Scoring all their runs on three homers, the Braves defeated the Astros, 4-1. Marty Perez started the slugging in first inning and, after a pass to Dave May, Mike Lum also hit for the circuit. May added a homer in the third. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 1 Braves 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 11 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Garr lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .278 Milbourne 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .198 Perez 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 May rf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .280 Sosa pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 Lum 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .231 Cedeno cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .286 Baker cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .259 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .323 Williams c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Nolan ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Helms ph,3b 1 0 1 1 1 0 .194 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Gardner rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Belloir ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Gross ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Devine p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Cabell 3b,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Torrealba p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 May c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Dierker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Andrews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Totals 37 1 8 1 5 6 Totals 30 4 11 4 2 5 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 2,074 Left on Base: Astros 14, Braves 6 DP: Astros 3, Braves 0 Errors: Granger, Belloir 2 Doubles: Cabell (17) Home Runs: Perez (1), Lum (7), May (11) Stolen Bases: Cabell (9), May (1) Caught Stealing: Milbourne (2) Sacrifice Hits: Belloir (6), Perez (6) GIDP: Williams 2 (14), May (4) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker L(13-15) 3 7 4 4 2 1 3 15 3.98 Granger 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 3.30 Niekro 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.51 Totals 8 11 4 4 2 5 3 34 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Devine W(1-0) 6 4 0 0 3 4 0 26 4.35 Torrealba 2.2 4 1 0 2 1 0 15 0.00 Dal Canton SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5.06 Totals 9 8 1 0 5 6 0 42 Passed Balls: Williams (2) Wild Pitches: Dierker (12) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Milbourne walked; Cedeno flied out to right; Milbourne was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to third [Garr out at second (left to second)]; Perez homered; May walked; May stole second; Lum homered [May scored]; Baker singled to center; Williams grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Cruz popped to shortstop; Gardner flied out to left; Cabell doubled to right [Watson to third]; May lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 2ND: Gilbreath singled to second; Belloir out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gilbreath to second]; Devine struck out; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Gilbreath to third]; Garr popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (third to first); Milbourne singled to center; Cedeno forced Milbourne (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to right; May homered; Lum singled to shortstop; Baker walked [Lum to second]; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; Cruz singled to left; Gardner reached on an error by Belloir [Cruz to second]; Cabell forced Gardner (second to shortstop) [Cruz to third]; Cabell stole second; May walked; BOSWELL BATTED FOR DIERKER; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: GRANGER REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Belloir grounded out (second to first); Devine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled to right; Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to right; Perez reached on an error by Granger on a sacrifice bunt [Garr to second]; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garr to third, Perez out at second]; Lum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Gardner struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Cabell forced Gardner (second to shortstop); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: Baker struck out; NOLAN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Nolan flied out to center; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 7TH: NOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TORREALBA REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); HOWARD BATTED FOR GRANGER; Howard grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Milbourne singled to catcher; Cedeno singled to center [Milbourne to third]; Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: NIEKRO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Belloir popped to shortstop; Torrealba singled to right; Garr singled to center [Torrealba to second]; Perez flied out to right; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 8TH: HELMS BATTED FOR CRUZ; Helms singled to left; GROSS BATTED FOR GARDNER; Gross lined to left; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Helms to second]; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: HELMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker was called out on strikes; Nolan singled to right; Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 4. ASTROS 9TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Andrews flied out to right; Metzger struck out; JOHNSON BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Johnson walked; SOSA RAN FOR JOHNSON; Cedeno singled to left [Sosa to second]; Watson reached on an error by Belloir [Sosa to third, Cedeno to second]; Helms walked [Sosa scored (unearned), Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; DAL CANTON REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Gross struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 4.

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