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With a single all that the Braves needed, that's what Hank Aaron delivered in a ninth-inning rally to defeat the Astros, 3-1. The Astros scored their run in the sixth on a walk to Tommie Agee and triple by Bob Watson. Marty Perez and Paul Casanova opened the ninth with singles. When Frank Tepedino was announced as a pinch-hitter, Jim Crawford relieved Don Wilson. Dick Dietz then batted for Tepedino and walked to load the bases. Ralph Garr followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the score. Cecil Upshaw took the mound and passed Darrell Evans to bring up Aaron, who knocked in two runs with his single. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, July 28, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 8 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .281 Agee rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .272 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Aaron lf 4 0 1 2 1 2 .256 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .251 Watson lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .326 Baker cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .252 Lum 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 May 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .265 Perez ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .243 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Goggin pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Casanova c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Wilson p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .208 Freeman pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrison p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Jackson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .221 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Tepedino ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Dietz ph,c 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 Totals 34 3 8 3 6 5 Totals 31 1 6 1 3 6 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 27,975 Left on Base: Braves 11, Astros 6 DP: Braves 1, Astros 0 Doubles: Johnson (14), Cedeno (18) Triples: Watson (3) Stolen Bases: Garr (21) Sacrifice Flies: Garr (1) GIDP: Rader (7) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Harrison 6 5 1 1 1 3 0 23 2.78 Devine W(1-2) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 7.32 Frisella SV(7) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4.17 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 6 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson L(6-12) 8 7 2 2 4 4 0 35 3.31 Crawford 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 4.23 Upshaw 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.64 Totals 9 8 3 3 6 5 0 41 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled; Garr stole second; Evans flied out to right; Aaron struck out; Johnson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Agee grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Lum flied out to center; Perez singled; Casanova flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to right; May flied out to center; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Harrison popped to catcher in foul territory; Garr walked; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Garr to second]; Aaron walked; Johnson walked [Garr to third, Aaron to second]; Baker lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to left; Wilson singled; Agee singled [Wilson to third, Agee to second (on throw)]; Metzger made an out to shortstop; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to left; Perez flied out to center; Casanova flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Harrison grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards made an out to shortstop; Helms grounded out (second to first); Wilson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Johnson doubled; Baker made an out to second; Lum struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Agee walked; Metzger made an out to pitcher; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Watson tripled [Agee scored]; Rader was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: Casanova flied out to center; JACKSON BATTED FOR HARRISON; Jackson singled; Garr popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans singled [Jackson to third]; Aaron made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: DEVINE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); May struck out; Edwards singled to center [Edwards out at second (center to second)]; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker flied out to center; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Wilson struck out; Agee flied out to right; Metzger walked; Cedeno forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: Perez singled; GOGGIN RAN FOR PEREZ; Casanova singled [Goggin to second]; FREEMAN RAN FOR CASANOVA; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR DEVINE; CRAWFORD REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); DIETZ BATTED FOR TEPEDINO; Dietz walked [Goggin to third, Freeman to second]; Garr hit a sacrifice fly to left [Goggin scored]; Evans walked [Freeman to third, Dietz to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Aaron singled [Freeman scored, Dietz scored, Evans to second]; Johnson grounded out (second to pitcher) [Evans to third, Aaron to second]; Baker struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: DIETZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GOGGIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FRISELLA REPLACED FREEMAN (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (third to first); Rader struck out; May walked; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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