Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 2
Played on Saturday, April 9, 1977 (N) at Astrodome

ATL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
HOU N    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Office cf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Royster 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Montanez 1b                   3   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Burroughs rf                  3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Matthews lf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Pocoroba c                    3   0   0   0       0   0      11   1
Gilbreath 2b                  3   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Rockett ss                    3   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Niekro p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Paciorek ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0       0   5      24   8

BATTING - 
GDP: Office (1,off Andujar).
Team LOB: 2.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gonzalez 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   3       0   7
Cabell 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   1
Cruz cf,rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Watson 1b                     3   1   1   0       1   1      14   1
Ferguson c                    3   1   2   1       1   0       5   0
Johnson rf,lf                 3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Fuller lf                     3   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
  Gardner cf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Metzger ss                    2   0   1   0       1   0       2   4
Andujar p                     3   0   1   1       0   1       1   5
Totals                       30   2   6   2       3  10      27  18

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gonzalez-Metzger-Watson.

BATTING - 
2B: Watson (1,off Niekro).
3B: Cruz (1,off Niekro).
HBP: Johnson (1,by Niekro).
Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro L(0-1)                 8     6   2   2   3  10   0  34

HBP: Niekro (1,Johnson).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Andujar W(1-0)                9     3   0   0   0   5   0  29

BK: Andujar (1).

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer
Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 23513


Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros           
1. Office              cf        Gonzalez            2b
2. Royster             3b        Cabell              3b
3. Montanez            1b        Cruz                cf
4. Burroughs           rf        Watson              1b
5. Matthews            lf        Ferguson            c
6. Pocoroba            c         Johnson             rf
7. Gilbreath           2b        Fuller              lf
8. Rockett             ss        Metzger             ss
9. Niekro              p         Andujar             p

BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Royster was called out on
strikes; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez struck out (catcher to first); Cabell
struck out; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Matthews
grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled; Ferguson singled [Watson scored];
Johnson made an out to shortstop; Fuller struck out; Metzger
walked [Ferguson to second]; Andujar singled [Ferguson scored,
Metzger to second]; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath flied out to right; Rockett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Niekro singled; Office struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell struck out; Cruz tripled; Watson walked;
Ferguson reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at home (second
to catcher), Watson to second]; Johnson was hit by a pitch
[Watson to third, Ferguson to second]; Fuller struck out [Watson
out at home (catcher unassisted), Ferguson to third, Johnson to
second, Fuller to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger flied out to left; Andujar struck out;
Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews was called out on strikes; Pocoroba
grounded out (first to pitcher); Gilbreath grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Watson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Rockett singled; Niekro forced Rockett (pitcher to
shortstop); Office grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Ferguson singled; Johnson flied out to center;
Fuller struck out; Metzger singled [Ferguson to third]; Andujar
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 2.

BRAVES 7TH: GARDNER REPLACED FULLER (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Royster flied out to center; Montanez struck out; Burroughs
singled; Andujar balked [Burroughs to second]; Matthews grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Cabell flied out to
center; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (second to first); Rockett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson flied out to right; Ferguson walked; Johnson
forced Ferguson (shortstop to second); Gardner grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 9TH: PACIOREK BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Paciorek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office made an out to third; Royster flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           0   3   0    2
 Astros           2   6   0    8


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