Brian Asselstine doubled and singled, driving in three runs, in the Braves' 8-4 victory over the Astros. Cesar Cedeno went 0-for-3 after hitting safely in 22 straight games. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 22, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  0    3  0  3    0  2  0  -   8 11  1
Astros       0  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b,3b         5   1   1   0     0   1   .217      Puhl lf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .305
Office cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Cabell 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Pocoroba c            2   1   1   1     1   1   .290      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   1     1   1   .267
  Belloir pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .296
  Murphy c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Montanez 1b           4   3   3   1     0   0   .284      Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   2   .284
Matthews lf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .282        Larson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Asselstine rf         3   0   2   3     0   0   .211        Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Howe 2b               4   1   1   0     0   2   .254
  Gilbreath 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Metzger ss            2   1   1   0     0   0   .190
Bonnell 3b,rf         3   1   1   1     0   0   .295        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Rockett ss            4   0   1   2     0   0   .267        Fischlin ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Solomon p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .129      Richard p             1   1   0   0     0   1   .222
  Campbell p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .091        Cannon ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Pujols c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               36   8  11   8     2   8             Totals               35   4  10   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  5,747
Left on Base: Braves 4, Astros 8
DP: Braves 0, Astros 1
Errors: Asselstine, Cruz
Doubles: Pocoroba (24), Asselstine (4), Montanez (29), Cruz (29), Metzger (9), Cannon (1)
Stolen Bases: Royster (27)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Richard (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonnell (1), Cedeno (7)
GIDP: Murphy (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(6-6)          6.1   7   4   4   1   4   0  27   4.38
Campbell SV(11)         2.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.11
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   7   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(16-12)        7     8   6   5   2   6   0  30   2.89
Sambito                 1     3   2   2   0   2   0   6   2.41
Pentz                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.95
Totals                  9    11   8   7   2   8   0  39

Wild Pitches: Sambito (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Paul Pryor


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Office grounded out
(second to first); Pocoroba struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled;
Cabell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop to first to second); Cedeno walked; Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
struck out; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell flied out to left; Rockett made an out to
catcher; Solomon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
struck out; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Office struck
out; Pocoroba doubled [Royster scored]; Montanez singled to
right [Pocoroba scored, Montanez to second (error by Cruz)];
Matthews struck out (catcher to first); Asselstine doubled
[Montanez scored (unearned)]; Bonnell grounded out (second to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to
center; Cruz doubled; Watson singled [Cruz scored]; Herrmann
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Rockett grounded out (third to first); Solomon
struck out; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe singled; Metzger doubled [Howe scored (error by
Asselstine) (no RBI)]; Richard reached on a fielder's choice on
a sacrifice bunt [Metzger to third]; Puhl singled [Metzger
scored, Richard to second]; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to
second) [Richard to third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Richard scored, Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
walked; BELLOIR RAN FOR POCOROBA; Montanez doubled [Belloir to
third]; Matthews walked; Asselstine singled [Belloir scored,
Montanez scored, Matthews to third, Asselstine to second (on
throw)]; Bonnell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Matthews scored,
Asselstine to third]; Rockett flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED BELLOIR (PLAYING C ); Watson
grounded out (second to first); Herrmann struck out; Howe flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Solomon singled; Royster made an out to catcher;
Office singled [Solomon to second]; Murphy grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR METZGER; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); CANNON BATTED FOR RICHARD; Cannon doubled;
Debut game for Joe Cannon; CAMPBELL REPLACED SOLOMON
(PITCHING); Puhl flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 4.

BRAVES 8TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING SS); SAMBITO
REPLACED CANNON (PITCHING); Montanez singled; Matthews flied out
to center; GASTON BATTED FOR ASSELSTINE; Gaston struck out;
Bonnell singled [Montanez to second]; Sambito threw a wild pitch
[Montanez to third, Bonnell to second]; Rockett singled
[Montanez scored, Bonnell scored]; Campbell struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: GILBREATH REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING 2B); ROYSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Cedeno struck out; Cruz walked; Watson flied out
to left; Herrmann singled [Cruz to third]; LARSON RAN FOR
HERRMANN; Howe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8,
Astros 4.

BRAVES 9TH: PENTZ REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); PUJOLS REPLACED
SAMBITO (PLAYING C ); Royster grounded out (third to first);
Debut game for Luis Pujols; Office grounded out (second to
first); Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
8, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Fischlin flied out to right; Pujols struck out; Puhl
singled; Cabell singled [Puhl to third]; Cedeno flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Astros 4.