Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 15
Played on Saturday, April 20, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 2 HOU N 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 5 0 Lum 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 9 0 Evans 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 Baker rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 Foster pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Oates c 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 Robinson ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reed p 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 Totals 37 4 9 4 4 6 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Foster-Lum. E: Evans (2), Robinson (3). BATTING - 2B: Office (2,off Dierker); Garr 2 (4,off Dierker,off Forsch). HR: Lum (3,4th inning off Dierker 2 on 2 out). IBB: Oates (2,by Dierker). Team LOB: 10.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf,lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Watson lf,1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 L. May 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Rader 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 C. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 27 6 BATTING - 2B: L. May (2,off Reed); Helms (4,off Reed). SF: L. May (2,off Reed). GDP: M. May (1,off Reed). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (9,2nd base off Reed/Oates).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reed W(3-1) 9 7 3 2 2 6 0 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker 7 7 3 3 2 5 1 30 Forsch L(0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 Scherman 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 6 1 41 IBB: Dierker (1,Oates). Inherited Runners - Scored: Scherman 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 22321 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Garr lf Gross rf 2. Lum 1b Metzger ss 3. Evans 3b Cedeno cf 4. Baker rf Watson lf 5. Johnson 2b L. May 1b 6. Office cf M. May c 7. Oates c Rader 3b 8. Robinson ss Helms 2b 9. Reed p Dierker p BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum flied out to center; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Metzger struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled; Johnson forced Baker (pitcher to shortstop); Office doubled [Johnson to third]; Oates was walked intentionally; Robinson struck out; Reed struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; L. May doubled [Watson scored]; M. May singled [L. May to third]; Rader singled [L. May scored, M. May to second]; M. May was picked off second; Helms made an out to third; Dierker grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled; Lum singled [Garr to second]; Evans struck out; Baker walked [Garr to third, Lum to second]; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Office forced Baker (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Gross flied out to left; Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Oates made an out to third; Robinson grounded out (second to first); Reed singled; Garr doubled [Reed to third]; Lum homered [Reed scored, Garr scored]; Evans lined to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Baker flied out to right; Johnson struck out; Office popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled; Helms grounded out (second to first) [Rader to second]; Dierker struck out; Gross reached on an error by Robinson [Rader to third, Gross to first]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Oates flied out to center; Robinson flied out to right; Reed grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno reached on an error by Evans [Cedeno to first]; Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out (catcher to first) [Cedeno to third]; L. May hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; M. May flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Garr flied out to left; Lum lined to left; Evans made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Rader made an out to second; Helms doubled; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR DIERKER; Gallagher struck out; Gross walked; Metzger singled [Milbourne to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FORSCH REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson singled; FOSTER RAN FOR JOHNSON; Office forced Foster (second to shortstop); Oates lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Watson singled; L. May flied out to center; M. May grounded into a double play (second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: MILLER BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Miller grounded out (second to first); Reed walked; Garr doubled [Reed scored]; GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SCHERMAN REPLACED L. MAY (PITCHING); BROWN REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING RF); Lum reached on a fielder's choice [Garr to third]; Evans struck out; Baker walked [Lum to second]; Foster flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: PEREZ REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING SS); Rader struck out; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; C. Johnson flied out to left; Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 4 9 2 10 Astros 3 7 0 6
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