| Cesar Cedeno, who broke out of a slump with a homer, double and single in the previous day's game, rapped four more hits in five trips, including another homer, to pace the Astros to a 7-6 victory over the Braves. Cedeno and Jesus Alou, who also had four hits, drove in three runs apiece. Hank Aaron and Orlando Cepeda smashed two-run homers for the Braves. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Tuesday, June 1, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Astros 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 7 13 0 Braves 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 - 6 14 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .229 Millan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Morgan 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .255 Garr lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .363 Cedeno cf 5 3 4 3 0 1 .216 H. Aaron rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .281 Watson lf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .276 Cepeda 1b 5 1 1 2 0 3 .303 Geronimo lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Williams 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .231 Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 1 2 1 .158 Jackson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Menke 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Perez ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .217 Alou rf 5 0 4 3 0 0 .354 Evans ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .192 Garrido ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Edwards c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Didier c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Blasingame p 2 1 0 0 1 2 .222 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Culver p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jarvis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Lemaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Staehle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McQueen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Priddy p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Versalles ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 13 7 5 7 Totals 40 6 14 6 1 5 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 6,754 Left on Base: Astros 10, Braves 8 DP: Astros 1, Braves 3 Errors: Williams Doubles: Rader (8), Alou (8), Cedeno (8), Garr (9) Home Runs: Cedeno (3), H. Aaron (16), Cepeda (13) Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (1) GIDP: Morgan (3), Culver (1), Millan (2) Hit by Pitch: Metzger (2,by McQueen) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blasingame W(4-5) 6.2 9 3 3 1 4 1 29 3.28 Culver 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 2.36 Lemaster 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 7 1.98 Gladding SV(5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.50 Totals 9 14 6 6 1 5 2 41 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kelley L(1-1) 2.2 5 3 2 2 1 1 15 3.44 Jarvis 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5.37 McQueen 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 8 3.13 Priddy 2.2 2 2 2 1 2 0 10 4.00 Barber 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.86 Upshaw 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 4.38 Totals 9 13 7 6 5 7 1 44 Hit by Pitch: McQueen (2) Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry ASTROS 1ST: Debut for umpire John McSherry; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled; Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr walked; H. Aaron homered [Garr scored]; Cepeda struck out; Williams flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader doubled; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Jackson made an out to shortstop; Perez grounded out (third to first); Didier grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame walked; Metzger singled [Blasingame to second]; Morgan grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Blasingame to third, Metzger out at second]; Cedeno homered [Blasingame scored]; Watson reached on an error by Williams; Mayberry walked [Watson to second]; Alou singled [Watson scored (unearned), Mayberry to second]; JARVIS REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Rader struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: STAEHLE BATTED FOR JARVIS; Staehle grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan flied out to right; Garr doubled; H. Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2. ASTROS 4TH: MCQUEEN REPLACED STAEHLE (PITCHING); Edwards popped to shortstop; Blasingame struck out; Metzger was hit by a pitch; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Williams singled; Jackson struck out; Perez forced Williams (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; Mayberry flied out to right; Alou doubled [Cedeno scored, Watson scored]; PRIDDY REPLACED MCQUEEN (PITCHING); Rader lined into a double play to second [Alou out at second (second to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Didier flied out to right; Priddy singled; Millan grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Priddy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Blasingame struck out; Metzger popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Garr singled; H. Aaron flied out to left; Cepeda struck out; Williams singled [Garr to second]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 2. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan walked; Cedeno doubled [Morgan scored]; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno scored]; Alou singled; Rader was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Perez singled; Didier singled [Perez to second]; VERSALLES BATTED FOR PRIDDY; Versalles struck out; Millan singled [Perez to third, Didier to second]; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez scored, Didier to third, Millan to second]; CULVER REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); H. Aaron grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 3. ASTROS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED VERSALLES (PITCHING); Edwards singled; Culver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; Metzger singled; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Cepeda was called out on strikes; Williams singled; Jackson singled [Williams to second]; EVANS BATTED FOR PEREZ; LEMASTER REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Evans singled [Williams scored, Jackson to second]; Didier flied out to left; LUM BATTED FOR BARBER; Lum flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 4. ASTROS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING SS); UPSHAW REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; Geronimo struck out; Mayberry walked; Alou singled [Mayberry to second]; Rader walked [Mayberry to third, Alou to second]; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: MENKE REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr flied out to left; H. Aaron singled; Cepeda homered [H. Aaron scored]; GLADDING REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Williams flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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