez [Helms to second, Jutze to first]; STEWART BATTED FOR FORSCH; Stewart made an out to shortstop; Gallagher made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 4 7 2 4 Astros 2 8 0 8
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