Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, July 31, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome

Braves       0  0  0    0  4  0    1  0  1  -   6 11  0
Astros       4  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  x  -   9 16  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Gross rf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .297
  Robinson pr,3b      0   1   0   0     1   0   .214      Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .282
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .302
  Belloir 3b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Watson 1b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .296
Gilbreath 2b          6   1   1   0     0   1   .266      Cruz lf               4   3   2   1     1   0   .305
Wynn cf               2   1   1   0     3   0   .228      Andrews 2b            5   0   3   1     0   0   .279
Montanez 1b           4   1   3   2     1   0   .316      DaVanon ss            4   0   2   2     0   0   .347
Henderson rf          3   0   0   1     1   0   .273        Metzger ss          0   0   0   0     1   0   .221
Paciorek lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .315      Jutze c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Morton pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .161        Boswell ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Chaney ss             4   0   3   2     0   0   .274        Herrmann c          1   0   0   0     1   1   .206
Correll c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .241      McLaughlin p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Devine p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Dal Canton p        2   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .091        Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .306
  Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .371        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               38   6  11   6     6   4             Totals               36   9  16   6     6   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 15,927
Left on Base: Braves 14, Astros 11
DP: Braves 1, Astros 0
Errors: DaVanon 2
Doubles: Montanez (23), Chaney (14), Gross (10), Cabell (10)
Triples: Paciorek (4), Andrews (5)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (4), Cabell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Henderson (4), Chaney (3)
GIDP: Watson (8)
Hit by Pitch: Paciorek (2,by Forsch)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Devine                  0.2   5   4   4   0   0   0   7   4.09
Dal Canton L(3-4)       3.1   5   2   2   3   1   0  17   2.45
Marshall                4     6   3   3   3   2   0  20   4.12
Totals                  8    16   9   9   6   3   0  44

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin              4.2   6   4   2   3   1   0  25   1.31
Niekro                  1     1   0   0   2   3   0   6   3.53
Sambito W(1-0)          1.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.86
Forsch SV(16)           2     3   1   1   1   0   0  11   2.35
Totals                  9    11   6   4   6   4   0  47

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (2)
Wild Pitches: Devine (1), Dal Canton (6), Marshall 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Montague


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Gilbreath reached on an
error by DaVanon [Gilbreath to first]; Wynn singled [Gilbreath
to second]; Montanez flied out to left; Henderson walked
[Gilbreath to third, Wynn to second]; Paciorek forced Henderson
(second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross doubled; Cabell singled [Gross to third];
Cedeno singled [Gross scored, Cabell to third]; Cedeno stole
second; Devine threw a wild pitch [Cabell scored, Cedeno to
third]; Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled
[Cedeno scored]; Andrews grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to
third]; DaVanon singled [Cruz scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED
DEVINE (PITCHING); Jutze grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney singled; Correll made an out to shortstop;
Dal Canton struck out; Royster made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 2ND: McLaughlin grounded out (second to first); Gross
walked; Cabell doubled [Gross to third]; Cedeno was walked
intentionally; Watson flied out to right; Cruz flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath flied out to right; Wynn flied out to
right; Montanez walked; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Andrews flied out to center; DaVanon singled; Jutze
made an out to catcher; McLaughlin grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Chaney
singled; Correll made an out to second; Dal Canton grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross singled to left [Gross out at second (left to
second)]; Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster reached on an error by DaVanon [Royster to
first]; ROBINSON RAN FOR ROYSTER; Gilbreath singled [Robinson to
second]; Wynn walked [Robinson to third, Gilbreath to second];
Montanez doubled [Robinson scored (unearned), Gilbreath scored,
Wynn to third]; Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wynn
scored]; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first) [Montanez to
third]; Chaney doubled [Montanez scored (unearned)]; NIEKRO
REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Correll struck out; 4 R (2 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Watson
singled; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; Cruz
walked; Andrews singled [Watson to third, Cruz to second];
MARSHALL REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); DaVanon forced Andrews
(shortstop unassisted) [Watson scored, Cruz to third]; BOSWELL
BATTED FOR JUTZE; Boswell singled [Cruz scored, DaVanon to
second]; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[DaVanon to third, Boswell to second]; Gross grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 6.

BRAVES 6TH: HERRMANN REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING C ); Marshall
struck out; Robinson walked; Gilbreath struck out; Wynn walked
[Robinson to second]; Montanez singled [Robinson to third, Wynn
to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Henderson forced
Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4,
Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
singled; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Astros 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Paciorek tripled; Chaney hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Paciorek scored]; Correll made an out to first; Marshall
made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Andrews tripled;
DaVanon made an out to first; Herrmann walked; ROBERTS BATTED
FOR SAMBITO; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
5, Astros 6.

BRAVES 8TH: METZGER REPLACED DAVANON (PLAYING SS); FORSCH
REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR ROBINSON; May flied
out to left; Gilbreath flied out to center; Wynn walked;
Montanez singled [Wynn to second]; Henderson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: BELLOIR REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 3B); Gross singled;
Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Gross to
second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Gross to third];
Watson walked; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Gross scored]; Cruz
singled [Watson to second]; Andrews singled [Watson scored, Cruz
to third]; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored, Andrews to
second]; Metzger walked; Herrmann struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 9.

BRAVES 9TH: Paciorek was hit by a pitch; MORTON RAN FOR
PACIOREK; Chaney flied out to center; Correll flied out to
right; GASTON BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Gaston singled [Morton to
third]; Belloir singled [Morton scored, Gaston to second];
Gilbreath forced Belloir (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 9.