Playing their first home game of the season, the Braves entertained the crowd of 12,774 by defeating the Astros, 6-1. Jose Cruz homered in the first inning for the only run off Phil Niekro. The Braves came back in their half to take the lead when Ralph Garr walked and Darrell Evans hit for the circuit. Evans was nicked by a pitch with the bases loaded in the third to pick up credit for his third RBI of the game. Dusty Baker drove in the Braves' three other runs with a single and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 15, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Braves 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 x - 6 7 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .273 Garr lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 .387 Cruz rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Perez 2b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .167 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .360 Evans 3b 2 2 1 3 1 0 .310 May c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .174 Lum 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .161 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Baker rf 3 0 1 3 0 1 .185 Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .172 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .409 Correll c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .318 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Niekro p 3 1 2 0 0 0 .400 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 7 1 3 2 Totals 29 6 7 6 3 11 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 12,774 Left on Base: Astros 6, Braves 4 DP: Astros 1, Braves 3 Errors: Cosgrove, Evans Doubles: Cedeno (3) Home Runs: Cruz (2), Evans (3) Caught Stealing: Lum 2 (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rader (1) Sacrifice Flies: Baker (2) GIDP: Richard (1), Cruz (2), Batista (1) Hit by Pitch: Evans (1,by Richard) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(0-1) 4 6 5 5 2 7 1 20 5.19 Cosgrove 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 2.84 Scherman 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 7 6 6 3 11 1 34 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(1-1) 9 7 1 1 3 2 1 34 0.66 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 2 1 34 Hit by Pitch: Richard (1) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz homered; Cedeno doubled; May flied out to right [Cedeno to third]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Perez struck out; Evans homered [Garr scored]; Lum singled; Baker struck out while Lum was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson singled to left; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Johnson to second]; Metzger singled to left [Johnson to third]; Richard grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Office grounded out (second to first); Correll flied out to center; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews flied out to right; Cruz popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cedeno singled to left; May grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to right; Garr singled to right [Niekro to second]; Perez walked [Niekro to third, Garr to second]; Evans was hit by a pitch [Niekro scored, Garr to third, Perez to second]; Lum struck out; Baker singled [Garr scored, Perez scored, Evans to second]; Office struck out; Correll struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; Johnson flied out to center; Rader reached on an error by Evans; Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 4TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro singled to shortstop; Garr struck out; Perez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. ASTROS 5TH: EASLER BATTED FOR RICHARD; Easler grounded out (second to first); Andrews walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 5TH: COSGROVE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Evans walked; Lum singled to right [Evans to third]; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored, Lum to second]; Office struck out while Lum was caught stealing third but was safe at third (error by Cosgrove); Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to right; May walked; Watson lined to left; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 6TH: Blanks popped to first in foul territory; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 7TH: Rader singled to left; Metzger popped to shortstop; BATISTA BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Batista grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED BATISTA (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Evans flied out to center; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 8TH: Andrews walked; Cruz forced Andrews (shortstop to second); Cedeno flied out to center; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: Baker flied out to right; Office struck out; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to left; Johnson singled to left [Johnson out at second (left to second)]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 6.

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