September 8, 1975 Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 4
BOS 1 BAL 6
@MIL 2 NYY 3
DET 0 OAK 8
KCR 2 HOU 9
@ATL 6 LAD 4
SFG 0 MON 6
NYM 5 MON 6
NYM 1 PHI 6
STL 3 PIT 4
CHC 1 CIN 3
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 737

Monday, September 8, 1975
Time of Game: 2:31

Astros

56-89

Won 2

6th, 41 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  1   0  0  0   0  3  2    9 10  0
Braves          0  0  0   1  2  0   2  0  1    6  9  1

W: J Sosa (1-3), L: F LaCorte (0-1), S: M Stanton (1)

Braves

63-81

Lost 1

5th, 33½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Howard LF                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .307  .749    0    3   0   SB
R Andrews 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .221  .564    0    1   2   
  G Gross PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .301  .749    0    0   0   
  T Helms 2B                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .188  .448    0    0   1   
C Cedeno CF                   5   3   3   6    0   2  .283  .806    0    3   0   2·HR,2B
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .325  .871    0   11   1   
M May C                       4   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .617    0    4   0   
A Gardner RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .222    0    2   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Rader 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .223  .660    0    1   0   
  E Cabell 3B                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .677    0    0   0   
L Milbourne SS                3   1   0   0    0   1  .186  .449    0    0   1   SH,GDP
J Richard P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .590    0    1   3   
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.600         0   1   
  J Cruz PH-RF                2   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .785    0    1   0   
Totals                       36   9  10   8    2   9                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Cedeno (29, off P Niekro).

HR: C Cedeno 2 (11, off B Dal Canton, off P Niekro; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: L Milbourne (4, off T House).

TB: C Cedeno 10; W Howard 2; D Rader; R Andrews; M May; T Helms; E Cabell.

GIDP: L Milbourne (4).

RBI: C Cedeno 6 (57); M May (46); T Helms (11).

2-out RBI: C Cedeno; T Helms.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Milbourne-R Andrews-B Watson.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Howard (26, 2nd base off F LaCorte/B Pocoroba).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .710    0    3   0   3B
M Perez 2B                    3   3   2   0    2   1  .286  .665    0    0   2   2B
D Evans 3B                    4   1   2   3    1   1  .245  .778    0    1   3   HR
D May RF                      5   1   1   1    0   0  .279  .864    0    3   0   
M Lum 1B                      5   0   2   1    0   0  .228  .620    0   10   0   
R Office CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .657    0    1   0   
V Correll C                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .667    0    3   0   GDP
  L Blanks PR-SS              2   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .597    0    0   0   
R Belloir SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .563    0    1   2   
  B Pocoroba PH-C             3   0   0   1    0   0  .244  .632    0    5   1   
P Niekro P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .392         0   0   
  J Nolan PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .210         0   0   
  R Gilbreath PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .667    0    0   0   
  T House P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311         0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   6    7   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: M Perez (14, off M Stanton).

3B: R Garr (11, off J Richard).

HR: D Evans (22, off J Sosa; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: D Evans 5; R Garr 4; M Perez 3; M Lum 2; D May.

GIDP: V Correll (13).

RBI: D Evans 3 (67); B Pocoroba (19); M Lum (29); D May (32).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Perez-R Belloir-M Lum.

PB: B Pocoroba (12).

