Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 6
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Sunday, September 29, 1974 (D) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 - 9 11 0 ATL N 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 - 6 10 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 Metzger ss 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 C. Johnson 1b 4 2 2 3 1 1 13 1 M. May c 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Rader 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Milbourne 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Howard lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Griffin p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts p 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 38 9 11 8 4 4 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Roberts (4,off Morton). 3B: Cedeno (5,off Morton). HR: C. Johnson (9,8th inning off Morton 2 on 2 out). SF: Cedeno 2 (8,off Morton 2). Team LOB: 8.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr lf 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Gilbreath 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 5 Baker rf 5 1 3 3 0 1 3 0 Pierce 1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 Murrell ph,1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 Office cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Blanks ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 Oates c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Foster 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Evans 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morton p 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 6 10 6 2 3 27 15 FIELDING - E: Pierce (1), Blanks (1), Foster (6). BATTING - 2B: Office (16,off Roberts). HR: Baker (20,5th inning off Griffin 2 on 1 out). SH: Gilbreath (1,off Roberts). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin 4.1 6 5 5 2 1 1 21 Roberts W(10-12) 4.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 19 Totals 9 10 6 6 2 3 1 40 WP: Griffin (11).
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Morton L(16-12) 8 11 9 7 4 3 1 41 Beard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 11 9 7 4 4 1 44 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 6012 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Gross rf Garr lf 2. Metzger ss Gilbreath 2b 3. Cedeno cf Baker rf 4. C. Johnson 1b Pierce 1b 5. M. May c Office cf 6. Rader 3b Blanks ss 7. Helms 2b Oates c 8. Howard lf Foster 3b 9. Griffin p Morton p ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Metzger lined to left; Cedeno tripled [Gross scored]; C. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); M. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to right; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Pierce lined to first; Office flied out to right; Blanks popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Griffin singled; Gross walked [Griffin to second]; Metzger singled to right [Griffin scored, Gross to third, Metzger to second (on throw)]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gross scored]; C. Johnson struck out; M. May walked; Rader singled [Metzger scored, M. May to second]; Helms forced Rader (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (third to first); Foster made an out to first; Morton singled; Garr popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Griffin made an out to second; Gross singled to left; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath walked; Baker singled to left [Gilbreath to second]; Pierce forced Baker (second to shortstop) [Gilbreath to third]; Office singled to right [Gilbreath scored, Pierce to second]; Blanks singled [Pierce scored, Office to second]; Oates popped to third in foul territory; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); C. Johnson walked; M. May singled [C. Johnson to third]; Rader struck out; Helms reached on an error by Foster [C. Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), M. May to second]; Howard lined to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Morton walked; Garr forced Morton (second to shortstop); Gilbreath singled [Garr to second]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Garr to third, Gilbreath to second]; Baker homered [Garr scored, Gilbreath scored]; ROBERTS REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Pierce grounded out (second to first); Office doubled; Blanks flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 5. ASTROS 6TH: EVANS REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING 3B); Roberts doubled to left; Gross grounded out (second to first) [Roberts to third]; Metzger reached on an error by Pierce; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to right [Roberts scored (unearned)]; C. Johnson singled to shortstop [Metzger to second]; M. May grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5. BRAVES 6TH: Oates popped to first in foul territory; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Morton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5. ASTROS 7TH: Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; Helms made an out to first; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5. BRAVES 7TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Garr singled to left; Gilbreath out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Garr to second]; Baker reached on a fielder's choice; MURRELL BATTED FOR PIERCE; Murrell singled [Garr scored, Baker to second]; Office forced Murrell (second to shortstop) [Baker to third]; Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 6. ASTROS 8TH: MURRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Roberts grounded out (second to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger walked; Cedeno singled [Metzger to second]; C. Johnson homered [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored]; M. May reached on an error by Blanks [M. May out at second (shortstop to catcher to first)]; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: Oates grounded out (first unassisted); Evans grounded out (second to first); PEREZ BATTED FOR MORTON; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6. ASTROS 9TH: BEARD REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne struck out; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6. BRAVES 9TH: Garr flied out to center; Gilbreath made an out to second; Baker singled to left; Murrell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 9 11 0 8 Braves 6 10 3 7
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