Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 152
Played on Thursday, September 22, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 - 8 11 1 HOU N 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 2b,3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 Office cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Pocoroba c 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 Belloir pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Montanez 1b 4 3 3 1 0 0 10 1 Matthews lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 Asselstine rf 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gilbreath 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bonnell 3b,rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Rockett ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 Solomon p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Campbell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 36 8 11 8 2 8 27 13 FIELDING - E: Asselstine (1). BATTING - 2B: Pocoroba (24,off Richard); Asselstine (4,off Richard); Montanez (29,off Richard). SF: Bonnell (1,off Richard). GDP: Murphy (1,off Richard). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Royster (27,2nd base off Richard/Herrmann).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 Cruz rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 Herrmann c 4 0 1 0 0 2 9 1 Larson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 7 Metzger ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fischlin ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richard p 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cannon ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 4 10 3 2 7 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Howe-Watson. E: Cruz (9). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (29,off Solomon); Metzger (9,off Solomon); Cannon (1,off Solomon). SH: Richard (10,off Solomon). SF: Cedeno (7,off Solomon). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Cabell (21,2nd base by Solomon/Pocoroba).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Solomon W(6-6) 6.1 7 4 4 1 4 0 27 Campbell SV(11) 2.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 12 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 7 0 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Campbell 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(16-12) 7 8 6 5 2 6 0 30 Sambito 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 6 Pentz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 11 8 7 2 8 0 39 WP: Sambito (2). Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 5747 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster 2b Puhl lf 2. Office cf Cabell 3b 3. Pocoroba c Cedeno cf 4. Montanez 1b Cruz rf 5. Matthews lf Watson 1b 6. Asselstine rf Herrmann c 7. Bonnell 3b Howe 2b 8. Rockett ss Metzger ss 9. Solomon p Richard p BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Office grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled; Cabell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first to second); Cedeno walked; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews struck out; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell flied out to left; Rockett made an out to catcher; Solomon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard struck out; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Office struck out; Pocoroba doubled [Royster scored]; Montanez singled to right [Pocoroba scored, Montanez to second (error by Cruz)]; Matthews struck out (catcher to first); Asselstine doubled [Montanez scored (unearned)]; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz doubled; Watson singled [Cruz scored]; Herrmann struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: Rockett grounded out (third to first); Solomon struck out; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Howe singled; Metzger doubled [Howe scored (error by Asselstine) (no RBI)]; Richard reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Metzger to third]; Puhl singled [Metzger scored, Richard to second]; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to second) [Richard to third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Richard scored, Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 4. BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba walked; BELLOIR RAN FOR POCOROBA; Montanez doubled [Belloir to third]; Matthews walked; Asselstine singled [Belloir scored, Montanez scored, Matthews to third, Asselstine to second (on throw)]; Bonnell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Matthews scored, Asselstine to third]; Rockett flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED BELLOIR (PLAYING C ); Watson grounded out (second to first); Herrmann struck out; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 7TH: Solomon singled; Royster made an out to catcher; Office singled [Solomon to second]; Murphy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR METZGER; Boswell grounded out (second to first); CANNON BATTED FOR RICHARD; Cannon doubled; Debut game for Joe Cannon; CAMPBELL REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Puhl flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 8TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING SS); SAMBITO REPLACED CANNON (PITCHING); Montanez singled; Matthews flied out to center; GASTON BATTED FOR ASSELSTINE; Gaston struck out; Bonnell singled [Montanez to second]; Sambito threw a wild pitch [Montanez to third, Bonnell to second]; Rockett singled [Montanez scored, Bonnell scored]; Campbell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: GILBREATH REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING 2B); ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cedeno struck out; Cruz walked; Watson flied out to left; Herrmann singled [Cruz to third]; LARSON RAN FOR HERRMANN; Howe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 4. BRAVES 9TH: PENTZ REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); PUJOLS REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING C ); Royster grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Luis Pujols; Office grounded out (second to first); Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: Fischlin flied out to right; Pujols struck out; Puhl singled; Cabell singled [Puhl to third]; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 8 11 1 4 Astros 4 10 1 8
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