Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 (Game 2)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Braves       1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Royster 3b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .232
Cabell 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .279      Gilbreath 2b          0   2   0   0     1   0   .258
Cedeno cf             3   1   2   2     1   1   .295        Chaney ph,2b        1   0   1   0     1   0   .254
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   3     0   1   .311
  Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Henderson cf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .262
  Herrmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Wynn cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Cruz rf               3   1   2   1     1   0   .299      May lf                4   0   2   0     0   0   .220
Johnson c,1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .226      Asselstine rf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Javier lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Murphy c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Belloir ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Autry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McLaughlin p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .287        Moore ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               31   3   5   3     4   5             Totals               28   4   7   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:    970
Left on Base: Astros 5, Braves 6
DP: Astros 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Cruz (21), Watson (29), Royster (11)
Home Runs: Cedeno (18), Cruz (4), Montanez (9)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (51), Cabell (31), Gilbreath (7), May (3)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (14), Henderson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (13)
GIDP: Montanez (26)
Hit by Pitch: Gilbreath (4,by McLaughlin), Moore (1,by Sosa)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin L(3-4)       4     5   4   4   1   4   1  18   2.32
Niekro                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.42
Sosa                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   7.04
Sambito                 1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.14
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   6   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Autry W(1-0)            5     4   3   3   3   3   2  21   5.40
Leon                    2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.97
Devine SV(7)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.34
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   5   2  35

Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (2), Sosa (2)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Paul Pryor


ASTROS 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Debut game for Al
Autry; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno homered;
Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Gilbreath walked;
Gilbreath stole second; Montanez struck out; Henderson singled
[Gilbreath scored]; Henderson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves
1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled; Johnson walked; Javier struck out;
Andrews made an out to third; McLaughlin forced Cruz (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: May singled; Asselstine singled [May to second];
Murphy flied out to left; Belloir made an out to first; Autry
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Taveras flied out to right; Cabell flied out to
center; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson made an out
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster doubled; Gilbreath was hit by a pitch;
Montanez homered [Royster scored, Gilbreath scored]; Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop
to first); Asselstine flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Braves 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz homered; Johnson struck out; Javier made an out
to third; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Belloir struck
out; Autry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Braves 4.

ASTROS 5TH: GROSS BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Gross made an out to
third; Taveras grounded out (catcher to first); Cabell walked;
Cabell stole second; Cedeno singled [Cabell scored]; Cedeno was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: NIEKRO REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Royster flied out
to right; CHANEY BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Chaney singled; Montanez
forced Chaney (second to shortstop); Henderson was called out on
strikes (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Braves 4.

ASTROS 6TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LEON REPLACED
AUTRY (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (second to first); Cruz
walked; Johnson struck out; Javier flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: May singled; May stole second; Asselstine grounded
out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out (catcher to first);
Belloir made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Braves 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); BOSWELL
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Boswell made an out to catcher; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); MOORE BATTED FOR
LEON; Moore was hit by a pitch; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Moore to second]; Chaney walked; SAMBITO
REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Montanez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 4.

ASTROS 8TH: DEVINE REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Cabell grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson
doubled; MILBOURNE RAN FOR WATSON; Cruz made an out to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: HERRMANN REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING C ); JOHNSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); May flied out to center; Asselstine
walked; Murphy forced Asselstine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 4.

ASTROS 9TH: WYNN REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING CF); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Javier grounded out (first
unassisted); HOWE BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Howe made an out to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 4.