With help from Cecil Upshaw, Pat Jarvis gained credit for the Braves' 5-3 victory to resume his career mastery of the Astros. Jarvis went into this season with a 16-2 record in meetings with the Astros but then lost twice and won only once in relief roles before facing them again as a starter.

The Braves scored twice in the second inning on singles by Rico Carty and Marty Perez, sacrifice by Jarvis and single by Oscar Brown. Two more runs to decide the game followed in the third on singles by Felix Millan, Hank Aaron, Earl Williams and Darrell Evans. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  2  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 15  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown rf              5   0   2   2     0   2   .220      Metzger ss            2   1   0   0     2   0   .223
Millan 2b             5   1   5   0     0   0   .260      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .335
Aaron 1b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .264      Wynn rf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .269
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     1   3   .311      May 1b                4   0   2   1     0   1   .284
Williams c            4   0   2   1     1   0   .264      Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Carty lf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Lum pr,lf           1   1   1   0     1   0   .236      Rader 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .246
Evans 3b              3   0   1   1     2   2   .243      Helms 2b              2   0   0   1     1   0   .278
Perez ss              5   1   2   1     0   0   .224      Roberts p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Jarvis p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .125        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118

Totals               37   5  15   5     6  10             Totals               31   3   7   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  6,399
Left on Base: Braves 12, Astros 5
DP: Braves 2, Astros 2
Errors: Lum, Rader
Doubles: Lum (14), Stewart (5), Rader (23)
Triples: Rader (6)
Caught Stealing: Brown (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Jarvis (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (9)
GIDP: Perez (21), Aaron (16), Cedeno (8)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis W(11-7)          7     5   3   2   3   5   0  28   4.32
Upshaw SV(12)           2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.91
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   6   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(11-7)         2.1   7   4   4   1   2   0  14   4.47
Culver                  1.2   3   0   0   2   2   0   9   2.88
Griffin                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.04
York                    3     4   1   1   1   4   0  13   4.65
Forsch                  1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   3.93
Totals                  9    15   5   5   6  10   0  44

Passed Balls: Williams (27)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (5)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


BRAVES 1ST: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
singled; Aaron walked [Millan to second]; Baker struck out;
Williams lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; Wynn
singled; May singled [Wynn to second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty singled; Evans struck out; Perez singled
[Carty to second]; Jarvis out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Carty to third, Perez to second]; Brown singled [Carty
scored, Perez scored]; Brown was caught stealing second; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Edwards flied out to center; Rader grounded out
(third to first); Helms walked; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan singled; Aaron singled [Millan to second];
Baker made an out to shortstop; Williams singled [Millan scored,
Aaron to second]; CULVER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Carty
struck out; Evans singled [Aaron scored, Williams to second];
Perez lined to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Jarvis was called out on strikes; Brown singled;
Millan singled to right [Brown out at third (right to third)];
Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May made an out to third; Watson flied out to right;
Edwards popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 4, Astros 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker walked; Williams walked [Baker to second];
GRIFFIN REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Carty forced Baker (third
unassisted) [Williams to third (error by Rader), Carty to
first]; LUM RAN FOR CARTY; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Lum to
second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rader tripled;
Helms hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rader scored]; CHILES BATTED
FOR GRIFFIN; Chiles grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 1.

BRAVES 6TH: YORK REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Jarvis grounded out
(third to first); Brown struck out; Millan singled; Aaron
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Wynn struck out; May was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker was called out on strikes; Williams popped to
first in foul territory; Lum doubled; Evans was walked
intentionally; Perez singled [Lum scored, Evans to second];
Jarvis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards
singled; Rader made an out to second; Helms flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Brown was called out on strikes; Millan singled;
Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros
1.

ASTROS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR YORK; Stewart doubled; Metzger
walked; UPSHAW REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to
right; Wynn was called out on strikes; May singled [Stewart
scored, Metzger to third]; Williams allowed a passed ball
[Metzger scored (unearned), May to second]; Watson made an out
to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 3.

BRAVES 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Baker was called
out on strikes; Williams singled; Lum walked [Williams to
second]; Evans struck out; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
doubled to left [Rader to third (error by Lum)]; Helms hit into
a double play (third to first to catcher) [Rader out at home]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 3.