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A double by Willie Montanez in the 13th inning scored Tom Paciorek and gave the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Paciorek led off with a pinch-single, took second on a sacrifice by Gary Matthews and stopped at third on a single by Biff Pocoroba before Montanez rapped his game-winning double. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Saturday, July 2, 1977 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 2 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Matthews lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .283 Gonzalez 2b,ss 6 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Pocoroba c 5 0 1 0 1 1 .309 Cabell 3b 6 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Montanez 1b 6 0 2 1 0 1 .306 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 1 0 .205 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 2 1 .269 Watson 1b 6 0 2 0 0 1 .277 Office cf 6 1 2 0 0 0 .253 Cruz rf 6 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Moore 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Ferguson c 5 0 0 0 1 3 .258 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Fuller lf 3 0 1 1 0 2 .170 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Boswell ph,2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .255 Royster 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .147 Chaney ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Howard ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Hargan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .077 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .156 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Paciorek ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 2 10 2 4 8 Totals 50 1 10 1 2 12 Time of Game: 3:33 Attendance: 12,535 Left on Base: Braves 9, Astros 12 DP: Braves 1, Astros 2 Errors: Gilbreath, Chaney, Watson Doubles: Montanez (11) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (26), Cruz (23) Caught Stealing: Moore (3) Sacrifice Hits: Matthews (1) GIDP: Pocoroba (5), Chaney (6), Cedeno (6) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hargan 5 8 1 1 0 2 0 23 5.84 Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.15 Camp 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 12 3.36 Leon W(3-3) 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 11 4.19 Kline SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.73 Totals 13 10 1 1 2 12 0 52 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 11 6 1 1 4 8 0 41 2.78 Niekro L(2-2) 1.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 2.63 Sambito 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.08 Totals 13 10 2 2 4 8 0 50 Passed Balls: Pocoroba (9) Wild Pitches: Hargan (4), Camp (4), Forsch (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry BRAVES 1ST: Matthews singled; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; Montanez singled; Burroughs forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Office singled; Moore grounded out (third to first) [Office to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Office to third]; Gilbreath struck out; Chaney singled [Office scored]; Hargan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson grounded out (second to first); Fuller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews struck out; Pocoroba walked; Montanez flied out to right; Burroughs walked [Pocoroba to second]; Office singled [Pocoroba to third, Burroughs to second]; Moore flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled; Forsch made an out to pitcher; Gonzalez singled [Metzger to second]; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Metzger to third, Gonzalez to second]; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez out at third (pitcher to third to catcher), Metzger stayed at third, Cabell to second]; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Chaney made an out to first; Hargan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Ferguson struck out; Fuller singled [Cruz scored]; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Fuller to second]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: Matthews walked; Matthews was picked off first but was safe on an error by Watson [Matthews to second]; Pocoroba struck out; Montanez flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez singled; Cabell reached on an error by Chaney [Gonzalez to second, Cabell to first]; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Moore singled; Moore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled; Cruz singled [Watson to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Ferguson struck out; Fuller struck out; Metzger forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney struck out; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Asselstine made an out to catcher; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Forsch struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); Burroughs walked; Office made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; Cruz reached on an error by Gilbreath [Cruz to first]; Camp threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Ferguson was walked intentionally; BOSWELL BATTED FOR FULLER; Boswell singled [Cruz to third, Ferguson to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); GASTON BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Gaston struck out; Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: ROYSTER REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING 2B); Forsch struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 10TH: NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMP; Nolan grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 10TH: LEON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Cedeno walked; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; Cruz flied out to center [Cedeno to third]; Ferguson reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno out at home (pitcher unassisted), Watson to second]; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 11TH: Montanez struck out; Burroughs struck out; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 11TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); GARDNER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gardner struck out; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 12TH: NIEKRO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Moore grounded out (second to first); Royster singled; Chaney grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Royster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 12TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 13TH: PACIOREK BATTED FOR LEON; Paciorek singled; Matthews out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Paciorek to second]; Pocoroba singled [Paciorek to third]; Montanez doubled [Paciorek scored, Pocoroba to third]; Burroughs reached on a fielder's choice [Pocoroba out at home (shortstop to catcher to third to pitcher), Montanez to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Office grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 13TH: KLINE REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Cruz made an out to shortstop; Ferguson struck out; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. |
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