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Hank Aaron hit his 23rd homer of the season and 662nd of his major league career for two runs in the first inning to start the Braves off to a 6-0 victory over the Astros behind the pitching of George Stone. Aaron also singled and scored in the seventh. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 0Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Braves 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 x - 6 10 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .213 Garr lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .322 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .350 Brown lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Wynn rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .278 Evans 3b 3 2 0 0 1 1 .245 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Aaron 1b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .263 Watson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Williams c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .270 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Blanks pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Howard c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Baker cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .317 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .128 Lum rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Millan 2b 3 0 2 2 0 0 .251 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Perez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Stone p 3 0 1 0 1 1 .067 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 6 0 1 5 Totals 30 6 10 6 3 4 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 6,188 Left on Base: Astros 5, Braves 8 DP: Astros 1, Braves 2 Doubles: Helms (11) Home Runs: Aaron (23) Stolen Bases: Garr (20) Caught Stealing: Garr (8), Brown (1) Sacrifice Flies: Williams (4), Millan (2) GIDP: Wynn (6), May (9) Hit by Pitch: Evans (3,by Reuss), Baker (4,by Reuss), Williams (4,by Griffin) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(8-9) 2.1 4 4 4 2 2 1 14 3.94 Culver 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.11 Griffin 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 10 2.99 York 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.26 Totals 8 10 6 6 3 4 1 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone W(4-8) 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 32 4.23 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Reuss 2 (9), Griffin (3) Wild Pitches: Reuss 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Vargo ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled; Cedeno flied out to left; Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Evans walked; Aaron homered [Evans scored]; Williams flied out to right; Baker was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 2ND: May popped to shortstop; Watson grounded out (third to first); Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Lum lined to left; Millan singled; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Millan to second]; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Stone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 3RD: Helms doubled; Howard popped to first; Reuss struck out; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled; Evans was hit by a pitch [Garr to second]; Aaron walked [Garr to third, Evans to second]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garr scored]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Evans to third, Aaron to second]; Baker was hit by a pitch; CULVER REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Lum popped to second; Millan singled [Evans scored, Aaron to third, Baker to second]; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno lined to shortstop; Wynn struck out; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Stone singled; Garr forced Stone (shortstop to second); Garr stole second; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Aaron popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Williams flied out to center; Baker singled; Lum struck out; Millan popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 6TH: BROWN REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Howard flied out to right; ALOU BATTED FOR CULVER; Alou singled; Metzger forced Alou (second to shortstop); Cedeno forced Metzger (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Perez popped to second; Stone walked; Brown forced Stone (third to second); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn walked; May popped to second; Watson singled [Wynn to second]; Rader flied out to right; Helms forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: Aaron singled; Williams was hit by a pitch [Aaron to second]; BLANKS RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Baker forced Blanks (center to shortstop) [Aaron scored]; Lum singled [Baker to third]; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baker scored]; Perez forced Lum (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 6. ASTROS 8TH: CASANOVA REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING C ); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); STEWART BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Stewart popped to third; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: YORK REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Stone grounded out (second to first); Brown singled; Evans struck out while Brown was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 6. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno singled; Wynn singled [Cedeno to second]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third, Wynn out at second]; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 6. |
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