Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 79
Played on Sunday, June 29, 1975 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Baker rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 Lum 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 9 1 Blanks ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 Office cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Morton p 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 Leon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 3 9 3 5 1 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Blanks-Lum, Lum-Blanks-Morton. BATTING - 2B: Blanks (10,off Forsch). GDP: Blanks (5,off Cosgrove). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Lum (3,Home by Cosgrove/May); Baker (5,2nd base by Cosgrove/May).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard cf 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 Gross lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 Cabell rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 May c 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Jutze pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 Helms ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 1 8 1 3 4 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Andrews-Watson, Metzger-Andrews-Watson. BATTING - 3B: Metzger (7,off Morton). HBP: Helms (1,by Leon). GDP: Andrews (2,off Morton); May (3,off Morton). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Howard (4,2nd base off Morton/Pocoroba).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Morton W(9-8) 7 8 1 1 2 2 0 29 Leon SV(4) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 4 0 37 Morton faced 3 batters in the 8th inning HBP: Leon (2,Helms). Inherited Runners - Scored: Leon 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(2-5) 5 7 3 3 0 1 0 21 Cosgrove 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 12 Niekro 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 9 9 3 3 5 1 0 37 WP: Forsch (1). Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 10576 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Garr lf Howard cf 2. Perez 2b Gross lf 3. Baker rf Cabell rf 4. Evans 3b Watson 1b 5. Lum 1b May c 6. Blanks ss Rader 3b 7. Office cf Metzger ss 8. Pocoroba c Andrews 2b 9. Morton p Forsch p BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled; Howard stole second; Gross walked; Cabell flied out to right; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Howard to third, Gross to second]; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Lum singled; Blanks lined into a double play to second [Lum out at second (second to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader singled; Metzger flied out to right; Andrews grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Office flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); Morton singled; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Morton to second]; Garr made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Perez singled; Baker struck out; Evans singled [Perez to second]; Lum flied out to left; Blanks doubled [Perez scored, Evans scored]; Office singled [Blanks scored, Office to second (on throw to home)]; Pocoroba singled [Office to third]; Morton made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell struck out; Watson flied out to center; May popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Garr flied out to right; Perez flied out to left; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Metzger tripled; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: COSGROVE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (second to first); Lum walked; Blanks singled [Lum to third]; Office forced Blanks (third to second); Lum was caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Howard singled; Gross flied out to center; Cabell singled [Howard to second]; Watson singled [Howard to third, Cabell to second]; May grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba made an out to second; Morton walked; Garr popped to second in foul territory; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 8TH: Baker singled; Baker was caught stealing second; Evans walked; Lum walked [Evans to second]; Blanks grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Boswell walked; Howard singled [Boswell to second]; Gross singled [Boswell scored, Howard to second]; LEON REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Cabell forced Howard (pitcher to third) [Gross to second]; Watson made an out to second; May walked [Gross to third, Cabell to second]; JUTZE RAN FOR MAY; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); NIEKRO REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Office walked; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first) [Office to second]; Leon flied out to right [Office to third]; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Metzger flied out to center; HELMS BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Helms was hit by a pitch; JOHNSON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Johnson struck out; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 3 9 0 7 Astros 1 8 0 9
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