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Phil Niekro, who suffered from a sore shoulder in the spring and had appeared previously only in relief, made his first start of the season for the Braves, pitched a five-hitter and beat the Astros, 4-1. Dusty Baker provided the Braves' big blow in support of Niekro, hitting a homer with two men on base in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Tuesday, May 15, 1973 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4 6 0
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 1
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Garr rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Agee rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302
Oates c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .173
Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .258 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Aaron lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .230 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .367
Jackson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211
Baker cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .306 Rader 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233
Lum 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .301 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .206
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Perez ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 Torres 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087
P. Niekro p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .125
Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 4 6 3 3 4 Totals 32 1 5 1 0 6
Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 10,656
Left on Base: Braves 4, Astros 4
DP: Braves 0, Astros 1
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Johnson (5)
Home Runs: Baker (6)
Stolen Bases: Evans (1), Agee (1)
Caught Stealing: Lum (1)
GIDP: P. Niekro (2)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
P. Niekro W(2-1) 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 32 3.18
Totals 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 32
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wilson L(3-4) 8 5 3 3 2 4 1 30 3.34
York 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 1.99
Totals 9 6 4 4 3 4 1 35
Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata
BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Oates grounded out (second
to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Agee struck out; Metzger singled; Cedeno flied out
to left; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Aaron grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded
out (third to first); Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Johnson flied to left in foul territory; Perez
struck out; P. Niekro singled; Garr made an out to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to left; Wilson struck out; Agee
singled; Agee stole second; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Oates made an out to third; Evans singled; Aaron
made an out to second; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
made an out to shortstop; May made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Johnson doubled;
Perez reached on an error by Rader [Johnson to third, Perez to
first]; P. Niekro grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves
0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
lined to second; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Oates flied out
to right; Evans walked; Evans stole second; Aaron walked; Baker
homered [Evans scored, Aaron scored]; Lum singled; Lum was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Agee grounded out (second to
first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Johnson flied out to center; Perez was called out on
strikes; P. Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled; Watson struck out; May singled
[Cedeno to second]; Rader singled [Cedeno scored, May to
second]; Edwards struck out; Helms made an out to shortstop; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.
BRAVES 8TH: TORRES REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Garr grounded
out (first unassisted); Oates grounded out (second to first);
Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR WILSON; Stewart grounded out
(second to first); Agee popped to catcher in foul territory;
Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Astros 1.
BRAVES 9TH: YORK REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Aaron grounded out
(third to first); Baker singled; Lum walked [Baker to second];
Johnson grounded out (third to second to first) [Baker scored
(no RBI), Lum to second]; Tommy Helms ejected by 2B umpire
Bruce Froemming when Froemming ruled Mike Lum safe at 2B because
Helms did not touch 2B; Perez grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); Cedeno grounded
out (third to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
4, Astros 1.
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