Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Regular Season Game 162
Played on Sunday, September 30, 1973 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0 ATL N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 Watson lf 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 Rader 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 May 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 8 1 Helms 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 4 Jutze c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Roberts p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 36 5 11 4 2 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 3. May-Metzger, Helms-Metzger, Metzger-Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: Gross (2,off Ford); Rader (26,off Leon). HR: Cedeno (25,1st inning off Ford 0 on 2 out). HBP: Cedeno (7,by Devine). GDP: Jutze (14,off Devine). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno 2 (56,2nd base off Closter/Velazquez,2nd base off Devine/Casanova). CS: Cedeno 2 (15,3rd base by Closter/Velazquez,3rd base by Devine/Casanova).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Perez ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Lum rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 Aaron lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 Baker cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Dietz 1b 2 0 1 1 1 1 13 2 Velazquez c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Neibauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Closter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Casanova ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Totals 31 3 8 3 3 4 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Johnson-Perez-Dietz. E: Johnson (30). BATTING - 2B: Lum 2 (26,off Roberts 2). 3B: Baker (4,off Wilson). SF: Dietz (2,off Wilson). GDP: Lum (3,off Roberts); Baker (14,off Roberts). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts W(17-11) 6 6 2 2 3 2 0 24 Wilson SV(2) 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 11 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 4 0 35
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ford L(1-2) 1.2 5 3 3 0 0 1 10 Neibauer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Closter 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 8 Leon 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 14 Devine 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 11 5 4 2 3 1 39 HBP: Devine (2,Cedeno). Inherited Runners - Scored: Neibauer 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 40517 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Gross rf Perez ss 2. Metzger ss Lum rf 3. Cedeno cf Evans 3b 4. Watson lf Aaron lf 5. Rader 3b Baker cf 6. May 1b Johnson 2b 7. Helms 2b Dietz 1b 8. Jutze c Velazquez c 9. Roberts p Ford p ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno homered; Watson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum doubled; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Lum to third]; Aaron singled [Lum scored]; Baker walked [Aaron to second]; Johnson forced Baker (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 2ND: Rader singled; May singled [Rader to third]; Helms grounded out (third to first) [May to second, Rader scored]; Jutze grounded out (third to first); Roberts singled [May scored]; Gross doubled [Roberts to third]; NEIBAUER REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Metzger flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Dietz struck out; Velazquez flied out to center; BROWN BATTED FOR NEIBAUER; Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: CLOSTER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Watson to second]; Rader flied out to left; May singled [Watson scored]; Helms flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Perez walked; Lum grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Perez out at second]; Evans made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Jutze grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts made an out to first; Gross made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Aaron singled; Baker struck out; Johnson made an out to first; Dietz walked [Aaron to second]; Velazquez singled [Dietz to second, Aaron scored]; CASANOVA BATTED FOR CLOSTER; Casanova forced Velazquez (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2. ASTROS 5TH: CASANOVA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LEON REPLACED VELAZQUEZ (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck out; Watson walked; Rader singled [Watson to second]; May reached on an error by Johnson [Rader to second, Watson scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Helms grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Lum doubled; Evans hit into a double play (second to shortstop) [Lum out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Jutze singled; Roberts made an out to catcher; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jutze to second]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Aaron singled; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aaron out at second]; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader doubled; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: WILSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Dietz singled; JACKSON BATTED FOR LEON; Jackson forced Dietz (second to shortstop); Casanova made an out to second; Perez grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. ASTROS 8TH: DEVINE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Helms singled; Jutze grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Helms out at second]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: Lum made an out to first; Evans struck out; Aaron made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. ASTROS 9TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cedeno stole second; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: Baker tripled; Johnson made an out to second; Dietz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baker scored]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR DEVINE; Tepedino struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 11 0 7 Braves 3 8 1 5
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