Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 120
Played on Tuesday, August 16, 1977 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0 ATL N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 Sperring 2b 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 7 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Watson 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 12 0 Cruz rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 Howe 3b 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Lemongello p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 9 2 7 3 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Watson, Metzger-Sperring-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Sperring 2 (3,off Ruthven,off Theiss). SH: Lemongello (5,off Ruthven). IBB: Ferguson (6,by Theiss). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno 2 (43,2nd base off Ruthven/Pocoroba 2); Cruz 3 (35,2nd base off Ruthven/Pocoroba,2nd base off Campbell/Pocoroba,2nd base off Theiss/Pocoroba). CS: Cedeno (10,2nd base by Ruthven/Pocoroba); Cruz (16,3rd base by Theiss/Pocoroba).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Office cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Bonnell 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 Burroughs rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 3 Matthews lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 Royster ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Ruthven p 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Theiss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nolan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rockett pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 10 1 5 2 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Office-Pocoroba. E: Bonnell (1), Royster 2 (25). BATTING - 2B: Matthews (19,off Lemongello). 3B: Ruthven (1,off Lemongello). HR: Ruthven (1,3rd inning off Lemongello 0 on 0 out). GDP: Bonnell (6,off McLaughlin). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - CS: Bonnell (2,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello W(5-13) 8 10 1 1 5 1 1 37 McLaughlin SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 10 1 1 5 2 1 39 Lemongello faced 2 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: McLaughlin 2-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruthven L(4-9) 6 7 3 1 5 2 0 32 Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Theiss 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 9 Totals 9 9 4 2 7 3 0 43 Ruthven faced 2 batters in the 7th inning WP: Ruthven (2). IBB: Theiss (4,Ferguson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Campbell 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 6759 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Puhl lf Office cf 2. Sperring 2b Bonnell 3b 3. Cedeno cf Burroughs rf 4. Watson 1b Montanez 1b 5. Cruz rf Matthews lf 6. Ferguson c Pocoroba c 7. Howe 3b Gilbreath 2b 8. Metzger ss Royster ss 9. Lemongello p Ruthven p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Sperring singled [Puhl to third]; Cedeno forced Sperring (shortstop to second) [Puhl scored]; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Cruz forced Watson (first to shortstop) [Cedeno to third]; Cruz stole second; Ferguson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Bonnell walked; Bonnell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burroughs walked; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe walked; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howe to second]; Lemongello grounded out (first to pitcher) [Howe to third]; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews doubled; Pocoroba flied out to center; Gilbreath flied out to right [Matthews to third]; Royster made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Sperring grounded out (third to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to left; Cruz reached on an error by Royster [Cedeno scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cruz to first]; Ferguson forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven homered; Office singled; Bonnell singled [Office to third]; Burroughs reached on a fielder's choice [Office out at home (third to catcher), Bonnell to second]; Montanez walked [Bonnell to third, Burroughs to second]; Matthews popped to third in foul territory; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe walked; Metzger singled [Howe to second]; Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howe to third, Metzger to second]; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Sperring grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath singled; Royster lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Gilbreath out at first]; Ruthven tripled; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Royster; assist by Pocoroba); Watson reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno out at third (first to third), Watson to second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [Watson to third]; Ferguson reached on an error by Bonnell [Watson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ferguson to second]; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Ferguson to third]; Howe walked; Metzger made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell flied out to left; Burroughs singled; Montanez forced Burroughs (second to shortstop); Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. ASTROS 6TH: Lemongello grounded out (second to first); Puhl was called out on strikes; Sperring doubled; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled; Cruz singled [Watson to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Cruz stole second; Ferguson hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Watson out at home]; Howe made an out to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell singled; Burroughs singled [Bonnell to second]; Montanez made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: THEISS REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Lemongello grounded out (second to first); Puhl walked; Sperring doubled [Puhl scored, Sperring to third (on throw to home)]; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Matthews grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba flied out to left; Gilbreath walked; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Ferguson was walked intentionally; Cruz was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Ferguson to second]; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: NOLAN BATTED FOR THEISS; Nolan walked; ROCKETT RAN FOR NOLAN; Office singled [Rockett to second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rockett to third, Office out at second]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 9 0 12 Braves 1 10 3 11
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