E: R Garr (11).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Richard                      5     7   3   3    4   2   0   4.73   25     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 4     39    -     1.52  -0.05
J Sosa, BS (1), W (1-3)        2     1   2   2    1   0   1   4.22    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    1.28  -0.32
M Stanton, S (1)               2     1   1   1    2   2   0   6.14    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.18   0.10
Totals                         9     9   6   6    7   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     11·14· 0· 6           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro                       3     5   4   4    1   1   1   3.17   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 5     33    -     0.70  -0.26
F LaCorte, L (0-1)             4.1   1   2   2    1   5   0   4.15   15     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 0· 1          0-0    1.02   0.05
B Dal Canton, BS (1)           0.2   2   1   1    0   1   1   5.09    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    1.32  -0.51
T House                        1     2   2   1    0   2   0   3.12    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.47  -0.05
Totals                         9    10   9   8    2   9   2          39     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0·10          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: J Richard (18); M Stanton (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 737.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves                       
1. W Howard             LF    1. R Garr               LF 
2. R Andrews            2B    2. M Perez              2B 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. D Evans              3B 
4. B Watson             1B    4. D May                RF 
5. M May                C     5. M Lum                1B 
6. A Gardner            RF    6. R Office             CF 
7. D Rader              3B    7. V Correll            C  
8. L Milbourne          SS    8. R Belloir            SS 
9. J Richard            P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  5-4  12-      52%  86% C Cedeno        B Dal Canton    Home Run; Howard Scores; Gross Scores
   b 7   0  4-3  1--     -37%  20% D Evans         J Sosa          Home Run (CF-RF); Perez Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      15%  74% C Cedeno        P Niekro        Double to LF (LF Line); Howard Scores; Andrews Scores
   b 5   1  4-2  12-     -13%  54% M Lum           J Richard       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Evans to 2B
   b 5   0  4-1  ---      -9%  73% R Garr          J Richard       Triple (CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Howard        Single to 1B
          1--      59%  R Andrews       Single to 3B; Howard to 2B
   RR     12-      74%  C Cedeno        Double to LF (LF Line); Howard Scores; Andrews Scores
   O      -2-      73%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B; Cedeno to 3B
   RO     --3      75%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cedeno Scores
   O      ---      75%  A Gardner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  R Garr          Single to SS
   O      1--      74%  M Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      77%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      1--      79%  D May           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      81%  D Rader         Single to LF
   OO     1--      77%  L Milbourne     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  J Richard       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  M Lum           Single to RF
   O      1--      76%  R Office        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      81%  V Correll       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  W Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  R Andrews       Strikeout
   R      ---      86%  C Cedeno        Home Run
          ---      86%  B Watson        Walk
   O      1--      85%  M May           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  R Belloir       Groundout: P-1B
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Phil Niekro batting 9th
          ---      85%  J Nolan         Walk
   O      1--      87%  R Garr          Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      85%  M Perez         Single to RF (Fly Ball); Nolan to 3B
   O      1-3      89%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Frank LaCorte facing 6-7-8
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Joe Nolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  A Gardner       Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
          ---      84%  D May           Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--      87%  M Lum           Flyball: RF
          1--      83%  R Office        Walk; May to 2B
          12-      80%  V Correll       Wild Pitch; May to 3B; Office to 2B
          -23      77%  " "             Walk
                  Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Rob Belloir batting 8th; Larvell Blanks pinch runs for Vic Correll batting 7th
   RO     123      79%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 1B unassisted; May Scores; Office to 3B; Blanks to 2B
   O      -23      85%  F LaCorte       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank LaCorte facing 9-1-2
                  Biff Pocoroba moves to C; Larvell Blanks moves to SS
   O      ---      84%  J Richard       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      83%  W Howard        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      82%  R Andrews       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      73%  R Garr          Triple (CF-RF)
          --3      67%  M Perez         Walk
   R      1-3      59%  D Evans         Single to RF; Garr Scores; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      67%  D May           Foul Flyball: RF
   R      12-      54%  M Lum           Single to CF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      58%  R Office        Groundout: P-1B; Evans to 3B; Lum to 2B
   O      -23      67%  L Blanks        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Frank LaCorte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  M May           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Sosa facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Sosa replaces J.R. Richard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      66%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  F LaCorte       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      70%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Frank LaCorte facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  A Gardner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  L Milbourne     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Sosa facing 2-3-4
          ---      57%  M Perez         Walk
   RR     1--      20%  D Evans         Home Run (CF-RF); Perez Scores
   O      ---      22%  D May           Flyball: CF
                  Enos Cabell replaces Doug Rader playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      24%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      24%  R Office        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Frank LaCorte facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Jose Sosa batting 9th
   O      ---      19%  J Cruz          Strikeout
          ---      25%  W Howard        Single to LF
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Rob Andrews batting 2nd
          1--      29%  G Gross         Howard Steals 2B
          -2-      34%  " "             Walk
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Frank LaCorte pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-      86%  C Cedeno        Home Run; Howard Scores; Gross Scores
   O      ---      85%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      86%  M May           Single to RF
          1--      87%  A Gardner       Passed Ball; May to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-7, Mike Stanton facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Stanton replaces Art Gardner pitching and batting 6th; Tommy Helms replaces Greg Gross playing 2B batting 2nd; Jose Cruz moves to RF
   O      ---      89%  L Blanks        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton batting 9th
          ---      89%  R Gilbreath     Walk
   O      1--      93%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Tom House facing 7-8-9
                  Tom House replaces Rod Gilbreath pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  E Cabell        Single to LF
          1--      96%  L Milbourne     Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Cabell to 2B; Milbourne to 1B
   O      12-      94%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      93%  W Howard        Flyball: LF
   RR     12-      99%  T Helms         Single to LF; Cabell Scores; Milbourne Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Helms to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 5-9, Mike Stanton facing 2-3-4
          ---      96%  M Perez         Double to RF
          -2-      96%  D Evans         Wild Pitch; Perez to 3B
          --3      91%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      95%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B; Perez Scores; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  M Lum           Flyball: RF
   O      -2-     100%  R Office        Strikeout
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6.

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