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Larry Dierker, who yielded only four hits and retired 16 of the last 17 batters, pitched the Astros to a 9-0 victory over the Braves. Ralph Garr had three of the Braves' hits. Doug Rader batted in one run for the Astros with a double in the seventh inning and closed the scoring with a three-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Wednesday, May 17, 1972 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 3 x - 9 12 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Metzger ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .173 Garr lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .307 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .353 Aaron rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .321 Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 May 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 .344 Baker cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Stewart ph,1b 3 2 2 0 0 0 .250 Williams c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Watson lf 3 2 1 0 2 1 .277 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Edwards c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Rader 3b 5 2 3 4 0 0 .234 Reed p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Fenwick 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .267 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dierker p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Neibauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 4 0 1 4 Totals 37 9 12 8 6 5 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 15,823 Left on Base: Braves 4, Astros 11 DP: Braves 0, Astros 1 Errors: Perez, Cedeno Doubles: Watson (3), Rader (5), Fenwick (2) Triples: Stewart (2) Home Runs: Rader (3) Stolen Bases: Garr 2 (7), Wynn (2), Cedeno (10) GIDP: Williams (2) Hit by Pitch: Metzger (1,by Reed) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed L(1-5) 6.2 9 6 5 5 5 0 36 5.09 Stone 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.14 Neibauer 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 6 7.41 Totals 8 12 9 8 6 5 1 44 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(3-2) 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 31 3.30 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 31 Hit by Pitch: Reed (3) Wild Pitches: Reed 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled; Garr stole second; Aaron struck out; Cepeda walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Edwards flied out to left; Rader lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Reed was called out on strikes; Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled; Garr stole second; Aaron grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Fenwick grounded out (third to first); Dierker singled; Metzger singled [Dierker to second]; Reed threw a wild pitch [Dierker to third, Metzger to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda flied out to center; Baker singled; Williams grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: May walked; Watson walked [May to second]; Edwards flied out to right; Rader grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [May to third, Watson to second]; Fenwick was walked intentionally; Reed threw a wild pitch [May scored, Watson to third, Fenwick to second]; Dierker grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Perez flied out to center; Reed flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Wynn struck out; STEWART BATTED FOR MAY; Stewart grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 6TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson doubled; Edwards walked; Rader singled [Watson to third, Edwards to second]; Fenwick made an out to second; Dierker was called out on strikes; Metzger was hit by a pitch [Watson scored, Edwards to third, Rader to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker struck out; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn was called out on strikes; Stewart tripled; Watson struck out; Edwards singled [Stewart scored]; Rader doubled [Edwards scored]; Fenwick doubled [Rader scored]; Dierker reached on an error by Perez [Dierker to first, Fenwick stayed at second]; STONE REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Metzger singled [Fenwick scored (unearned), Dierker to second]; Cedeno forced Metzger (third to second); 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. BRAVES 8TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Perez flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR STONE; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Wynn made an out to first; Stewart singled; Watson walked [Stewart to second]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stewart to third, Watson to second]; Rader homered [Stewart scored, Watson scored]; Fenwick lined to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 9. BRAVES 9TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to center [Garr to second (error by Cedeno)]; Aaron made an out to shortstop; Cepeda flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 9. |
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