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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