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Standings
SEA
@CAL		11
7
TOR
@CHW		2
4
BOS
@CLE		4
1
BOS
@CLE		5
10
DET
@KCR		5
6
NYY
@MIL		0
2
OAK
@MIN		2
10
BAL
@TEX		5
0
BAL
@TEX		6
1
HOU
@ATL		4
5
PHI
@MON		1
2
CHC
@NYM		0
6
CIN
@SDP		4
1
LAD
@SFG		7
6
PIT
@STL		3
4
Sunday, April 17, 1977
, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Attendance: 11,024, Time of Game: 2:42
Astros
4
5-4
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Braves
5
5-4
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
W: Mike Marshall (1-0)
L: Ken Forsch (2-1)
S: Rick Camp (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   2  0  0   1  0  0    4  8  2
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  2   1  1  X    5  7  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rob Sperring 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .176 .353 -0.007 1.40 0.103 -0.110 0.0 4 2
Enos Cabell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .600 -0.169 1.25 0.000 -0.169 -1.7 1 1 GDP
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 -0.043 0.79 0.025 -0.068 -0.3 3 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .281 .770 0.056 1.16 0.129 -0.073 1.0 8 0
Jose Cruz RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .265 .698 0.047 1.26 0.160 -0.113 0.7 1 0 SB,CS
Joe Ferguson C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .393 1.147 -0.011 0.81 0.038 -0.049 -0.3 5 1
   Art Gardner PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .358 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Cliff Johnson LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .313 1.375 0.085 1.28 0.154 -0.069 0.4 1 0 HR
   Ed Herrmann C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Roger Metzger SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .185 .501 0.001 1.76 0.117 -0.116 0.2 0 1 2B
J.R. Richard P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.060 1.16 0.000 -0.060 -1.0 0 1
   Willie Crawford PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .917 0.038 1.90 0.038 0.000 0.4
   Joe Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ken Boswell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.600 -0.077 2.93 0.000 -0.077 -0.3
Team Totals 32 4 8 2 6 6 .250 .743 -0.140 1.27 0.764 -0.904 -0.9 24 8
2B: R Metzger (2, off P Niekro).
HR: C Johnson (3, off P Niekro; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: C Johnson 4; J Cruz 2; B Watson 2; R Metzger 2; J Ferguson; R Sperring.
GIDP: E Cabell (3).
RBI: C Johnson (5); J Cruz (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Sperring-B Watson; E Cabell-B Watson.
PB: J Ferguson 2 (4).
E: E Cabell (1); J Ferguson (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Cruz (2, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Pocoroba).
CS: J Cruz (1, 2nd base by P Niekro/B Pocoroba).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rowland Office CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .225 .537 -0.149 1.93 0.098 -0.246 -1.5 5 0 GDP
Jerry Royster 3B 2 1 0 1 1 0 .263 .635 0.047 1.70 0.089 -0.042 -0.0 0 1 SF
Willie Montanez 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .297 .739 0.216 1.26 0.227 -0.011 1.8 7 0 2B
Jeff Burroughs RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .212 .818 0.088 1.89 0.199 -0.110 0.9 0 0
   Rick Camp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gary Matthews LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .400 .919 0.118 1.64 0.175 -0.057 0.7 1 0
Biff Pocoroba C 1 0 0 1 1 0 .158 .385 -0.042 2.06 0.052 -0.094 -0.6 6 1 SF,SH
Rod Gilbreath 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .265 .618 0.132 2.17 0.300 -0.167 0.3 4 3 2B,GDP
Pat Rockett SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .375 .866 -0.053 1.53 0.082 -0.136 -0.8 1 4
Phil Niekro P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .857 0.065 1.78 0.085 -0.020 0.5 1 0
   Junior Moore PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.036 2.99 0.000 -0.036 -0.2 SH
   Mike Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Asselstine PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.025 0.85 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 2 0
Team Totals 26 5 7 4 6 4 .269 .729 0.361 1.75 1.307 -0.944 0.6 27 9
2B: R Gilbreath (1, off K Forsch); W Montanez (1, off J Richard).
SF: J Royster (1, off J Niekro); B Pocoroba (1, off J Richard).
SH: B Pocoroba (1, off K Forsch); J Moore (1, off J Niekro).
TB: W Montanez 3; R Gilbreath 2; R Office; G Matthews; J Burroughs; P Niekro.
GIDP: R Gilbreath (2); R Office (2).
RBI: R Gilbreath (1); B Pocoroba (4); J Royster (3); J Burroughs (9).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Gilbreath-W Montanez; P Rockett-R Gilbreath.
