The Braves, after eking out a 4-3 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, turned on the power with three-run homers by Vic Correll and Ralph Garr to beat the Astros again in the second game, 8-4. Darrell Evans, who scored twice in the lidlifter, drove in what proved to be the Braves' winning run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Ray Sadecki gained his first victory in an Atlanta uniform, but needed the help of Elias Sosa after Cliff Johnson hit a two-run homer for the Astros in the ninth.

The Astros jumped off to a 4-0 lead in the first inning of the nightcap, but the Braves erupted for five runs in the fourth, three scoring on Correll's homer. Garr rapped his round-tripper in the sixth to put the game far out of the Astros' reach. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      5, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  8  1
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   4  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .348      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Gross rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Perez 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Cabell lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .280      Baker rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Watson 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .329      Evans 3b              2   2   2   1     1   0   .245
Johnson c             4   1   1   2     0   0   .277      Lum 1b                4   1   2   1     0   0   .243
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Blanks ss             3   0   0   1     0   0   .264
Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Office cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .327
Andrews 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .214      Pocoroba c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Sadecki p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Helms ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   3   8   3     2   4             Totals               28   4   8   4     2   1

Time of Game: 1:56
Left on Base: Astros 5, Braves 4
DP: Astros 2, Braves 2
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Howard (5), Metzger (4)
Triples: Howard (2)
Home Runs: Johnson (8)
Stolen Bases: Evans 2 (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Pocoroba (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cabell (3), Evans (2)
GIDP: Cabell (7), Perez (9), Lum (8)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(2-6)           6     6   3   3   1   1   0  24   3.44
Crawford                2     2   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.89
Totals                  8     8   4   4   2   1   0  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki W(2-1)          8     8   3   3   2   3   1  32   4.04
Sosa SV(1)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.67
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   4   1  35

Wild Pitches: Sadecki 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Gross singled to right; Cabell
was called out on strikes; Sadecki threw a wild pitch [Gross to
second]; Watson walked; Johnson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

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

ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Metzger made an out to first; Andrews singled to left; Forsch
lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans walked; Lum singled to center [Evans to third,
Lum to second (on throw to 3b)]; Blanks grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Evans scored, Lum to third]; Office grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lum scored]; Pocoroba flied out to center;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard doubled to left; On a bunt Gross grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Howard to third]; Cabell out on a sacrifice
fly to right [Howard scored]; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Sadecki lined to center; Garr flied out to center;
Perez singled to center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson lined to first; Rader was called out on
strikes; Metzger doubled; Sadecki threw a wild pitch [Metzger to
third]; Andrews walked; Forsch flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans singled to right; Lum flied out to left; Evans
stole second; Blanks grounded out (second to first) [Evans to
third]; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard flied out to right; Gross singled to center;
Cabell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Sadecki
was called out on strikes; Garr grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson popped to third; Johnson grounded out (third
to first); Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Baker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to center; Evans stole
second [Evans to third (error by Johnson)]; Lum singled to
center [Evans scored]; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 3.

ASTROS 7TH: On a bunt Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first);
Andrews flied out to right; HELMS BATTED FOR FORSCH; Helms flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Office singled
to center; Pocoroba out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Office to second]; Sadecki grounded out (first unassisted)
[Office to third]; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Howard tripled to right; Gross lined into a double
play (first to third) [Howard out at third]; Cabell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez walked; Baker singled to right [Perez to
third]; Evans out on a sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored];
Lum grounded into a double play (second to first) [Baker out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson singled to center; Johnson homered [Watson
scored]; SOSA REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); Rader grounded out
(third to first); Metzger lined to second; CRUZ BATTED FOR
ANDREWS; Cruz struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Braves 4.