Atlanta Braves 1, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 151
Played on Friday, September 20, 1974 (N) at Astrodome

ATL N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Office cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Perez 2b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Evans 3b                      2   0   0   0       2   1       2   1
Baker rf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Lum lf                        3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Tepedino 1b                   4   0   2   0       0   1       7   1
Correll c                     3   1   0   0       0   2       6   3
Robinson ss                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   4
P. Niekro p                   1   0   0   1       1   0       1   3
Totals                       28   1   3   1       5   6      27  12

FIELDING - 
PB: Correll 2 (12).

BATTING - 
2B: Robinson (3,off Richard).
SF: P. Niekro (1,off Richard).
HBP: Correll (4,by Richard).
GDP: Robinson (14,off de los Santos).
Team LOB: 7.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howard lf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
Gross rf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Cedeno cf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
L. May 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   2      10   0
M. May c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
  Jutze pr,c                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Edwards ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Rader 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Helms 2b                      2   0   0   0       1   0       0   4
  Milbourne pr,2b             0   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Metzger ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Richard p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Watson ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  de los Santos p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0       1   9      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Metzger-Milbourne-L. May.
PB: M. May (8).

BATTING - 
2B: Gross (16,off P. Niekro); M. May (16,off P. Niekro); Cedeno (29,off P.
Niekro).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cedeno (53,2nd base off P. Niekro/Correll).
CS: Milbourne (2,2nd base by P. Niekro/Correll); Howard (5,2nd base by P. Niekro/Correll).

PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
P. Niekro W(18-12)            9     4   0   0   1   9   0  32


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Richard L(2-2)                8     2   1   1   5   6   0  32
de los Santos                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     3   1   1   5   6   0  35

WP: Richard (7).
HBP: Richard (1,Correll).

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Frank Pulli
Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 7524


Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros           
1. Office              cf        Howard              lf
2. Perez               2b        Gross               rf
3. Evans               3b        Cedeno              cf
4. Baker               rf        L. May              1b
5. Lum                 lf        M. May              c
6. Tepedino            1b        Rader               3b
7. Correll             c         Helms               2b
8. Robinson            ss        Metzger             ss
9. P. Niekro           p         Richard             p

BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Perez flied out to right; Evans
walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Baker was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cedeno struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Cedeno stole second; L. May struck out (catcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum walked; M. May allowed a passed ball [Lum to
second]; Tepedino struck out; Correll struck out; Robinson flied
to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May flied out to center; Rader made an out to
pitcher; Helms walked; Metzger struck out but Helms advanced to
second and Metzger advanced to first on a passed ball; Richard
forced Helms (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro flied out to center; Office lined to left;
Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard struck out; Gross made an out to third;
Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Baker grounded out (first
unassisted); Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: L. May flied out to center; M. May lined to center;
Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Tepedino grounded out (second to first); Correll was
hit by a pitch; Robinson doubled [Correll to third]; P. Niekro
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Correll scored, Robinson to third];
Office made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms made an out to shortstop; Metzger flied out to
center; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
walked; Baker flied out to center; Lum forced Evans (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: On a bunt Howard grounded out (pitcher to first);
Gross doubled; Cedeno flied out to left; L. May flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Tepedino singled; Correll struck out; Robinson made
an out to third; P. Niekro walked [Tepedino to second]; Office
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: M. May doubled to right; JUTZE RAN FOR M. MAY; Rader
struck out; Helms reached on a fielder's choice [Jutze out at
third (shortstop to third to second)]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS;
Milbourne was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 8TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILBOURNE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Perez walked; Evans grounded out (second
to first) [Perez to second]; Baker grounded out (third to
first); Lum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); WATSON
BATTED FOR RICHARD; Watson lined to left; Howard singled; Howard
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 9TH: DE LOS SANTOS REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Tepedino
singled to center; Correll forced Tepedino (shortstop to
second); Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Correll out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
doubled to center; L. May struck out; EDWARDS BATTED FOR JUTZE;
Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           1   3   0    7
 Astros           0   4   0    5


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