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A fielding error by Enos Cabell opened the door to two unearned runs in the sixth inning that produced the Braves' 5-3 victory over the Astros. Winning pitcher Phil Niekro had 10 strikeouts, bringing his National League-leading total to 252, in his 20th complete game. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 12 2
Astros 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 3
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Royster 2b,3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .217 Puhl lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .303
Office cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .246 Cabell 3b,1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .283
Burroughs rf 4 1 1 1 1 3 .277 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .269
Gilbreath 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Cruz rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .296
Montanez 1b 4 0 2 1 1 1 .281 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .290
Matthews lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .284 Gonzalez pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Murphy c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Howe 2b,3b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .254
Bonnell 3b,rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .294 Herrmann c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .285
Rockett ss 5 2 2 0 0 1 .267 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .187
Niekro p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .171 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Andujar p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .196
McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154
Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Walton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 38 5 12 4 3 11 Totals 35 3 8 2 2 10
Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 6,282
Left on Base: Braves 12, Astros 7
DP: Braves 0, Astros 1
Errors: Murphy, Bonnell, Cabell 2, Andujar
Doubles: Rockett (10), Burroughs (18), Watson (37)
Triples: Metzger (6)
Stolen Bases: Royster (26), Bonnell (7), Cedeno (55), Cruz (43), Metzger (2), Cabell (42), Watson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro 2 (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Office (3)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(16-18) 9 8 3 3 2 10 0 37 3.95
Totals 9 8 3 3 2 10 0 37
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Andujar L(11-7) 5.2 9 5 2 2 6 0 31 3.29
McLaughlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.20
Thomas 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 0.00
Sambito 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.22
Totals 9 12 5 2 3 11 0 44
Wild Pitches: Niekro (17)
Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Sudol
BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Office made
an out to shortstop; Burroughs struck out; Montanez singled
[Royster scored]; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to
second); Cedeno singled [Cabell to third]; Cedeno stole second;
Cruz singled [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; Cruz stole
second; Watson walked; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to second)
[Cedeno scored, Cruz to third]; Herrmann struck out (catcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2.
BRAVES 2ND: Murphy made an out to second; Bonnell singled;
Rockett forced Bonnell (shortstop to second); Niekro singled
[Rockett to second]; Royster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 2ND: Metzger tripled; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Metzger
scored]; Andujar struck out; Puhl flied out to center; Cabell
walked; Cedeno flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
1, Astros 3.
BRAVES 3RD: Office struck out; Burroughs walked; Montanez
singled [Burroughs to second]; Matthews singled [Burroughs
scored, Montanez to second]; Murphy forced Montanez (third
unassisted) [Matthews to third (error by Cabell), Murphy to
second]; Bonnell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2,
Astros 3.
ASTROS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied
out to center; Howe made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Astros 3.
BRAVES 4TH: Rockett doubled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Rockett to third]; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office reached on an error by Andujar
[Rockett scored (unearned) (no RBI), Office to first]; Burroughs
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Herrmann singled; Metzger forced Herrmann (third to
second); On a bunt Andujar struck out; Metzger stole second
[Metzger to third (error by Murphy)]; Puhl flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
BRAVES 5TH: Montanez flied out to center; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 3.
ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled; Cabell stole second; Cedeno made an
out to third; Cruz singled to left [Cabell out at home (left to
catcher), Cruz to second (on throw to home)]; Watson reached on
an error by Bonnell [Cruz to third, Watson to first]; Watson
stole second; Howe struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3,
Astros 3.
BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell reached on an error by Cabell [Bonnell to
first]; Rockett singled [Bonnell to second]; Niekro reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Bonnell to third, Rockett
to second]; Royster struck out; Office hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Bonnell scored (unearned), Rockett to third]; Burroughs
doubled [Rockett scored (unearned), Niekro to third]; Montanez
was walked intentionally; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED ANDUJAR
(PITCHING); Matthews struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 6TH: Herrmann struck out; Metzger flied out to center;
GARDNER BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Gardner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
BRAVES 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Murphy flied out
to center; Debut game for Roy Thomas; Bonnell walked;
Bonnell stole second; Rockett struck out; Niekro made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 7TH: Puhl made an out to second; Cabell struck out
(catcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
BRAVES 8TH: Royster singled; Office singled [Royster to second];
Burroughs struck out; SAMBITO REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING);
Montanez struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 8TH: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Watson doubled to
center; GONZALEZ RAN FOR WATSON; Howe struck out; Herrmann made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
BRAVES 9TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell singled; Rockett lined into a
double play (second to first) [Bonnell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 3.
ASTROS 9TH: GILBREATH REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING 2B); ROYSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); ROBERTS BATTED FOR METZGER; Roberts struck out;
WALTON BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Walton grounded out (second to
first); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros
3.
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