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Phil Niekro not only pitched a four-hitter and recorded his fifth shutout of the season, but the Braves' righthander also drove in the only run of the game with a sacrifice fly to beat the Astros, 1-0. J.R. Richard, pitching for the Astros, allowed only two hits in eight innings. Atlanta Braves 1, Houston Astros 0Game Played on Friday, September 20, 1974 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .247
Perez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Gross rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309
Evans 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .242 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274
Baker rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268
Lum lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .230 M. May c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .297
Tepedino 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .238 Jutze pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Correll c 3 1 0 0 0 2 .232 Edwards ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Robinson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .215 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255
P. Niekro p 1 0 0 1 1 0 .209 Helms 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279
Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297
de los Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 1 3 1 5 6 Totals 31 0 4 0 1 9
Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 7,524
Left on Base: Braves 7, Astros 5
DP: Braves 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Robinson (3), Gross (16), M. May (16), Cedeno (29)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (53)
Caught Stealing: Milbourne (2), Howard (5)
Sacrifice Flies: P. Niekro (1)
GIDP: Robinson (14)
Hit by Pitch: Correll (4,by Richard)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
P. Niekro W(18-12) 9 4 0 0 1 9 0 32 2.52
Totals 9 4 0 0 1 9 0 32
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard L(2-2) 8 2 1 1 5 6 0 32 3.40
de los Santos 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.00
Totals 9 3 1 1 5 6 0 35
Passed Balls: Correll 2 (12), M. May (8)
Hit by Pitch: Richard (1)
Wild Pitches: Richard (7)
Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Frank Pulli
BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Perez flied out to right; Evans
walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Baker was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cedeno struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Cedeno stole second; L. May struck out (catcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Lum walked; M. May allowed a passed ball [Lum to
second]; Tepedino struck out; Correll struck out; Robinson flied
to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: M. May flied out to center; Rader made an out to
pitcher; Helms walked; Metzger struck out but Helms advanced to
second and Metzger advanced to first on a passed ball; Richard
forced Helms (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves
0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro flied out to center; Office lined to left;
Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Howard struck out; Gross made an out to third;
Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Baker grounded out (first
unassisted); Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: L. May flied out to center; M. May lined to center;
Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Tepedino grounded out (second to first); Correll was
hit by a pitch; Robinson doubled [Correll to third]; P. Niekro
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Correll scored, Robinson to third];
Office made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Helms made an out to shortstop; Metzger flied out to
center; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
walked; Baker flied out to center; Lum forced Evans (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 6TH: On a bunt Howard grounded out (pitcher to first);
Gross doubled; Cedeno flied out to left; L. May flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Tepedino singled; Correll struck out; Robinson made
an out to third; P. Niekro walked [Tepedino to second]; Office
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1,
Astros 0.
ASTROS 7TH: M. May doubled to right; JUTZE RAN FOR M. MAY; Rader
struck out; Helms reached on a fielder's choice [Jutze out at
third (shortstop to third to second)]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS;
Milbourne was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
BRAVES 8TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILBOURNE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Perez walked; Evans grounded out (second
to first) [Perez to second]; Baker grounded out (third to
first); Lum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); WATSON
BATTED FOR RICHARD; Watson lined to left; Howard singled; Howard
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
BRAVES 9TH: DE LOS SANTOS REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Tepedino
singled to center; Correll forced Tepedino (shortstop to
second); Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Correll out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 9TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
doubled to center; L. May struck out; EDWARDS BATTED FOR JUTZE;
Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
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