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. Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 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. |
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