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.