Thursday April 17, 1975
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Capping a route-going performance, Carl Morton singled and scored in the 10th inning to bring the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Morton gave up the Astros' run in the first on a double by Jose Cruz and single by Cesar Cedeno.

The Braves tied the score against Dave Roberts in the fourth on a pass to Dusty Baker and singles by Rowland Office and Vic Correll. After Morton hit his single in the 10th, Ralph Garr struck out. Rod Gilbreath sacrificed, leading to an intentional pass to Darrell Evans. Mike Lum then singled to drive in Morton with the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Thursday, April 17, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Braves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Garr lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .316 Boswell ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Perez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Cruz rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .212 Gilbreath ph,2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .324 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .297 Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Lum 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .179 Watson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Baker rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .212 Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .161 Correll c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .182 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .414 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Morton p 4 1 1 0 0 0 .091 Roberts p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 1 9 1 1 1 Totals 34 2 8 2 4 3 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 3,123 Left on Base: Astros 8, Braves 9 DP: Astros 1, Braves 0 Errors: Johnson Doubles: Cruz 2 (2) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (7) Caught Stealing: Howard (1) Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (2), Blanks (1), Gilbreath (1) GIDP: Lum (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(1-1) 9.2 8 2 2 4 3 0 40 1.93 Totals 9.2 8 2 2 4 3 0 40 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton W(3-0) 10 9 1 1 1 1 0 39 1.61 Totals 10 9 1 1 1 1 0 39 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Andrews flied out to right; Cruz doubled to left; Cedeno singled to center [Cruz scored]; Cedeno stole second; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez flied out to right; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to left; Metzger popped to third in foul territory; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum popped to first in foul territory; Baker walked; Office reached on an error by Johnson [Baker to third, Office to second]; Correll reached on a fielder's choice [Baker out at home (third to catcher), Office to third]; Blanks popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Morton flied out to center; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); GILBREATH BATTED FOR PEREZ; Gilbreath struck out; Marty Perez injured by foul ball; left with 0-1 count; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: GILBREATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Johnson singled to shortstop; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Johnson to second]; May grounded out (third to first); Rader walked; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Evans singled to center; Lum grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; Baker walked; Office singled to right [Baker to second]; Correll singled to left [Baker scored, Office out at third (left to third to shortstop to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Roberts flied out to right; Andrews grounded out (second to first); Cruz doubled to center; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 6TH: Johnson singled to right; Watson struck out; May lined to right; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Evans struck out; Lum singled to right; Baker singled to left [Lum to second]; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to center; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Correll singled to left; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Correll to second]; Morton popped to shortstop; Garr was walked intentionally; Gilbreath lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Johnson popped to third in foul territory; Watson singled to center; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; May singled to right [Howard to third]; Howard was picked off and caught stealing home (pitcher to shortstop to catcher to third to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Evans flied out to right; Lum grounded out (second to first); Baker popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: Rader flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (third to first); Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Office flied out to right; Correll flied out to left; Blanks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 10TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Boswell grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 10TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Morton singled to left; Garr struck out; Gilbreath out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Morton to second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Lum singled to center [Morton scored, Evans to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2.

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