Saturday September 29, 1973
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Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Braves 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 x - 7 10 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Perez ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .251 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Lum rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .293 Cedeno cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Evans 3b 4 2 2 2 0 1 .283 Gallagher cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Aaron lf 3 1 3 3 1 0 .296 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Baker cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .288 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .272 May 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Dietz 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 Sutherland 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Tepedino 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Jutze c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Casanova c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Reuss p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .137 Morton p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .181 Dierker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stewart ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .191 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 6 0 1 3 Totals 33 7 10 6 3 7 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 17,836 Left on Base: Astros 5, Braves 6 DP: Astros 1, Braves 3 Errors: May, Johnson, Casanova Doubles: Sutherland (5), Lum (24), Baker (29), Perez (15) Home Runs: Evans (41), Aaron (40), Baker (21) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (54) GIDP: Gross (2), Watson (18), Metzger (10), Baker (13) Hit by Pitch: Johnson (9,by Reuss) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(16-13) 5 9 7 7 2 4 3 26 3.74 Dierker 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 4.33 Upshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.93 Totals 8 10 7 7 3 7 3 37 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton W(15-10) 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 32 3.41 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Reuss (3) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer ASTROS 1ST: Gross out on an unknown play; Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Casanova)]; Watson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Perez out on an unknown play; Lum doubled; Evans homered [Lum scored]; Aaron singled; Baker doubled [Aaron to third]; Johnson struck out; Dietz walked; Casanova out on an unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 2ND: Rader out on an unknown play; May out on an unknown play; Sutherland doubled; Jutze reached on an error by Johnson; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Morton out on an unknown play; Perez out on an unknown play; Lum out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 3RD: Gross out on an unknown play; Metzger out on an unknown play; Cedeno out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Evans out on an unknown play; Aaron walked; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson out on an unknown play; Rader struck out; May singled; Sutherland out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Johnson struck out; Dietz out on an unknown play; Casanova struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 5TH: Jutze out on an unknown play; Reuss singled; Gross grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reuss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Morton out on an unknown play; Perez doubled [Perez scored (error by May) (no RBI)]; Lum singled; Evans singled [Lum to second]; Aaron homered [Lum scored, Evans scored]; Baker homered; Johnson was hit by a pitch; Dietz struck out; Casanova out on an unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger out on an unknown play; Gallagher singled; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 6TH: DIERKER REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Morton struck out; Perez struck out; Lum out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. ASTROS 7TH: Rader out on an unknown play; May out on an unknown play; Sutherland walked; Jutze out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 7TH: Evans struck out; Aaron singled; Baker out on an unknown play; Johnson walked [Aaron to second]; Dietz forced Johnson; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. ASTROS 8TH: TEPEDINO REPLACED DIETZ (PLAYING 1B); STEWART BATTED FOR DIERKER; Stewart singled; Gross out on an unknown play; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stewart out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Casanova out on an unknown play; Morton out on an unknown play; Perez out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. ASTROS 9TH: Gallagher out on an unknown play; Watson out on an unknown play; Rader out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7.

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