Marty Perez singled home two eighth-inning runs and Biff Pocoroba added his first major league homer in the ninth to spark the Braves to a 6-3 victory over the Astros. Perez' hit broke a 3-3 tie and followed a wild streak by Astro starter Dave Roberts. Roberts walked Pocoroba to start the inning. Rowland Office sacrificed Pocoroba to second before Roberts issued his eighth walk of the game to Larvell Blanks.

Wayne Granger replaced Roberts and got the second out before intentionally walking Ralph Garr to load the bases. Perez then followed with a single to center. The Braves had rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the seventh on a pinch-hit homer by Rod Gilbreath, an error, double by Perez and single by Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      28, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  2  1  -   6  8  3
Astros       0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   0   0     1   1   .259      Gross lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Perez 2b              5   1   3   3     0   1   .294      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
Baker rf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .233      Cedeno cf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .255
Evans 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Howard cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Williams 1b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .211      Watson 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .326
Correll c             1   0   0   0     1   1   .249      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Pocoroba c          1   2   1   1     2   0   .254      Cabell rf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .293
Office cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .314      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Blanks ss             2   1   1   0     2   0   .270      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .216        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Gilbreath ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .255      Roberts p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .097
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   8   6     9   6             Totals               30   3   5   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 10,999
Left on Base: Braves 10, Astros 5
DP: Braves 0, Astros 1
Errors: Pocoroba, Blanks, House, Andrews
Doubles: Perez (11), Cedeno (19), Rader (14)
Home Runs: Gilbreath (2), Pocoroba (1), Cabell (2)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (33)
Caught Stealing: Baker (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Office (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (4)
GIDP: Baker (7)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (6,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  6     4   3   2   2   2   1  24   2.69
Beard W(2-0)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.20
House SV(7)             2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.06
Totals                  9     5   3   2   3   3   1  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(4-10)         7.1   6   5   4   8   5   1  35   4.10
Granger                 1.2   2   1   1   1   1   1   8   2.27
Totals                  9     8   6   5   9   6   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (8)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Perez flied out to left; Baker
walked; Baker was caught stealing second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted) [Gross to second]; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Watson
flied out to right; May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Williams lined to
shortstop; Correll walked; Office walked [Correll to second];
Blanks walked [Correll to third, Office to second]; Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Rader grounded out (third to
first); Andrews made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled;
Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Gross
singled; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Gross to
second]; Cedeno doubled to right [Gross scored, Cedeno out at
third (right to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros
1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Williams struck out;
Correll was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: POCOROBA REPLACED CORRELL (PLAYING C ); Watson flied
out to left; May flied out to left; Cabell homered; Rader flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Office singled; Blanks singled [Office to second];
Niekro struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Office to third, Blanks to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Roberts
walked; Gross forced Roberts (second to shortstop) [Gross to
second (error by Blanks)]; Metzger was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out
to left; Williams walked; Pocoroba walked [Williams to second];
Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third
(error by Pocoroba)]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cedeno
scored (unearned)]; May grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Blanks made an out to first; GILBREATH BATTED FOR
NIEKRO; Gilbreath homered; Garr reached on an error by Andrews
[Garr to first]; Perez doubled [Garr scored (unearned)]; Baker
singled [Perez scored, Baker to second (on throw to home)];
Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: BEARD REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Rader lined to
shortstop; Andrews flied out to left; Roberts grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba walked; Office out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Pocoroba to second]; Blanks walked; GASTON
BATTED FOR BEARD; GRANGER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); LUM
BATTED FOR GASTON; Lum grounded out (second to first) [Pocoroba
to third, Blanks to second]; Garr was walked intentionally;
Perez singled [Pocoroba scored, Blanks scored, Garr to second];
Baker forced Perez (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Gross flied out to
right; Metzger walked; Metzger was picked off first but was safe
on an error by House [Metzger to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 3.

BRAVES 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Evans made an
out to shortstop; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Pocoroba homered; Office struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); Cabell was
called out on strikes; Rader doubled; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
ANDREWS; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 6, Astros 3.