Earl Williams, the Braves' rookie third baseman, smashed a pair of three-run homers to help blast the Astros, 9-0. Williams hit his homers in the second and seventh innings. Hank Aaron also homered to touch off the scoring of the Braves' three other runs in the third. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      13, 1971 (Day game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  3  3    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   9 14  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             5   0   3   0     0   0   .317      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Staehle 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .349      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
H. Aaron rf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .315      Cedeno lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .249
  Jackson cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Cepeda 1b             4   2   0   0     1   0   .287      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
King c                4   2   2   0     1   2   .204      Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Lum cf,rf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .215      Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Williams 3b           3   2   3   6     2   0   .246      Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Versalles ss          5   0   2   1     0   1   .286      Wilson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Jarvis p              5   0   0   0     0   3   .038        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mayberry ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Harris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Chiles ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .350

Totals               41   9  14   9     4   8             Totals               32   0   5   0     2   0

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 19,646
Left on Base: Braves 9, Astros 8
DP: Braves 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Lum (3), Versalles (4), King (5), Watson (11), Cedeno (12)
Home Runs: Williams 2 (8), H. Aaron (19)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (12)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (2,by Jarvis)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis W(2-7)           9     5   0   0   2   0   0  35   4.35
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   0   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(5-4)           2.2   6   6   6   1   2   2  15   3.09
Ray                     1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.66
Harris                  3     4   3   3   1   4   1  14   5.59
Lemaster                2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.83
Totals                  9    14   9   9   4   8   3  45

Hit by Pitch: Jarvis (2)
Wild Pitches: Ray (4), Lemaster (4)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen


BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled to center; Garr flied out to center;
H. Aaron made an out to second; Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou flied out to right; Morgan walked; Morgan stole
second; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson was hit by a pitch;
Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: King singled to right; Lum singled to right [King to
second]; Williams homered [King scored, Lum scored]; Versalles
popped to third in foul territory; Jarvis struck out; Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Wynn flied out to left; Edwards flied out to center;
Metzger singled to left; Wilson forced Metzger (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); H. Aaron
homered; Cepeda walked; King struck out; Lum doubled to right
[Cepeda scored]; RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Williams
walked; Versalles singled to left [Williams to second, Lum
scored]; Jarvis grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan made
an out to first; Cedeno walked; Watson doubled to left [Cedeno
to third]; Menke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan singled to right; Garr grounded out (second
to first) [Millan to second]; Ray threw a wild pitch [Millan to
third]; H. Aaron was called out on strikes; Cepeda lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn made an out to shortstop; Edwards grounded out
(second to first); Metzger singled to right; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR
RAY; Mayberry singled to right [Metzger to second]; Alou popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 5TH: HARRIS REPLACED MAYBERRY (PITCHING); King struck
out; Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Williams singled to
left; Versalles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Jarvis struck out; Millan popped to first in foul
territory; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn made
an out to second; Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

BRAVES 7TH: H. Aaron singled to left; Cepeda forced H. Aaron
(third to second); King walked [Cepeda to second]; Lum made an
out to first; Williams homered [Cepeda scored, King scored];
Versalles doubled to left; Jarvis grounded out (third to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger flied out to center; CHILES BATTED FOR
HARRIS; Chiles flied out to center; Alou made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Astros 0.

BRAVES 8TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEMASTER
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Millan singled to left; Lemaster threw
a wild pitch [Millan to second]; Garr flied out to left; H.
Aaron made an out to first; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING CF); LUM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher);
Cedeno doubled to left; Watson grounded out (second to first);
Menke popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 9, Astros 0.

BRAVES 9TH: King doubled; Lum made an out to shortstop; Williams
walked; Versalles popped to first in foul territory; Jarvis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: STAEHLE REPLACED MILLAN (PLAYING 2B); Wynn flied out
to left; Edwards grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9,
Astros 0.