Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 157
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Saturday, September 28, 1974 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 10 1 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 Gallagher 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Rader 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 Helms 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 Milbourne pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jutze c 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 34 5 10 4 0 1 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Wilson-Metzger-C. Johnson. E: Metzger (17). BATTING - 2B: Gross (19,off Reed); C. Johnson (4,off Reed); Helms (21,off J. Niekro). HR: Helms (5,4th inning off Reed 2 on 2 out). SH: Wilson (9,off Reed). SF: Jutze (1,off J. Niekro). GDP: Metzger (13,off Reed). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (56,2nd base off Reed/Oates).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 Evans 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 Lum rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Pierce 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Office cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Oates c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 2 0 3 0 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gilbreath-Pierce. PB: Oates (15). BATTING - GDP: Evans (11,off Wilson). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Garr (16,2nd base by Wilson/Jutze).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(11-13) 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 31
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reed L(10-11) 6 8 3 3 0 0 1 25 Beard 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 J. Niekro 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 10 5 4 0 1 1 36 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 1:42 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Gross rf Garr lf 2. Metzger ss Gilbreath 2b 3. Cedeno cf Evans 3b 4. Watson lf Lum rf 5. C. Johnson 1b Pierce 1b 6. Rader 3b Office cf 7. Helms 2b Oates c 8. Jutze c Blanks ss 9. Wilson p Reed p ASTROS 1ST: Gross doubled; Metzger made an out to shortstop; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath flied out to center; Evans walked; Lum popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: C. Johnson made an out to third; Rader flied out to center; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Pierce flied out to center; Office flied out to left; Oates lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Jutze singled; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jutze to second]; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Jutze stayed at second]; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Blanks flied out to left; Reed flied out to right; Garr reached on an error by Metzger; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to right; C. Johnson doubled; Rader singled [C. Johnson to third]; Helms homered [C. Johnson scored, Rader scored]; Jutze made an out to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath singled to left; Evans grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gilbreath out at second]; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Gross singled; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Pierce grounded out (second to first); Office singled to center; Oates flied out to left; Blanks lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to right; C. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Rader singled [Cedeno to third]; Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: PEREZ BATTED FOR REED; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Garr lined to left; Gilbreath walked; Evans walked [Gilbreath to second]; Lum made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: BEARD REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Jutze grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson made an out to second; Gross grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Pierce grounded out (shortstop to first); Office flied out to center; Oates grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Blanks made an out to second; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR BEARD; Tepedino grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 9TH: J. NIEKRO REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); C. Johnson flied out to center; Rader singled; Helms doubled [Rader to third]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; Oates allowed a passed ball [Rader scored, Milbourne to third]; Jutze hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milbourne scored (unearned)]; Wilson flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GALLAGHER REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Gilbreath popped to first in foul territory; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Lum made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 10 1 4 Braves 0 2 0 4
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