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The Astros unleashed a 14-hit attack and walloped the Braves, 15-3. Rob Sperring's two-run homer and a grand-slam blast by Art Howe marked a six-run assault on Buzz Capra in the first inning. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 15, Atlanta Braves 3Game Played on Monday, August 15, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAstros 6 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 15 14 4
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 5 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl lf,cf 3 4 1 2 3 0 .262 Office cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .254
Sperring 2b 6 1 4 2 0 0 .207 xBonnell 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .000
Cedeno cf 5 1 0 1 0 1 .240 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Gardner rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Paciorek 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234
Watson 1b 3 2 2 2 2 0 .287 Burroughs rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Fuller 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Asselstine rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Cruz rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .293 Matthews lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .283
Howard lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Nolan c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .300
Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 1 2 .249 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 .241
Howe 3b 4 2 2 4 1 2 .272 Rockett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .180 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Richard p 3 1 1 1 0 1 .203 Moore ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
Boswell ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .220 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Larson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Capra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
Solomon p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .154
Royster ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204
Totals 42 15 14 14 8 6 Totals 33 3 5 3 6 5
Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 5,919
Left on Base: Astros 8, Braves 11
DP: Astros 0, Braves 0
Errors: Sperring, Ferguson 2, Metzger, Rockett
Doubles: Watson (29), Ferguson (17), Metzger (6), Bonnell (8)
Triples: Puhl (1)
Home Runs: Sperring (1), Howe (8), Richard (2)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (41)
Sacrifice Flies: Moore (1)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard W(12-9) 5 1 0 0 4 4 0 21 2.91
Larson SV(1) 4 4 3 1 2 1 0 20 5.56
Totals 9 5 3 1 6 5 0 41
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Capra L(2-9) 1 3 7 7 4 1 2 10 5.57
Solomon 5 9 8 4 3 3 1 28 4.34
Hargan 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 6.53
Campbell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.14
Totals 9 14 15 11 8 6 3 50
Wild Pitches: Solomon (1)
Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Sperring homered [Puhl scored]; Cedeno
flied out to center; Watson walked; Cruz singled [Watson to
second]; Ferguson walked [Watson to third, Cruz to second]; Howe
homered [Watson scored, Cruz scored, Ferguson scored]; Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Richard struck out; 6 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to
center; Montanez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 6, Braves 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Puhl walked; SOLOMON REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING);
Sperring singled [Puhl to third]; Cedeno forced Sperring
(shortstop to second) [Puhl scored]; Cedeno stole second; Watson
doubled [Cedeno scored]; Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[Watson to third]; Ferguson doubled [Watson scored]; Howe
walked; Metzger forced Howe (second to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Matthews flied out to right; Nolan
grounded out (third to first) [Burroughs to second]; Gilbreath
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9,
Braves 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Richard homered; Puhl walked; Sperring grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno struck out; Watson
singled [Puhl scored]; Cruz singled [Watson to second]; Ferguson
made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Braves
0.
BRAVES 3RD: Rockett popped to catcher in foul territory; Solomon
grounded out (second to first); Office singled; Bonnell reached
on an error by Sperring [Office to second, Bonnell to first];
Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 11, Braves 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Howe struck out; Metzger flied out to center;
Richard grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 11, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Matthews
grounded out (first to pitcher); Nolan walked; Gilbreath was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Braves
0.
ASTROS 5TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Sperring
singled; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); Solomon
walked; Office grounded out (pitcher to first) [Solomon to
second]; Bonnell walked; Montanez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 11, Braves 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Cruz walked; Ferguson was called out on strikes;
Howe singled [Cruz to second]; Metzger reached on an error by
Rockett [Cruz to third, Howe to second, Metzger to first];
BOSWELL BATTED FOR RICHARD; Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cruz scored (unearned), Howe to third, Metzger to
second]; Puhl tripled [Howe scored (unearned), Metzger scored
(unearned)]; Solomon threw a wild pitch [Puhl scored
(unearned)]; Sperring flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0.
BRAVES 6TH: LARSON REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Burroughs
grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled; Nolan grounded
out (first unassisted) [Matthews to second]; Gilbreath singled
[Matthews to third]; Rockett forced Gilbreath (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0.
ASTROS 7TH: ASSELSTINE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); HARGAN
REPLACED ROCKETT (PITCHING); ROYSTER REPLACED SOLOMON (PLAYING
SS); Cedeno made an out to second; Watson walked; Cruz flied out
to right; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0.
BRAVES 7TH: GARDNER REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING RF); PUHL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); FULLER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B);
HOWARD REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); Royster flied out to right;
Office struck out; Bonnell reached on catcher's interference by
Ferguson; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0.
ASTROS 8TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING 1B); Howe was
called out on strikes; Metzger doubled; Larson grounded out
(second to first) [Metzger to third]; Puhl grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 0.
BRAVES 8TH: Asselstine flied out to center; Matthews reached on
an error by Metzger [Matthews to first]; Nolan walked [Matthews
to second]; Gilbreath walked [Matthews to third, Nolan to
second]; MOORE BATTED FOR HARGAN; Moore hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Matthews scored (unearned)]; Royster flied out to left;
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 1.
ASTROS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Sperring
singled; Gardner made an out to third; Fuller flied out to
right; Howard made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 15, Braves 1.
BRAVES 9TH: Office singled; Bonnell doubled [Office scored,
Bonnell to third (error by Ferguson)]; Paciorek grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bonnell scored (unearned)]; Asselstine
grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews grounded out (third to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 15, Braves 3.
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