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Sunday April 8, 1973
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Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 8, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium

Astros       0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  7  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2    1  -   4 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .143      Garr lf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .200
Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .429      Gilbreath 3b          4   0   0   1     0   0   .214
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .533      Evans 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Baker cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .357
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lum rf                5   1   2   3     0   1   .333
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .231        Blanks pr,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .143      Oates c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .400
Edwards c             2   0   0   1     1   0   .250      Perez ss              2   0   0   0     2   0   .200
  Howard ph,c         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Reed p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .077        Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Wilson p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .333        Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Agee lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Casanova ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     1   6             Totals               35   4  11   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  8,898
Left on Base: Astros 3, Braves 9
DP: Astros 3, Braves 1
Errors: Metzger
Doubles: Wilson (1), Johnson (2), Evans (1)
Home Runs: Lum (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (1)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (1), Rader (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Helms (1), Oates (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Gilbreath (1)
GIDP: Gilbreath (1), Perez (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  8     7   1   0   1   3   0  30   0.00
Gladding                0     2   2   2   1   0   1   3  54.00
Crawford L(0-1)         1.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   8   5.40
Totals                  9.1  11   4   3   4   3   1  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    8     6   3   3   1   6   0  29   3.38
Kelley                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Hoerner W(1-0)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                 10     7   3   3   1   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn struck out; Helms singled to left; Cedeno
popped to second; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to pitcher; Gilbreath grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garr out at second];
Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader struck
out; Edwards walked; Metzger forced Edwards (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Lum flied out to center;
Johnson doubled to left; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Wilson doubled to right; Wynn singled to right
[Wilson scored, Wynn to second (on throw)]; Helms out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynn to third]; Cedeno
singled to right [Wynn scored]; Cedeno stole second; Cedeno was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to left; Reed struck out; Garr
singled to left; Gilbreath popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May singled to center; Rader singled to right [May
to third]; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first) [May scored,
Rader to second]; Metzger struck out while Rader was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans singled to right; Baker flied out to left; Lum
struck out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Wynn struck out; Helms grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Oates singled to first; Perez grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Oates out at second]; Reed popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno popped to second; Watson struck out (catcher
to first); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr singled to center; Gilbreath flied out to
right; Evans lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Garr
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards
popped to second; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker flied out to right; Lum flied out to center;
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Braves 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied
out to center; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Oates singled to right; Perez walked [Oates to
second]; AARON BATTED FOR REED; Aaron struck out; Garr reached
on an error by Metzger [Oates to third, Perez to second, Garr to
first]; Gilbreath hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oates scored
(unearned)]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 9TH: KELLEY REPLACED AARON (PITCHING); Cedeno popped to
shortstop; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); May flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: AGEE REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING LF); GLADDING REPLACED
WATSON (PITCHING); Baker singled to center; Lum homered [Baker
scored]; Johnson walked; CRAWFORD REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING);
Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to
second]; Perez was walked intentionally; CASANOVA BATTED FOR
KELLEY; BLANKS RAN FOR JOHNSON; Casanova flied out to right;
Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Braves 3.

ASTROS 10TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOERNER
REPLACED CASANOVA (PITCHING); Rader flied out to right; HOWARD
BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Howard singled to center; Metzger flied out
to right; Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 10TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Gilbreath
grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans doubled to right; Baker
was walked intentionally; Lum singled to center [Evans scored,
Baker to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 4.



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