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Managerial maneuvering worked out in favor of the Astros, who defeated the Braves, 3-1. In the ninth inning, J.R. Richard allowed two hits, putting runners on first and second with none out, and had a count of a 2-and-0 on Darrel Chaney when the Astros brought in Joe Niekro to relieve. After Chaney took two strikes, the Braves had Brian Asselstine bat for Chaney. Asselstine promptly hit into a double play and Rod Gilbreath grounded out to end the game. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Friday, July 1, 1977 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Astros 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 3 6 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Office cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Gonzalez 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .305 Cedeno cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .205 Burroughs rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .273 Watson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312 Cruz rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .240 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Fuller lf 2 1 1 1 1 1 .160 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 Howard lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Royster 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .138 Collins p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .171 Capra p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nolan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Leon pr,p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 30 1 4 1 4 9 Totals 30 3 6 3 6 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 8,378 Left on Base: Braves 6, Astros 10 DP: Braves 0, Astros 1 Errors: Chaney, Fuller Doubles: Office (6), Fuller (3), Gonzalez (13), Cabell (17) Stolen Bases: Howard (10) Caught Stealing: Office (3) Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (2) GIDP: Asselstine (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Collins L(1-7) 2.1 3 2 2 5 0 0 16 5.08 Capra 4.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 16 6.17 Campbell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.30 Leon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.42 Totals 8 6 3 3 6 4 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(7-6) 8 4 1 1 4 9 0 32 3.12 Niekro SV(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.53 Totals 9 4 1 1 4 9 0 34 Wild Pitches: Richard (5) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bill Williams BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez singled; Burroughs walked [Montanez to second]; Pocoroba struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez made an out to shortstop; Cabell reached on an error by Chaney [Cabell to first]; Cedeno walked [Cabell to second]; Watson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Chaney made an out to pitcher; Gilbreath struck out; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuller doubled; Metzger walked; Richard flied out to right; Gonzalez doubled [Fuller scored, Metzger to third]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Collins flied out to left; Office struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno walked; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Ferguson was walked intentionally; CAPRA REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Fuller walked (walk was charged to Collins) [Cedeno scored, Watson to third, Ferguson to second]; Metzger flied out to left; Richard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Montanez walked; Burroughs flied out to right; Pocoroba forced Montanez (second to shortstop); Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez made an out to catcher; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath struck out; Royster made an out to shortstop; Capra singled; Office doubled to left [Capra scored, Office to third (error by Fuller)]; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Watson made an out to second; Cruz made an out to first; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Montanez flied out to center; Burroughs struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Fuller struck out; Metzger made an out to third; Richard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney struck out; Gilbreath flied out to center; Royster made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Gonzalez made an out to second; Cabell doubled; Cedeno made an out to second; Watson singled [Cabell scored]; Cruz walked [Watson to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED FULLER (PLAYING LF); NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Nolan walked; LEON RAN FOR NOLAN; Office grounded out (second to first) [Leon to second]; Matthews reached on a fielder's choice [Leon out at third (shortstop to third)]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: LEON STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Howard singled; Howard stole second; Metzger made an out to catcher; Richard struck out; Gonzalez made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs walked; Pocoroba singled [Burroughs to second]; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CHANEY; NIEKRO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Asselstine grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Burroughs to third, Pocoroba out at second]; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. |
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