Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Regular Season Game 35
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Monday, May 17, 1976 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 HOU N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Office cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Royster 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 Wynn lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Evans 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 11 0 Henderson rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Lacy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Correll c 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Chaney ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Moret p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pocoroba ph,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 6 3 26 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Royster-Lacy-Evans. E: Chaney (8). BATTING - 2B: Office (2,off Rondon). HR: Henderson (4,4th inning off Rondon 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 9.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Cedeno cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Roberts lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jutze c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Rondon p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 6 1 1 2 27 7 BATTING - 2B: Metzger (4,off Moret). SH: Watson (1,off Dal Canton). GDP: Howard (2,off Moret). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Andrews (1,2nd base off Moret/Correll); Cedeno (11,2nd base off Moret/Correll).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Moret 6 6 2 2 0 2 0 23 Leon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Dal Canton L(1-1) 0.2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 8.2 6 3 2 1 2 0 33 WP: Moret 2 (2).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rondon 5.2 4 2 2 4 2 1 25 Niekro 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 Forsch W(1-0) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 9 5 2 2 6 3 1 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Niekro 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 10126 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Office cf Howard rf 2. Royster 3b Andrews 2b 3. Wynn lf Cedeno cf 4. Evans 1b Watson 1b 5. Henderson rf Roberts lf 6. Lacy 2b Howe 3b 7. Correll c Jutze c 8. Chaney ss Metzger ss 9. Moret p Rondon p BRAVES 1ST: Office walked; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Office to second]; Wynn flied out to center; Evans walked; Henderson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard popped to first in foul territory; Andrews singled; Andrews stole second; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll flied out to left; Chaney walked; Moret grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Roberts singled; Howe struck out; Jutze grounded out (pitcher to first) [Roberts to second]; Metzger lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Office doubled; Royster flied out to right; Wynn struck out; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rondon grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (third to first); Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Henderson homered; Lacy flied out to left; Correll flied out to left; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to right [Cedeno to third]; Moret threw a wild pitch [Cedeno scored]; Roberts lined to second; Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: Moret struck out; Office lined to left; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Jutze struck out; Metzger doubled; Moret threw a wild pitch [Metzger to third]; Rondon singled [Metzger scored]; Howard grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rondon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans walked; Henderson flied out to center; Lacy singled [Evans to third]; Correll singled [Evans scored, Lacy to second]; NIEKRO REPLACED RONDON (PITCHING); Chaney grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Andrews lined to first; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson singled; Roberts popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: MAY BATTED FOR MORET; May popped to third in foul territory; Office flied out to left; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: LEON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Howe grounded out (third to first); Jutze grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: Wynn popped to third in foul territory; Evans popped to third; Henderson walked; Lacy forced Henderson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Milbourne flied out to center; Howard lined to third; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Correll grounded out (first unassisted); Chaney walked; POCOROBA BATTED FOR LEON; Pocoroba singled [Chaney to second]; Office forced Pocoroba (second to shortstop); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cedeno walked; Watson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to second]; Roberts flied out to left [Cedeno to third]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR HOWE; Boswell reached on an error by Chaney [Cedeno scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; umpire Harry Wendelstedt ruled that the throw pulled Darrell Evans off the bag; Braves manager Dave Bristol engaged in a shoving match with Wendelstedt; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 2 5 1 9 Astros 3 6 0 4
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