Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 77
Played on Friday, July 1, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 HOU N 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 3 6 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Office cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 8 0 Burroughs rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 Royster 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Collins p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Capra p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nolan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Leon pr,p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 4 9 24 7 FIELDING - E: Chaney (5). BATTING - 2B: Office (6,off Richard). GDP: Asselstine (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Office (3,2nd base by Richard/Ferguson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gonzalez 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Cedeno cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 Watson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 Cruz rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 Fuller lf 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 Howard lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 Richard p 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 3 6 3 6 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Niekro-Metzger-Watson. E: Fuller (1). BATTING - 2B: Fuller (3,off Collins); Gonzalez (13,off Collins); Cabell (17,off Capra). SH: Cruz (2,off Collins). IBB: Ferguson (3,by Collins). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Howard (10,2nd base off Leon/Pocoroba).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Collins L(1-7) 2.1 3 2 2 5 0 0 16 Capra 4.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 16 Campbell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Leon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 8 6 3 3 6 4 0 37 IBB: Collins (6,Ferguson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Capra 3-0; Campbell 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(7-6) 8 4 1 1 4 9 0 32 Niekro SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 4 1 1 4 9 0 34 Richard faced 2 batters in the 9th inning WP: Richard (5). Inherited Runners - Scored: Niekro 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 8378 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Office cf Gonzalez 2b 2. Matthews lf Cabell 3b 3. Montanez 1b Cedeno cf 4. Burroughs rf Watson 1b 5. Pocoroba c Cruz rf 6. Chaney ss Ferguson c 7. Gilbreath 2b Fuller lf 8. Royster 3b Metzger ss 9. Collins p Richard p BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez singled; Burroughs walked [Montanez to second]; Pocoroba struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez made an out to shortstop; Cabell reached on an error by Chaney [Cabell to first]; Cedeno walked [Cabell to second]; Watson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Chaney made an out to pitcher; Gilbreath struck out; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuller doubled; Metzger walked; Richard flied out to right; Gonzalez doubled [Fuller scored, Metzger to third]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Collins flied out to left; Office struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno walked; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Ferguson was walked intentionally; CAPRA REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Fuller walked (walk was charged to Collins) [Cedeno scored, Watson to third, Ferguson to second]; Metzger flied out to left; Richard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Montanez walked; Burroughs flied out to right; Pocoroba forced Montanez (second to shortstop); Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez made an out to catcher; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath struck out; Royster made an out to shortstop; Capra singled; Office doubled to left [Capra scored, Office to third (error by Fuller)]; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Watson made an out to second; Cruz made an out to first; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Montanez flied out to center; Burroughs struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Fuller struck out; Metzger made an out to third; Richard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney struck out; Gilbreath flied out to center; Royster made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Gonzalez made an out to second; Cabell doubled; Cedeno made an out to second; Watson singled [Cabell scored]; Cruz walked [Watson to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED FULLER (PLAYING LF); NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Nolan walked; LEON RAN FOR NOLAN; Office grounded out (second to first) [Leon to second]; Matthews reached on a fielder's choice [Leon out at third (shortstop to third)]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: LEON STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Howard singled; Howard stole second; Metzger made an out to catcher; Richard struck out; Gonzalez made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs walked; Pocoroba singled [Burroughs to second]; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CHANEY; NIEKRO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Asselstine grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Burroughs to third, Pocoroba out at second]; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 1 4 1 6 Astros 3 6 1 10
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