Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0

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Day

Game 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

BATTING

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 10 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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