A double by Willie Montanez in the 13th inning scored Tom Paciorek and gave the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Paciorek led off with a pinch-single, took second on a sacrifice by Gary Matthews and stopped at third on a single by Biff Pocoroba before Montanez rapped his game-winning double. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      2, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2 10  2
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1 10  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .283      Gonzalez 2b,ss        6   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Pocoroba c            5   0   1   0     1   1   .309      Cabell 3b             6   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Montanez 1b           6   0   2   1     0   1   .306      Cedeno cf             5   0   1   0     1   0   .205
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     2   1   .269      Watson 1b             6   0   2   0     0   1   .277
Office cf             6   1   2   0     0   0   .253      Cruz rf               6   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Moore 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Ferguson c            5   0   0   0     1   3   .258
Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Fuller lf             3   0   1   1     0   2   .170
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Boswell ph,2b       3   0   1   0     0   2   .255
  Royster 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .147
Chaney ss             5   0   1   1     0   1   .238        Howard ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Hargan p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forsch p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .077
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gardner ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .156
  Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Paciorek ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   2  10   2     4   8             Totals               50   1  10   1     2  12

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 12,535
Left on Base: Braves 9, Astros 12
DP: Braves 1, Astros 2
Errors: Gilbreath, Chaney, Watson
Doubles: Montanez (11)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (26), Cruz (23)
Caught Stealing: Moore (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Matthews (1)
GIDP: Pocoroba (5), Chaney (6), Cedeno (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan                  5     8   1   1   0   2   0  23   5.84
Campbell                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.15
Camp                    3     1   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.36
Leon W(3-3)             3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   4.19
Kline SV(1)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.73
Totals                 13    10   1   1   2  12   0  52

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                 11     6   1   1   4   8   0  41   2.78
Niekro L(2-2)           1.2   4   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.63
Sambito                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.08
Totals                 13    10   2   2   4   8   0  50

Passed Balls: Pocoroba (9)
Wild Pitches: Hargan (4), Camp (4), Forsch (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Matthews singled; Pocoroba grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second];
Montanez singled; Burroughs forced Montanez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole
second; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Office singled; Moore grounded out (third to first)
[Office to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Office to third];
Gilbreath struck out; Chaney singled [Office scored]; Hargan
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson
grounded out (second to first); Fuller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews struck out; Pocoroba walked; Montanez flied
out to right; Burroughs walked [Pocoroba to second]; Office
singled [Pocoroba to third, Burroughs to second]; Moore flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled; Forsch made an out to pitcher;
Gonzalez singled [Metzger to second]; Hargan threw a wild pitch
[Metzger to third, Gonzalez to second]; Cabell reached on a
fielder's choice [Gonzalez out at third (pitcher to third to
catcher), Metzger stayed at third, Cabell to second]; Cedeno
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Chaney made an out to
first; Hargan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled; Cruz stole second; Ferguson struck out; Fuller singled
[Cruz scored]; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Fuller to
second]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews walked; Matthews was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Watson [Matthews to second]; Pocoroba
struck out; Montanez flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez
singled; Cabell reached on an error by Chaney [Gonzalez to
second, Cabell to first]; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Moore
singled; Moore was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled; Cruz singled [Watson to third];
CAMPBELL REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Ferguson struck out; Fuller
struck out; Metzger forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney struck out; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMPBELL;
Asselstine made an out to catcher; Matthews grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Forsch struck
out; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Burroughs walked; Office made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied
out to center; Cruz reached on an error by Gilbreath [Cruz to
first]; Camp threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Ferguson was
walked intentionally; BOSWELL BATTED FOR FULLER; Boswell singled
[Cruz to third, Ferguson to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER;
Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 9TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWARD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); GASTON BATTED FOR
GILBREATH; Gaston struck out; Chaney grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: ROYSTER REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING 2B); Forsch struck
out; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 10TH: NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMP; Nolan grounded out (second
to first); Matthews grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 10TH: LEON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Cedeno walked;
Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; Cruz flied out to center
[Cedeno to third]; Ferguson reached on a fielder's choice
[Cedeno out at home (pitcher unassisted), Watson to second];
Boswell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 11TH: Montanez struck out; Burroughs struck out; Office
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 11TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); GARDNER
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gardner struck out; Gonzalez flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 12TH: NIEKRO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Moore grounded
out (second to first); Royster singled; Chaney grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Royster out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 12TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied
out to center; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Astros 1.

BRAVES 13TH: PACIOREK BATTED FOR LEON; Paciorek singled;
Matthews out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Paciorek to
second]; Pocoroba singled [Paciorek to third]; Montanez doubled
[Paciorek scored, Pocoroba to third]; Burroughs reached on a
fielder's choice [Pocoroba out at home (shortstop to catcher to
third to pitcher), Montanez to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Office grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 13TH: KLINE REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Cruz made an
out to shortstop; Ferguson struck out; Boswell struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 1.