Coming from behind with the aid of Cedeno's hitting, the Astros defeated the Braves, 7-5. The Braves were held to only four hits by J.R. Richard, but they scored five runs in the second inning on a single by Willie Montanez, pass to Gary Matthews, double by Dale Murphy, another walk to Mickey Mahler and a homer by Jerry Royster.

The Astros narrowed their deficit to 5-4 in the fifth when Cedeno homered with two men on base. A walk to Ed Herrmann, singles by Roger Metzger and Richard and a double by Wilbur Howard put the Astros ahead with two runs in the sixth and Cedeno iced the decision with a run-scoring single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 - 7 14 0 Braves 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 4 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .257 Royster 2b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .217 Cabell 3b 5 1 0 0 0 0 .281 Asselstine cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Cedeno cf 5 1 4 4 0 0 .275 Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Watson 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Montanez 1b 2 1 1 0 0 1 .287 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Paciorek 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Cruz ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Howe 2b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .262 Davey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herrmann c 3 1 2 1 2 0 .289 Matthews lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .287 Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .186 Bonnell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Richard p 3 2 2 1 1 0 .238 Murphy c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .322 Rockett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Whisenton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Mahler p 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Theiss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Totals 40 7 14 7 3 2 Totals 30 5 4 5 5 6 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 1,467 Left on Base: Astros 10, Braves 4 DP: Astros 0, Braves 1 Errors: Bonnell Doubles: Howe (23), Howard (6), Murphy (7) Home Runs: Cedeno (14), Royster (5) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (59) Sacrifice Hits: Howard (7), Rockett (3) GIDP: Cabell (8) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(17-12) 9 4 5 5 5 6 1 36 2.97 Totals 9 4 5 5 5 6 1 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler L(0-2) 5.1 10 6 5 1 1 1 27 6.88 Leon 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.97 Theiss 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 7.23 Davey 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.94 Totals 9 14 7 6 3 2 1 44 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Dick Stello ASTROS 1ST: Howard flied out to right; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno singled; Watson forced Cedeno (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Asselstine grounded out (second to first); Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Howe doubled; Herrmann singled [Howe scored]; Metzger made an out to second; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Montanez singled; Matthews walked [Montanez to second]; Bonnell made an out to second; Murphy doubled [Montanez scored, Matthews scored]; Rockett made an out to shortstop; Mahler walked; Royster homered [Murphy scored, Mahler scored]; Asselstine walked; Burroughs made an out to shortstop; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. ASTROS 3RD: Howard singled; Cabell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howard out at second]; Cedeno singled; Watson forced Cedeno (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 3RD: Montanez was called out on strikes; Willie Montanez and Braves Manager Dave Bristol ejected by HP umpire Frank Pulli; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. ASTROS 4TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MONTANEZ (PLAYING 1B); Roberts made an out to second; Howe singled; Herrmann forced Howe (first to shortstop); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy struck out; Rockett made an out to shortstop; Mahler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 5. ASTROS 5TH: Richard singled; Howard flied out to right; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Richard to third (error by Bonnell)]; Cedeno homered [Richard scored (unearned), Cabell scored]; Watson struck out; Roberts flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Asselstine grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. ASTROS 6TH: Howe flied out to center; Herrmann walked; Metzger singled [Herrmann to second]; Richard singled [Herrmann scored, Metzger to second]; LEON REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Howard doubled [Metzger scored, Richard to third]; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Richard out at home (shortstop to catcher), Howard to third, Cabell to second]; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5. BRAVES 6TH: Paciorek struck out; Matthews struck out; Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5. ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe singled; Herrmann walked [Howe to second]; Metzger forced Herrmann (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5. BRAVES 7TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Murphy singled; Rockett out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Murphy to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR LEON; Office flied out to center; Royster made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 5. ASTROS 8TH: THEISS REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Richard walked; Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Richard to second]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled [Richard scored]; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: Asselstine made an out to third; Burroughs walked; NOLAN BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Nolan flied out to right; Matthews walked [Burroughs to second]; Bonnell forced Burroughs (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. ASTROS 9TH: DAVEY REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); GASTON REPLACED THEISS (PLAYING 1B); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe struck out; Herrmann singled; Metzger made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 9TH: Murphy made an out to shortstop; WHISENTON BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Whisenton struck out; Gaston made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5.

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