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 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Astros       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.