Tuesday May 18, 1976
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A double by Dave May and singles by Jerry Royster and Jim Wynn produced a run in the 10th inning and gave the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Astros. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 18, 1976 (Day game) at Astrodome

Braves 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Office cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210 Gross rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .301 May rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .152 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Royster 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .179 Andrews 2b 4 0 0 1 1 1 .250 Wynn lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .229 Cedeno cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .302 Evans 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .172 Johnson c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .216 Henderson rf,cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .316 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .265 Pocoroba c 5 0 2 2 0 0 .295 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .226 Perez 2b,ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Boswell 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .212 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Lacy ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Andujar p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Roberts ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .187 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 7 3 6 2 Totals 34 2 4 2 7 11 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 7,689 Left on Base: Braves 9, Astros 9 DP: Braves 1, Astros 2 Errors: Royster Doubles: May (1) Triples: May (1) Home Runs: Cedeno (7) Stolen Bases: Henderson (1), Cruz (2), Boswell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Perez (1) GIDP: Evans (3), Andrews (1) Hit by Pitch: Office (2,by Andujar) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 6.2 3 2 2 6 7 1 29 4.20 Leon 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.00 Sosa W(3-3) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 6.27 Totals 10 4 2 2 7 11 1 41 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar 7 3 2 2 4 1 0 28 6.62 Forsch 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 1.67 Barlow L(2-2) 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 4.50 Griffin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7.47 Totals 10 7 3 3 6 2 0 42 Passed Balls: Johnson (8) Hit by Pitch: Andujar (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick BRAVES 1ST: Office walked; Royster was called out on strikes; Wynn walked [Office to second]; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher) [Wynn to second, Office to third]; Henderson walked; Pocoroba singled [Office scored, Wynn scored, Henderson to second]; Johnson allowed a passed ball [Henderson to third, Pocoroba to second]; Perez walked; Chaney popped to third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Andrews grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Cedeno popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Niekro popped to second; Office was hit by a pitch; Royster flied out to center; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MAY REPLACED OFFICE (PLAYING RF); Johnson reached on an error by Royster [Johnson to second]; Watson flied out to center; Cruz struck out; Boswell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Evans flied out to left; Henderson flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Andujar singled; Gross popped to shortstop; Andrews forced Andujar (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Chaney flied out to center; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno homered; Johnson flied out to left; Watson walked; Cruz singled [Watson to third]; Cruz stole second; Boswell struck out; Metzger flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: May tripled; Royster grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn hit into a double play (right to catcher) [May out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Andujar grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to left; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 6TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Henderson singled; Henderson stole second; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Johnson struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney flied out to right; Niekro flied out to center; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz walked; Boswell forced Cruz (catcher to shortstop); Boswell stole second; Metzger struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Roberts walked; Gross walked [Boswell to third, Roberts to second]; Andrews walked [Boswell scored, Roberts to third, Gross to second]; LEON REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Royster struck out; Wynn flied out to center; Evans walked; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Johnson flied out to right; Watson struck out; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba singled; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pocoroba to second]; LACY BATTED FOR CHANEY; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR LEON; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Boswell grounded out (second to first); Metzger struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 10TH: BARLOW REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); May doubled; Royster singled [May to third]; Wynn singled [May scored, Royster to second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Evans grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Royster to third, Wynn out at second]; Henderson walked; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 10TH: Gross singled; MILBOURNE RAN FOR GROSS; Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno forced Milbourne (third to second); Johnson walked [Cedeno to second]; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2.

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