Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 78
Played on Monday, July 1, 1974 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 13 0 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf,lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 Watson lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Gallagher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 L. May 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 6 2 M. May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Helms 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 Milbourne 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wilson p 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 Totals 37 3 13 3 1 4 27 7 BATTING - 2B: Rader (13,off P. Niekro); Helms (12,off P. Niekro); Wilson (2,off P. Niekro); Watson (9,off Leon). SH: Metzger (10,off P. Niekro); Wilson (4,off Leon). GDP: L. May (8,off P. Niekro); Cedeno (3,off Leon). Team LOB: 10.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Baker rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lum 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 Perez ph,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Johnson 2b,1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Oates c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Robinson ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P. Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Leon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Correll ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 4 3 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Evans-Johnson-Lum, Johnson-Robinson-Lum. E: Robinson (20). BATTING - 2B: Johnson (10,off Wilson). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(4-6) 9 5 0 0 4 3 0 36
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP P. Niekro L(8-7) 3.1 10 2 2 1 1 0 20 Leon 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 13 Frisella 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 9 13 3 3 1 4 0 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Leon 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 7745 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Gross rf Garr lf 2. Metzger ss Evans 3b 3. Cedeno cf Baker rf 4. Watson lf Lum 1b 5. L. May 1b Johnson 2b 6. M. May c Office cf 7. Rader 3b Oates c 8. Helms 2b Robinson ss 9. Wilson p P. Niekro p ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno singled [Gross stayed at second]; Watson singled [Gross to third, Cedeno to second]; L. May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Baker made an out to third; Lum walked [Evans to second]; Johnson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: M. May singled; Rader doubled [M. May to third]; Helms made an out to first; Wilson struck out; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates singled; Robinson flied out to right; P. Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno singled; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to second]; L. May singled [Cedeno to third]; M. May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Garr walked; Evans singled [Garr to third]; Baker flied out to center; Lum flied out to center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms doubled; Wilson doubled [Helms scored]; Gross walked; Metzger singled [Wilson scored, Gross to third]; LEON REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Metzger out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Oates made an out to shortstop; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May struck out; M. May made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Leon flied out to center; Garr singled; Evans made an out to third; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Rader struck out; Helms singled; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson doubled; Office flied out to center; Oates flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno flied out to center; Watson doubled; L. May singled [Watson scored]; M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Robinson walked; MURRELL BATTED FOR LEON; Murrell struck out; Garr forced Robinson (first to shortstop); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Rader flied out to right; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); PEREZ BATTED FOR LUM; Perez struck out (strikeout was charged to Lum); Johnson singled; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 9TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno reached on an error by Robinson [Cedeno to first]; Watson forced Cedeno (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Oates made an out to third; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Tepedino made an out to second; CORRELL BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Correll flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 13 0 10 Braves 0 5 1 9
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