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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