| Larry Dierker posted his second consecutive shutout and fourth of the season, pitching the Astros to a 6-0 victory over the Braves. Bob Watson homered for the Astros' first run in the second inning. Jose Cruz, who had three hits, drove in two and scored two of the Astros' remaining runs. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Sunday, August 1, 1976 (Day game) at Astrodome
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Astros 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 x - 6 11 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Chaney ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Gross rf 2 0 0 0 3 0 .295 Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .263 Cabell 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .287 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .225 Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Watson 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .297 Henderson rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .273 Cruz lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .312 Paciorek lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Herrmann c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Pocoroba c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .239 Andrews 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .277 Belloir 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Metzger ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .225 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Dierker p 4 0 0 1 0 1 .104 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 3 5 Totals 34 6 11 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 10,136 Left on Base: Braves 7, Astros 10 DP: Braves 1, Astros 1 Errors: Chaney Doubles: Metzger (9), Cruz (14) Home Runs: Watson (13) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (35) Sacrifice Hits: Cabell (3), Herrmann (2) GIDP: Paciorek (7), Watson (9) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(11-7) 5.2 7 4 4 3 2 1 28 3.56 Leon 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.78 Beard 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 2.35 Torrealba 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6.26 Totals 8 11 6 5 4 2 1 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(11-9) 9 5 0 0 3 5 0 34 3.65 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 5 0 34 Balks: Niekro (3), Beard (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Montague BRAVES 1ST: Chaney struck out; Gilbreath flied out to center; Wynn walked; Montanez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek singled; Pocoroba singled [Paciorek to second]; Belloir grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Paciorek to third, Pocoroba to second]; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson homered; Cruz flied out to left; Herrmann singled; Andrews made an out to shortstop; Metzger doubled [Herrmann to third]; Dierker struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney grounded out (second to pitcher); Gilbreath walked; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gilbreath to second]; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Gross made an out to shortstop; Cabell singled; Niekro balked [Cabell to second]; Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice; Watson flied out to center [Cabell to third]; Cedeno stole second; Cruz singled [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Henderson struck out; Paciorek flied out to left; Pocoroba singled; Belloir flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Andrews flied out to left; Metzger struck out; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Gross walked; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Wynn struck out; Montanez flied out to right; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled; Herrmann grounded out (second to pitcher) [Cruz to third]; Andrews walked; Metzger singled [Cruz scored, Andrews to third]; Dierker forced Metzger (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Andrews scored]; Gross walked [Dierker to second]; LEON REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Cabell singled [Dierker to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 4. BRAVES 7TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Belloir grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: BEARD REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Watson singled; Beard balked [Watson to second]; Cruz singled [Watson scored]; Herrmann out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Cruz to second]; Andrews reached on an error by Chaney [Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Andrews to second]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. BRAVES 8TH: MAY BATTED FOR BEARD; May made an out to third; Chaney singled; Gilbreath walked [Chaney to second]; Wynn struck out; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: TORREALBA REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Gross walked; Cabell singled [Gross to third]; Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice [Gross out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Cabell to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. BRAVES 9TH: Henderson singled; Paciorek grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; Pocoroba flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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