Buzz Capra, who allowed six hits and had a shutout in his grasp until the ninth inning, pitched the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Bob Watson homered following an error to account for the Astros' runs. The Braves started their scoring with a circuit clout by Dusty Baker in the second and added their other runs in the fourth. Larvell Blanks batted in two with a bases-loaded single and two came home on a wild throw by Roger Metzger. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 16, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 2 Braves 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 x - 5 8 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Garr lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .353 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .179 Perez 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .176 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .345 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Lum 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .147 Milbourne pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Baker rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .194 Watson lf 3 1 2 2 1 1 .250 Office cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .212 Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Correll c 3 1 0 0 1 2 .138 Rader 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .423 Blanks ss 3 1 3 2 0 0 .222 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Capra p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Dierker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 4 Totals 30 5 8 4 3 7 Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 3,401 Left on Base: Astros 5, Braves 5 DP: Astros 0, Braves 2 Errors: Metzger, Forsch, Lum Doubles: Evans (2) Home Runs: Watson (1), Baker (2) Caught Stealing: Garr (1) Sacrifice Hits: Capra (1) GIDP: Andrews (1), May (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker L(2-1) 4 6 5 4 3 2 1 20 5.50 Forsch 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 10 1.42 Scherman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 8 5 4 3 7 1 34 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Capra W(2-0) 9 6 2 1 2 4 1 34 1.50 Totals 9 6 2 1 2 4 1 34 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to right; Cedeno popped to first; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez flied out to right; Evans doubled to left; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Johnson struck out; Rader singled to center [Watson to second]; Metzger flied out to center; Dierker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker homered; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks singled to third; Capra was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz lined to center; Cedeno lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Garr flied out to left; Perez flied out to center; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson struck out; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Lum walked; Baker struck out; Office singled to right [Lum to third]; Correll walked [Office to second]; Blanks singled [Lum scored, Office scored, Correll to second]; Capra out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Correll to third, Blanks to second]; Garr was walked intentionally; Perez singled to shortstop [Correll scored, Blanks scored (error by Metzger) (unearned), Garr out at home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled to left; Metzger walked [Rader to second]; BATISTA BATTED FOR DIERKER; Batista struck out; Andrews grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. BRAVES 5TH: FORSCH REPLACED BATISTA (PITCHING); Evans popped to third in foul territory; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled to left; May grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Correll struck out; Blanks singled to left; Capra struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to center; Johnson lined to left; Rader grounded out (third to first) [Watson to second]; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. BRAVES 7TH: Garr reached on an error by Forsch (assist by Johnson); Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez struck out; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. ASTROS 8TH: EASLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Easler popped to second in foul territory; Andrews flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Lum flied out to right; Baker flied out to left; Office singled to center; Correll struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 5. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno popped to third; May reached on an error by Lum; MILBOURNE RAN FOR MAY; Watson homered [Milbourne scored (unearned)]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Rader flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 5.

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