Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 149
Played on Thursday, September 16, 1976 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 3 6 1 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 x - 5 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 10 1 Johnson c 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Roberts lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Taveras 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Metzger ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 Andujar p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 6 24 12 FIELDING - E: Taveras (2). PB: Johnson (12). BATTING - HR: Roberts (7,5th inning off Niekro 0 on 0 out); Watson (16,9th inning off Devine 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (33,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Montanez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 May lf 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 Paciorek rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Asselstine cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy c 3 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Wynn ph,cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 7 4 2 1 27 10 BATTING - 3B: May (3,off Andujar). HR: Wynn (17,8th inning off Andujar 0 on 0 out). SH: Gilbreath (17,off Andujar). IBB: Montanez (9,by Andujar). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Royster (19,2nd base off Andujar/Johnson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar L(8-10) 7.2 7 5 4 2 1 1 33 Pentz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 7 5 4 2 1 1 34 BK: Andujar (5). IBB: Andujar (2,Montanez). Inherited Runners - Scored: Pentz 1-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(15-11) 8 5 2 2 2 4 1 30 Devine SV(8) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 6 2 34 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 3990 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Howard cf Royster 3b 2. Cabell 3b Gilbreath 2b 3. Cruz rf Montanez 1b 4. Watson 1b May lf 5. Johnson c Paciorek rf 6. Roberts lf Asselstine cf 7. Taveras 2b Murphy c 8. Metzger ss Chaney ss 9. Andujar p Niekro p ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell made an out to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster made an out to first; Gilbreath made an out to second; Montanez singled; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson struck out; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Paciorek flied out to center; Asselstine grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy walked; Chaney forced Murphy (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Metzger walked; Andujar grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Metzger stayed at first]; Howard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Royster singled; Royster stole second; Gilbreath made an out to shortstop; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell walked; Cabell stole second; Cruz flied out to center; Watson made an out to shortstop; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: May flied out to center; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Roberts homered; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger flied out to left; Andujar struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy flied out to right; Chaney struck out; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Howard flied out to center; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled; Johnson made an out to second; Roberts singled [Watson to second]; Taveras flied out to center; Metzger singled to right [Watson scored, Roberts out at third (right to pitcher to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: May reached on an error by Taveras [May to first]; Johnson allowed a passed ball [May to second]; Paciorek singled [May to third]; Asselstine made an out to second; Murphy forced Paciorek (third to second) [May scored (unearned)]; Chaney made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: Andujar singled; Howard struck out; Cabell flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: WYNN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Wynn homered; Royster singled; Gilbreath out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Royster to second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; May tripled [Royster scored, Montanez scored]; Andujar balked [May scored]; Paciorek made an out to second; Asselstine singled; PENTZ REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Murphy grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 5. ASTROS 9TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DEVINE REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Watson homered; Johnson was called out on strikes; Roberts was called out on strikes; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 6 1 4 Braves 5 7 0 5
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