Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 104
Played on Friday, July 30, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Gilbreath 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 6 Wynn lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 2 Henderson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 Correll c 4 1 1 0 0 2 8 0 Messersmith p 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Totals 32 3 7 3 3 5 27 13 FIELDING - E: Chaney (22). BATTING - 2B: Correll (4,off Larson); Messersmith (1,off Larson). HR: Gilbreath (1,8th inning off Sambito 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Chaney (4,2nd base by Forsch/Herrmann).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 13 1 DaVanon pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Herrmann c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Howard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 Larson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 1 2 7 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Watson. PB: Herrmann (4). BATTING - 2B: Watson (16,off Messersmith). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (22,2nd base off Messersmith/Correll).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Messersmith W(10-9) 9 5 2 1 2 7 0 34
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Larson L(1-2) 4.2 6 2 2 2 0 0 21 Sambito 3.1 1 1 1 0 4 1 11 Forsch 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 5 1 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 10869 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster 3b Gross rf 2. Gilbreath 2b Cabell 3b 3. Wynn lf Cedeno cf 4. Montanez 1b Watson 1b 5. Henderson rf Cruz lf 6. Office cf Herrmann c 7. Chaney ss Andrews 2b 8. Correll c Metzger ss 9. Messersmith p Larson p BRAVES 1ST: Royster made an out to second; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled; Cabell stole second; Cedeno singled [Cabell scored]; Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); Cruz forced Watson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Henderson singled; Office grounded out (first unassisted) [Henderson to second]; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann struck out; Andrews grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger walked; Larson forced Metzger (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Correll flied out to center; Messersmith grounded out (second to first); Royster walked; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (second to first); Cabell struck out; Cedeno popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 4TH: Wynn singled; Montanez singled [Wynn to second]; Henderson forced Montanez (shortstop to second) [Wynn to third]; Office lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Henderson out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson doubled; Cruz flied out to center; Herrmann grounded out (third to first); Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Correll doubled; Messersmith doubled [Correll scored]; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath walked; Wynn singled [Messersmith scored, Gilbreath to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Gilbreath to third, Wynn to second]; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Sambito grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 6TH: Henderson made an out to third; Office struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: Correll struck out; Messersmith grounded out (first to pitcher); Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz struck out; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Andrews walked; Metzger made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath homered; Wynn struck out; Montanez grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Boswell struck out; Gross flied out to left; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Office grounded out (second to first); Chaney walked; Chaney was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson singled; DAVANON RAN FOR WATSON; Cruz singled [DaVanon to second]; Herrmann forced Cruz (second to shortstop) [DaVanon scored (error by Chaney) (unearned)]; HOWARD RAN FOR HERRMANN; ROBERTS BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Roberts struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 3 7 1 5 Astros 2 5 0 5
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