PB: B Pocoroba 2 (2).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
J.R. Richard 6 3 3 1 5 4 0 1.64 25 57 -0.024 1.58 0.3
Joe Niekro, BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.38 5 0 0 -0.213 2.56 -1.0
Ken Forsch, L (2-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 6 2 0 -0.125 1.84 0.1
Team Totals 8 7 5 3 6 4 0 3.38 36 57 2 0 -0.362 1.27 -0.6

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro 7 7 4 4 5 4 1 3.91 30 46 -0.148 1.09 -0.2
Mike Marshall, W (1-0) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 10.80 5 0 0 0.112 1.93 0.5
Rick Camp, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.173 2.21 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 6 6 1 4.00 38 46 0 0 0.137 1.75 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Richard (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 11,024.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Atlanta Braves
1 Rob Sperring 2B 1 Rowland Office CF
2 Enos Cabell 3B 2 Jerry Royster 3B
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Willie Montanez 1B
4 Bob Watson 1B 4 Jeff Burroughs RF
5 Jose Cruz RF 5 Gary Matthews LF
6 Joe Ferguson C 6 Biff Pocoroba C
7 Cliff Johnson LF 7 Rod Gilbreath 2B
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Pat Rockett SS
9 J.R. Richard P 9 Phil Niekro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-4 1 -2- R ATL R. Gilbreath K. Forsch 22% 87% Double; Matthews Scores
b5 1-3 1 123 OO ATL R. Office J. Richard -21% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b6 1-3 0 12- R ATL J. Burroughs J. Richard 14% 56% Single; Royster Scores/unER; Montanez to 2B
b6 3-3 1 12- OO ATL R. Gilbreath J. Richard -13% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 1 12- R HOU J. Cruz P. Niekro -12% 23% Single; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Sperring P. Niekro 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell P. Niekro 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno P. Niekro 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O ATL R. Office J. Richard -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O ATL J. Royster J. Richard -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O ATL W. Montanez J. Richard -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson P. Niekro 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- HOU J. Cruz P. Niekro -3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Ferguson P. Niekro 4% 54% Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Ferguson P. Niekro 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- ATL J. Burroughs J. Richard 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- ATL G. Matthews J. Richard 2% 61% Passed Ball; Burroughs to 2B
b2 0-0 0 -2- O ATL G. Matthews J. Richard -4% 57% Strikeout (C-1B)
b2 0-0 1 -2- O ATL B. Pocoroba J. Richard -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Burroughs to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O ATL R. Gilbreath J. Richard -4% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- R HOU C. Johnson P. Niekro -11% 39% Home Run
t3 1-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger P. Niekro 2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Richard P. Niekro 2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O HOU R. Sperring P. Niekro 1% 44% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O ATL P. Rockett J. Richard -3% 42% Flyball: C
b3 0-1 1 --- O ATL P. Niekro J. Richard -2% 40% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 2 --- O ATL R. Office J. Richard -1% 38% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell P. Niekro 2% 41% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno P. Niekro -3% 38% Walk
t4 1-0 1 1-- HOU B. Watson P. Niekro -4% 35% Single; Cedeno to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- R HOU J. Cruz P. Niekro -12% 23% Single; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 3B
t4 2-0 1 1-3 HOU J. Ferguson P. Niekro -2% 21% Cruz Steals 2B
t4 2-0 1 -23 R HOU J. Ferguson P. Niekro -5% 17% Passed Ball; Watson Scores; Cruz to 3B
t4 3-0 1 --3 O HOU J. Ferguson P. Niekro 4% 20% Strikeout
t4 3-0 2 --3 HOU C. Johnson P. Niekro -1% 20% Walk
t4 3-0 2 1-3 HOU R. Metzger P. Niekro -1% 18% Walk; Johnson to 2B
t4 3-0 2 123 O HOU J. Richard P. Niekro 4% 23% Flyball: P
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- O ATL J. Royster J. Richard -3% 20% Flyball: 1B
b4 0-3 1 --- ATL W. Montanez J. Richard 4% 24% Double
b4 0-3 1 -2- ATL J. Burroughs J. Richard 2% 27% Wild Pitch; Montanez to 3B
b4 0-3 1 --3 R ATL J. Burroughs J. Richard 3% 29% Passed Ball; Montanez Scores/unER
b4 1-3 1 --- O ATL J. Burroughs J. Richard -2% 27% Strikeout
