Although Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson each went hitless in five trips, other members of the Astros picked up the slack with a 13-hit attack to defeat the Braves, 8-4. Roger Metzger and Doug Rader collected three hits apiece. The Astros scored in each of the first four innings and coasted home behind the pitching of J.R. Richard. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Thursday, June      26, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  5
Astros       1  3  2    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   8 13  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Gross lf              3   2   1   1     1   0   .271
Perez 2b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .288      Metzger ss            5   0   3   0     0   0   .252
Baker rf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .234      Cedeno cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .249      Watson 1b             5   1   0   0     0   2   .335
Lum 1b                5   0   0   0     0   2   .233      May c                 4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
Correll c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Cabell rf             3   2   2   1     1   0   .287
Office cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .304      Rader 3b              4   1   3   1     0   1   .245
Blanks ss             4   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Andrews 2b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .207
Thompson p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Richard p             3   0   1   1     0   1   .258
  Beard p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               36   4   9   2     4   7             Totals               35   8  13   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  7,017
Left on Base: Braves 10, Astros 8
DP: Braves 0, Astros 0
Errors: Garr, Perez, Evans, Correll, Office, May 2
Doubles: Office (4), Blanks (9), Rader (12)
Triples: Cabell (5)
Stolen Bases: Office (2), Baker 2 (7), Cabell (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Richard (2), Gross (3)
Hit by Pitch: Garr (2,by Richard)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thompson L(0-2)         1.2   4   4   4   2   1   0  11   5.59
Beard                   3.1   7   3   1   0   1   0  17   2.28
Leon                    2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   4.41
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.76
Totals                  8    13   8   6   3   4   0  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(5-3)          9     9   4   2   4   7   0  41   4.52
Totals                  9     9   4   2   4   7   0  41

Passed Balls: Correll (12), May (14)
Hit by Pitch: Richard (3)
Wild Pitches: Thompson (2), Richard 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Perez singled; Baker walked
[Perez to second]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Baker
to second, Perez to third]; Lum grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger singled [Gross to third];
Thompson threw a wild pitch [Gross scored, Metzger to second];
Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson struck out; May grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Correll singled; Office forced Correll (second to
shortstop); Office stole second [Office to third (error by
May)]; Blanks singled [Office scored]; Thompson struck out; Garr
was hit by a pitch [Blanks to second]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell walked; Cabell stole second [Cabell scored
(error by Correll) (error by Office)]; Rader doubled; Andrews
singled [Rader scored, Andrews to second (on throw to home)];
Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Andrews to
third]; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Andrews
scored]; Metzger singled; BEARD REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING);
Cedeno forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker walked; Baker stole second; Evans singled
[Baker scored (error by May) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Lum struck
out; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to
second]; Office doubled [Evans scored (unearned)]; Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Watson reached on an error by Perez [Watson to
first]; May made an out to shortstop; Cabell tripled [Watson
scored (unearned)]; Rader singled to left [Cabell scored, Rader
out at second (left to second)]; Andrews singled; Richard forced
Andrews (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Astros 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Beard struck out; Garr lined to second; Perez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 6.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross singled; Metzger singled [Gross scored (error
by Garr) (error by Evans) (unearned) (no RBI), Metzger to
second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied
out to left; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 7.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans walked;
Lum struck out; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled; Rader singled [Cabell to third,
Rader to second (on throw to 3b)]; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richard struck out; Gross lined to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 7.

BRAVES 6TH: Office singled; May allowed a passed ball [Office to
third]; Blanks lined to center; GOODSON BATTED FOR BEARD;
Goodson popped to catcher in foul territory; Garr flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 6TH: LEON REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Astros 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Baker
singled; Baker stole second; Evans struck out; Baker advanced to
third because of defensive indifference [Baker to third]; Lum
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: May singled; Correll allowed a passed ball [May to
second]; Cabell grounded out (third to first) [May to third];
Rader was called out on strikes; Andrews was walked
intentionally; Richard singled [May scored, Andrews to third];
Gross flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Astros 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Correll flied out to center; Office lined to center;
Blanks doubled; BEALL BATTED FOR LEON; Beall grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 8.

ASTROS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cedeno flied out to right; Watson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros
8.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled;
Richard threw a wild pitch [Perez to third]; Baker flied out to
center; Evans walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Perez scored,
Evans to second]; Lum grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 8.