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Houston Astros @
Atlanta Braves
1972-08-10 Β· Night game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 7146 Β· 80Β°F, cloudy Β· 3:01
Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 9β6. Houston Astros put up 5 in the 3rd. Tom Griffin earned the win and Fred Gladding picked up the save. Mike Lum went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | |
| ATL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
W: Tom Griffin L: Pat Jarvis SV: Fred Gladding
Umpires β HP: Harry Wendelstedt Β· 1B: Jerry Dale Β· 2B: Ed Vargo Β· 3B: Paul Pryor Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Metzger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Wynn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Lee May | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Watson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Johnny Edwards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tommy Helms | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dave Roberts | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fred Gladding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Darrell Evans | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hank Aaron | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Earl Williams | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dusty Baker | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Felix Millan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Lum | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Marty Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Schueler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sonny Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Roberts | 4.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
Tom Griffin | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Fred Gladding | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Schueler | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Joe Hoerner | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roger Metzger: 8
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Jim Wynn: 8
Bot 1
- Oscar Brown: 13
- Darrell Evans: K
- Hank Aaron: S
- Earl Williams: S.1-2#
- Dusty Baker: 53
Top 2
- Lee May: S8.BX2(84)
- Bob Watson: 43
- Johnny Edwards: D
- Doug Rader: K
Bot 2
- Felix Millan: 43
- Mike Lum: S
- Marty Perez: S.1-2
- Ron Schueler: FC/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Oscar Brown: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Darrell Evans: K
Top 3
- Tommy Helms: D
- Dave Roberts: S.2-H
- Roger Metzger: S.1-2
- Cesar Cedeno: W.2-3;1-2
- Jim Wynn: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Lee May: 5/FL
- Bob Watson: 13.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Johnny Edwards: S.3-H;2-H
- Doug Rader: 4/L
Bot 3
- Hank Aaron: 53
- Earl Williams: S
- Dusty Baker: S.1-2#
- Felix Millan: S.2-H;1-3
- Mike Lum: 7/SF.3-H
- Marty Perez: 9
Top 4
- Tommy Helms: W
- Dave Roberts: SB2#
- Dave Roberts: K
- Roger Metzger: 43.2-3
- Cesar Cedeno: S.3-H
- Jim Wynn: POCS2(134)
Bot 4
- Pat Jarvis: W
- Oscar Brown: 5/FL
- Darrell Evans: S.1-2
- Hank Aaron: 8
- Earl Williams: K
Top 5
- Jim Wynn: 8
- Lee May: 1/P
- Bob Watson: W
- Johnny Edwards: W.1-2
- Doug Rader: 8
Bot 5
- Dusty Baker: D
- Felix Millan: W
- Mike Lum: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Marty Perez: 63
- Pat Jarvis: K
- Oscar Brown: S
- Darrell Evans: 63
Top 6
- Tommy Helms: S
- Tom Griffin: 24/SH.1-2
- Roger Metzger: 9/L
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
Bot 6
- Hank Aaron: K
- Earl Williams: 53
- Dusty Baker: 7
Top 7
- Jim Wynn: S
- Lee May: S.1-2
- Bob Watson: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Edwards: IW#
- Doug Rader: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Tommy Helms: T.3-H;1-H
- Tom Griffin: K
Bot 7
- Felix Millan: 63
- Mike Lum: 43
- Marty Perez: 3/P
Top 8
- Roger Metzger: 63
- Cesar Cedeno: S
- Jim Wynn: SB2
- Jim Wynn: W
- Lee May: SB3;SB2#
- Lee May: K
- Bob Watson: 6/L
Bot 8
- Sonny Jackson: W
- Oscar Brown: 64(1)3/GDP
- Darrell Evans: S
- Hank Aaron: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Johnny Edwards: S
- Doug Rader: 9
- Tommy Helms: K
- Fred Gladding: 46(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Earl Williams: 53
- Dusty Baker: S
- Felix Millan: 46(1)3/GDP




















