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Marv Staehle's failure to cover second base promptly on what would have been the third out enabled the Astros to score a run in the ninth inning to defeat the Braves, 5-4. Triples by Jesus Alou and Roger Metzger helped the Astros take an early 4-1 lead, but the Braves rallied to tie the score in the ninth. Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4Game Played on Friday, June 11, 1971 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 9 0 Astros 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Versalles ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 .294 Alou rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .337 Garr lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .355 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 H. Aaron rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Cedeno lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .247 Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Watson 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Williams 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .237 Rader 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .202 Lum cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .190 Menke 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Staehle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Wynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Didier c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .225 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Nash p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .160 Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Metzger ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 .230 Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blasingame p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .190 Garrido ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .183 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Priddy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Miller ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246 Totals 35 4 9 3 3 7 Totals 35 5 11 4 1 2 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 14,885 Left on Base: Braves 7, Astros 5 DP: Braves 1, Astros 2 Errors: Menke Doubles: Didier (3), Cedeno 2 (11), Metzger (7) Triples: Metzger (4) GIDP: Didier (3), Wynn (4) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nash 7 8 4 4 1 0 0 28 5.34 Wilhelm 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Priddy L(2-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 4.02 Totals 8.2 11 5 5 1 2 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blasingame 8.2 8 4 3 3 7 0 36 3.53 Gladding W(2-1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.40 Totals 9 9 4 3 3 7 0 38 Passed Balls: Edwards (5) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bill Williams BRAVES 1ST: Versalles singled to left; Edwards allowed a passed ball [Versalles to second]; Garr walked; H. Aaron made an out to first; Cepeda reached on an error by Menke [Garr to third, Versalles scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Williams flied into a double play (center to catcher) [Garr out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to left; Cedeno doubled to right; Watson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum struck out; Staehle struck out; Didier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke flied out to center; Wynn flied out to center; Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Nash struck out; Versalles made an out to first; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger tripled to right; Blasingame grounded out (second to first); Alou singled to left [Metzger scored]; Morgan made an out to third; Cedeno doubled to left [Alou scored, Cedeno out at third (left to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron flied out to left; Cepeda flied out to right; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to center; Menke singled to left [Watson to third]; Wynn grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson scored, Menke out at second]; Edwards flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 5TH: Lum struck out; Staehle grounded out (second to first); Didier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger doubled to left; Blasingame flied out to center; Alou singled to right [Metzger scored]; Morgan made an out to first; Cedeno flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 6TH: Nash struck out; Versalles walked; Garr walked [Versalles to second]; H. Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Cepeda singled to third [Garr to second, Versalles to third]; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Watson lined to center; Menke flied out to left; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 7TH: RADER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 3B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Lum singled to center; Staehle made an out to shortstop; Didier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger flied out to center; Blasingame walked; Alou made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 8TH: PEREZ BATTED FOR NASH; Perez made an out to second; Versalles flied out to right; Garr singled to third; H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: WILHELM REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Morgan singled to first; Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda singled; Williams singled to left [Cepeda to second]; Lum flied out to center; Staehle flied out to center; Didier doubled to left [Williams to third, Cepeda scored]; GARRIDO BATTED FOR WILHELM; Garrido singled to third [Didier to third, Williams scored]; GLADDING REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Versalles singled to right [Garrido to second, Didier scored]; Garr forced Versalles (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: PRIDDY REPLACED GARRIDO (PITCHING); Menke flied out to left; Wynn singled to left; Edwards singled to right [Wynn to third]; GERONIMO RAN FOR EDWARDS; Metzger struck out; MILLER BATTED FOR GLADDING; Miller reached on a fielder's choice [Geronimo to second, Wynn scored]; Marv Staehle late covering 2B, allowing run to score; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 5. |
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