Monday September 8, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
The smallest crowd in Atlanta Stadium history (737) saw the Braves bow to the Astros and the bat of Cesar Cedeno, who knocked in six runs with two homers and a double in the 9-6 Houston victory. Cedeno doubled home two runs in the first and scored himself on an infield out. He hit a solo homer in the third, then wiped out a 5-4 Atlanta lead in the eighth with a three-run shot. Darrell Evans had an RBI single and two-run homer for the losers. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 6

Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

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 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Howard lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .307 Garr lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Andrews 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .221 Perez 2b 3 3 2 0 2 1 .286 Gross ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 Evans 3b 4 1 2 3 1 1 .245 Helms 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .188 May rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .279 Cedeno cf 5 3 3 6 0 2 .283 Lum 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .228 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .325 Office cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .266 May c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251 Correll c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .214 Gardner rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .111 Blanks pr,ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belloir ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .223 Pocoroba ph,c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .244 Cabell 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Milbourne ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 .186 Nolan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .219 LaCorte p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Cruz ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Gilbreath ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 36 9 10 8 2 9 Totals 35 6 9 6 7 4 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 737 Left on Base: Astros 3, Braves 9 DP: Astros 1, Braves 1 Errors: Garr Doubles: Cedeno (29), Perez (14) Triples: Garr (11) Home Runs: Cedeno 2 (11), Evans (22) Stolen Bases: Howard (26) Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (4) GIDP: Milbourne (4), Correll (13) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard 5 7 3 3 4 2 0 25 4.73 Sosa W(1-3) 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 8 4.22 Stanton SV(1) 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 9 6.14 Totals 9 9 6 6 7 4 1 42 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 3 5 4 4 1 1 1 14 3.17 LaCorte L(0-1) 4.1 1 2 2 1 5 0 15 4.15 Dal Canton 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 5.09 House 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 6 3.12 Totals 9 10 9 8 2 9 2 39 Passed Balls: Pocoroba (12) Wild Pitches: Richard (18), Stanton (2) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to first; Andrews singled to third [Howard to second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Howard scored, Andrews scored]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third]; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Cedeno scored]; Gardner grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to shortstop; Perez was called out on strikes; Evans struck out; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader singled to left; Milbourne grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second]; Richard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled to right; Office flied out to left; Correll grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (third to first); Andrews struck out; Cedeno homered; Watson walked; May flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Belloir grounded out (pitcher to first); NOLAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Nolan walked; Garr popped to first in foul territory; Perez singled to right [Nolan to third]; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: LACORTE REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Gardner struck out; Debut game for Frank LaCorte; Rader struck out; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: May singled to left; Lum flied out to right; Office walked [May to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [May to third, Office to second]; Correll walked; POCOROBA BATTED FOR BELLOIR; BLANKS RAN FOR CORRELL; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted) [May scored, Office to third, Blanks to second]; LaCorte grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Richard popped to first; Howard popped to third in foul territory; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Garr tripled; Perez walked; Evans singled to right [Garr scored, Perez to second]; May flied to right in foul territory; Lum singled to center [Perez scored, Evans to second]; Office grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans to third, Lum to second]; Blanks flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson flied out to right; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: SOSA REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Pocoroba flied out to left; LaCorte grounded out (first unassisted); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3. ASTROS 7TH: Gardner grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to left; Milbourne struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: Perez walked; Evans homered [Perez scored]; May flied out to center; CABELL REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Lum popped to first in foul territory; Doug Rader injured going after foul ball; Office grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. ASTROS 8TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR SOSA; Cruz struck out; Howard singled to left; GROSS BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Howard stole second; Gross walked; DAL CANTON REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Cedeno homered [Howard scored, Gross scored]; Watson grounded out (third to first); May singled to right; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [May to second]; Gardner struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: STANTON REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HELMS REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 2B); Blanks struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); GILBREATH BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Gilbreath walked; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. ASTROS 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Cabell singled to left; Milbourne reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Cabell to second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; Howard flied out to left; Helms singled to left [Cabell scored, Milbourne scored (error by Garr) (unearned), Helms to second]; Cedeno struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 5. BRAVES 9TH: Perez doubled to right; Stanton threw a wild pitch [Perez to third]; Evans walked; May grounded out (second to first) [Perez scored, Evans to second]; Lum flied out to right; Office struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Braves 6.

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