Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 78
Played on Saturday, June 28, 1975 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 - 6 8 3 HOU N 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 Perez 2b 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 5 Baker rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 Evans 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Williams 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 Correll c 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Pocoroba c 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 Office cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Blanks ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gilbreath ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gaston ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 6 8 6 9 6 27 10 FIELDING - E: Pocoroba (4), Blanks (14), House (1). BATTING - 2B: Perez (11,off Roberts). HR: Gilbreath (2,7th inning off Roberts 0 on 1 out); Pocoroba (1,9th inning off Granger 0 on 2 out). SH: Office (2,off Roberts). GDP: Baker (7,off Roberts). IBB: Garr (11,by Granger). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - CS: Baker (4,2nd base by Roberts/May).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Howard cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Cabell rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 5 3 3 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Andrews-Watson. E: Andrews (5). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (19,off Niekro); Rader (14,off House). HR: Cabell (2,4th inning off Niekro 0 on 2 out). SF: Watson (4,off Niekro). HBP: Cedeno (6,by Niekro). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (33,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 6 4 3 2 2 2 1 24 Beard W(2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 House SV(7) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 5 3 2 3 3 1 35 HBP: Niekro (8,Cedeno).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts L(4-10) 7.1 6 5 4 8 5 1 35 Granger 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 8 Totals 9 8 6 5 9 6 2 43 IBB: Granger (2,Garr). Inherited Runners - Scored: Granger 2-2. . Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 10999 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Garr lf Gross lf 2. Perez 2b Metzger ss 3. Baker rf Cedeno cf 4. Evans 3b Watson 1b 5. Williams 1b May c 6. Correll c Cabell rf 7. Office cf Rader 3b 8. Blanks ss Andrews 2b 9. Niekro p Roberts p BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Perez flied out to left; Baker walked; Baker was caught stealing second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted) [Gross to second]; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Watson flied out to right; May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Williams lined to shortstop; Correll walked; Office walked [Correll to second]; Blanks walked [Correll to third, Office to second]; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Rader grounded out (third to first); Andrews made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled; Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Gross singled; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno doubled to right [Gross scored, Cedeno out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 4TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Williams struck out; Correll was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: POCOROBA REPLACED CORRELL (PLAYING C ); Watson flied out to left; May flied out to left; Cabell homered; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Office singled; Blanks singled [Office to second]; Niekro struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first) [Office to third, Blanks to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Roberts walked; Gross forced Roberts (second to shortstop) [Gross to second (error by Blanks)]; Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to left; Williams walked; Pocoroba walked [Williams to second]; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Pocoroba)]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; May grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Blanks made an out to first; GILBREATH BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gilbreath homered; Garr reached on an error by Andrews [Garr to first]; Perez doubled [Garr scored (unearned)]; Baker singled [Perez scored, Baker to second (on throw to home)]; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: BEARD REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Rader lined to shortstop; Andrews flied out to left; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba walked; Office out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pocoroba to second]; Blanks walked; GASTON BATTED FOR BEARD; GRANGER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); LUM BATTED FOR GASTON; Lum grounded out (second to first) [Pocoroba to third, Blanks to second]; Garr was walked intentionally; Perez singled [Pocoroba scored, Blanks scored, Garr to second]; Baker forced Perez (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Gross flied out to right; Metzger walked; Metzger was picked off first but was safe on an error by House [Metzger to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Evans made an out to shortstop; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba homered; Office struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); Cabell was called out on strikes; Rader doubled; JOHNSON BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 6 8 3 10 Astros 3 5 1 5
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