Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 79
Played on Tuesday, July 2, 1974 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 5 13 1 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf,lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Metzger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Milbourne ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 8 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 Watson lf,1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 L. May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Gallagher pr,rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 M. May c 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Helms 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 Osteen p 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 13 4 2 4 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-Milbourne-Watson. E: Helms (3). BATTING - 2B: Rader (14,off Harrison); Osteen (4,off Harrison); M. May (5,off Krausse). SH: Gross (4,off Harrison); Osteen (2,off House). GDP: Rader (8,off Harrison). Team LOB: 9.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Robinson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Garr rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Aaron lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 Baker cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Evans 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 Perez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 Correll c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Harrison p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 J. Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 6 0 2 2 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Evans-Perez-Johnson. E: Garr (4). BATTING - GDP: Garr (4,off Osteen). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Osteen W(7-7) 9 6 1 0 2 2 0 34
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harrison L(6-10) 5.2 10 4 4 2 1 0 28 J. Niekro 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Krausse 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 House 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 9 13 5 4 2 4 0 41 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Niekro 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 6109 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Gross rf Robinson ss 2. Metzger ss Garr rf 3. Cedeno cf Aaron lf 4. Watson lf Johnson 1b 5. L. May 1b Baker cf 6. M. May c Evans 3b 7. Rader 3b Perez 2b 8. Helms 2b Correll c 9. Osteen p Harrison p ASTROS 1ST: 14 minute rain delay before start of game; Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: MILBOURNE REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING SS); Robinson grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: L. May flied out to right; M. May flied out to center; Rader doubled; Helms made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker made an out to first; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Osteen singled; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Osteen to second]; Milbourne flied out to left; Cedeno made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll flied out to left; Harrison made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson made an out to second; L. May grounded out (third to first); M. May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Robinson made an out to first; Garr struck out; Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader struck out; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Osteen doubled; Gross walked; Milbourne singled [Osteen scored, Gross to second]; Cedeno singled [Gross scored, Milbourne to second]; Watson singled [Milbourne scored, Cedeno to third]; L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Johnson singled; Baker flied out to right; Evans singled [Johnson to second]; Perez forced Evans (shortstop to second) [Johnson to third]; Correll flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: M. May walked; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [M. May out at second]; Helms singled; Osteen singled [Helms to second]; Gross singled [Helms scored, Osteen to second]; J. NIEKRO REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Milbourne struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR J. NIEKRO; Foster walked; Robinson flied out to left; Garr singled [Foster to second]; Aaron forced Garr (shortstop to second) [Foster scored (error by Helms) (unearned) (no RBI), Aaron to second]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Cedeno made an out to second; Watson grounded out (third to first); L. May singled; GALLAGHER RAN FOR L. MAY; M. May doubled to right [Gallagher scored (error by Garr) (unearned)]; Rader struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Baker walked; Evans made an out to second; Perez singled [Baker to second]; Correll flied out to center; MURRELL BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Murrell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Helms singled; Osteen out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Helms to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first) [Helms to third]; Milbourne flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Robinson singled; Garr grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Robinson out at second]; Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson flied out to right; Gallagher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 13 1 9 Braves 1 6 1 6
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