Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 4
Regular Season Game 110
Played on Wednesday, August 7, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 4 7 0 HOU N 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 6 7 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Perez 2b 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 Evans 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 Baker cf,rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Lum rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Murrell ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 14 0 Robinson ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Oates ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Correll c 3 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 Aaron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Miller ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 4 7 4 4 8 24 13 BATTING - 2B: Correll 2 (4,off Dierker 2). HR: Evans (13,8th inning off Dierker 1 on 1 out); Baker (12,8th inning off Dierker 0 on 1 out). SH: J. Niekro (1,off Dierker). GDP: Lum (7,off Dierker). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Metzger ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 4 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 L. May 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 Howard pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watson lf,1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 Edwards c 3 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 C. Johnson ph,c 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 Helms 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 Dierker p 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 6 7 6 2 6 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. L. May-Metzger-L. May. BATTING - 2B: Rader (21,off J. Niekro); L. May (21,off Leon). HR: C. Johnson (7,8th inning off House 1 on 2 out). SH: Dierker (5,off J. Niekro). HBP: L. May (5,by J. Niekro). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Helms (5,2nd base off Leon/Correll).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP J. Niekro 4 5 3 3 0 3 0 18 Krausse 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Leon L(2-4) 1.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 8 House 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 Totals 8 7 6 6 2 6 1 34 HBP: J. Niekro (2,L. May). Inherited Runners - Scored: House 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker 7.1 7 4 4 3 7 2 31 Scherman W(2-5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Forsch SV(5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 8 2 37 Scherman faced 1 batter in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Jim Quick Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 20338 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Garr lf Gross rf 2. Perez 2b Metzger ss 3. Evans 3b Cedeno cf 4. Baker cf L. May 1b 5. Lum rf Watson lf 6. Johnson 1b Edwards c 7. Robinson ss Rader 3b 8. Correll c Helms 2b 9. J. Niekro p Dierker p BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez struck out; Evans lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Gross to third]; L. May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled to center; Lum grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; Johnson walked; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to right; Edwards singled to right [Watson to second]; Rader doubled [Watson scored, Edwards scored]; Helms flied out to center [Rader to third]; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rader scored]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 3RD: Correll doubled to left; J. Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Correll to third]; Garr flied out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger struck out (catcher to first); Cedeno flied out to right; L. May was hit by a pitch; Watson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Baker flied out to center; Lum lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Edwards struck out (catcher to first); Rader struck out; Helms singled to center; Dierker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 5TH: Johnson singled to center; Robinson struck out; Correll struck out; MILLER BATTED FOR J. NIEKRO; Miller walked [Johnson to second]; Garr lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to right; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Lum walked; Johnson struck out; OATES BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Oates grounded out (second to first) [Lum to second]; Correll doubled to left [Lum scored]; OFFICE BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Office flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: FOSTER REPLACED OATES (PLAYING SS); LEON REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms walked; Helms stole second; Dierker lined to third; Gross lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: Garr singled to center; Perez forced Garr (pitcher to shortstop); Evans homered [Perez scored]; Baker homered; SCHERMAN REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); MURRELL BATTED FOR LUM; Murrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson lined to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MURRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Metzger walked; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first) [Metzger to second]; L. May doubled [Metzger scored]; HOWARD RAN FOR L. MAY; Watson struck out; HOUSE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR EDWARDS; C. Johnson homered [Howard scored]; Rader struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 6. BRAVES 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); C. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Foster walked; FORSCH REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); AARON BATTED FOR CORRELL; Aaron grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foster to second]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR HOUSE; Tepedino struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 4 7 0 6 Astros 6 7 0 4
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