b4 1-3 2 --- O ATL G. Matthews J. Richard -1% 26% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t5 3-1 0 --- O HOU R. Sperring P. Niekro 2% 28% Flyball: CF
t5 3-1 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell P. Niekro 1% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-1 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno P. Niekro 1% 30% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
b5 1-3 0 --- ATL B. Pocoroba J. Richard 5% 35% Walk
b5 1-3 0 1-- ATL R. Gilbreath J. Richard 8% 43% Walk; Pocoroba to 2B
b5 1-3 0 12- O ATL P. Rockett J. Richard -8% 36% Flyball: C
b5 1-3 1 12- ATL P. Niekro J. Richard 8% 44% Single; Pocoroba to 3B; Gilbreath to 2B
b5 1-3 1 123 OO ATL R. Office J. Richard -21% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
t6 3-1 0 --- HOU B. Watson P. Niekro -3% 20% Single
t6 3-1 0 1-- HOU J. Cruz P. Niekro -2% 18% Passed Ball; Watson to 2B
t6 3-1 0 -2- O HOU J. Cruz P. Niekro 3% 21% Strikeout
t6 3-1 1 -2- HOU J. Ferguson P. Niekro -1% 20% Walk
t6 3-1 1 12- OO HOU C. Johnson P. Niekro 7% 27% Double Play: Flyball: SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 2-3-4
b6 1-3 0 --- ATL J. Royster J. Richard 6% 33% Walk
b6 1-3 0 1-- ATL W. Montanez J. Richard 9% 42% Reached on E2 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Royster to 2B; Montanez to 1B
b6 1-3 0 12- R ATL J. Burroughs J. Richard 14% 56% Single; Royster Scores/unER; Montanez to 2B
b6 2-3 0 12- ATL G. Matthews J. Richard 11% 67% Walk; Montanez to 3B; Burroughs to 2B
b6 2-3 0 123 RO ATL B. Pocoroba J. Richard -4% 63% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Montanez Scores
b6 3-3 1 12- OO ATL R. Gilbreath J. Richard -13% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
t7 3-3 0 --- HOU R. Metzger P. Niekro -10% 40% Double
Willie Crawford pinch hits for J.R. Richard (P) batting 9th
t7 3-3 0 -2- HOU W. Crawford P. Niekro -4% 36% Walk
t7 3-3 0 12- HOU R. Sperring P. Niekro -10% 25% Single; Metzger to 3B; Crawford to 2B
t7 3-3 0 123 ROO HOU E. Cabell P. Niekro 8% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Metzger Scores/No RBI; Crawford to 3B
t7 4-3 2 --3 O HOU C. Cedeno P. Niekro 5% 38% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
Joe Niekro replaces Willie Crawford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 0 --- ATL P. Rockett J. Niekro 7% 45% Walk
Junior Moore pinch hits for Phil Niekro (P) batting 9th
b7 3-4 0 1-- O ATL J. Moore J. Niekro -4% 41% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rockett to 2B
b7 3-4 1 -2- ATL R. Office J. Niekro 10% 51% Single; Rockett to 3B
b7 3-4 1 1-3 RO ATL J. Royster J. Niekro 3% 54% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rockett Scores
b7 4-4 2 1-- ATL W. Montanez J. Niekro 5% 59% Single; Office to 3B
Ken Forsch replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-4 2 1-3 O ATL J. Burroughs K. Forsch -9% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Mike Marshall facing 4-5-6
Mike Marshall replaces Junior Moore (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-4 0 --- O HOU B. Watson M. Marshall 5% 55% Flyball: CF
t8 4-4 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz M. Marshall 4% 59% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-4 2 --- HOU J. Ferguson M. Marshall -3% 56% Single
Art Gardner pinch runs for Joe Ferguson (C) batting 6th
t8 4-4 2 1-- HOU C. Johnson M. Marshall -4% 52% Walk; Gardner to 2B
t8 4-4 2 12- O HOU R. Metzger M. Marshall 9% 61% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
Ed Herrmann replaces Cliff Johnson (LF) playing C batting 7th
Art Gardner moves from PR to LF
b8 4-4 0 --- ATL G. Matthews K. Forsch 6% 68% Single
b8 4-4 0 1-- O ATL B. Pocoroba K. Forsch -2% 65% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Matthews to 2B
b8 4-4 1 -2- R ATL R. Gilbreath K. Forsch 22% 87% Double; Matthews Scores
b8 5-4 1 -2- ATL P. Rockett K. Forsch 1% 88% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gilbreath stays at 2B; Rockett to 1B
b8 5-4 1 12- O ATL M. Marshall K. Forsch -3% 85% Baserunner Out Advancing; Rockett out at 1B/1B
Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Mike Marshall (P) batting 9th
b8 5-4 2 -2- O ATL B. Asselstine K. Forsch -2% 83% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Braves' Rick Camp facing 9-1-2
Rick Camp replaces Jeff Burroughs (RF) pitching and batting 4th
Brian Asselstine moves from PH to RF
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 9th
t9 4-5 0 --- O HOU K. Boswell R. Camp 8% 90% Flyball: RF
t9 4-5 1 --- O HOU R. Sperring R. Camp 6% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-5 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell R. Camp 4% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5.

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