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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves

1972-09-20 Β· Night game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 2061 Β· night Β· 2:53

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 13–6. Atlanta Braves put up 13 in the 2nd. George Stone earned the win and Ron Schueler picked up the save. Dusty Baker went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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HOU000105000610
ATL0130000001315

W: George Stone   L: Tom Griffin   SV: Ron Schueler

Umpires β€” HP: Nick Colosi Β· 1B: Mel Steiner Β· 2B: Andy Olsen Β· 3B: Jerry Dale Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Roger Metzger300010
Jim Wynn522002
Cesar Cedeno511201
Lee May413111
Bob Watson512000
Doug Rader311310
Tommy Helms400000
Bob Stinson200000
Gary Sutherland100000
Cliff Johnson201010
Ken Forsch100001
Rich Chiles000010
Norm Miller100001

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Ralph Garr421001
Felix Millan512500
Darrell Evans312120
Earl Williams211100
Dusty Baker523300
Mike Lum501002
Sonny Jackson521100
Bob Didier523101
George Stone221110
Jim Breazeale100011
Rod Gilbreath100000
Ron Schueler100001

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tom Griffin1.1411
Dave Roberts0.0400
Jim York0.1400
J. R. Richard0.1110
George Culver2.0100
Ken Forsch3.0123
Jim Ray1.0002

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
George Stone6.0922
Ron Schueler3.0134

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Roger Metzger: W
  • Jim Wynn: K
  • Cesar Cedeno: 64(1)/FO
  • Lee May: SB2
  • Lee May: S5.2XH(52)

Bot 1

  • Ralph Garr: 7
  • Felix Millan: 4/P
  • Darrell Evans: S
  • Earl Williams: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

  • Bob Watson: 7
  • Doug Rader: 7
  • Tommy Helms: 53

Bot 2

  • Dusty Baker: D
  • Mike Lum: K
  • Sonny Jackson: S.2-H;B-2(TH)#
  • Bob Didier: S.2-H
  • George Stone: W.1-2
  • Ralph Garr: S.2-3;1-2
  • Felix Millan: T.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Darrell Evans: D.3-H
  • Earl Williams: S.2-3(E8)
  • Dusty Baker: HR.3-H;1-H
  • Mike Lum: S
  • Sonny Jackson: 46(1)/FO
  • Bob Didier: S.1-2#
  • George Stone: S.2-H;1-2#
  • Ralph Garr: HP.2-3;1-2
  • Felix Millan: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Darrell Evans: W.2-3;1-2
  • Earl Williams: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Dusty Baker: 63

Top 3

  • Bob Stinson: 4/P
  • Gary Sutherland: 8
  • Roger Metzger: 43

Bot 3

  • Mike Lum: 9
  • Sonny Jackson: 31
  • Bob Didier: S
  • George Stone: 5/P

Top 4

  • Jim Wynn: S
  • Cesar Cedeno: 6/P
  • Lee May: D.1-H
  • Bob Watson: 63
  • Doug Rader: W
  • Tommy Helms: 9

Bot 4

  • Ralph Garr: 63
  • Felix Millan: 8
  • Darrell Evans: 43

Top 5

  • Bob Stinson: 8
  • Cliff Johnson: 8
  • Roger Metzger: 4

Bot 5

  • Jim Breazeale: K/C
  • Dusty Baker: D
  • Mike Lum: K
  • Sonny Jackson: 63

Top 6

  • Jim Wynn: S
  • Cesar Cedeno: HR.1-H
  • Lee May: S
  • Bob Watson: S.1-2
  • Doug Rader: HR.2-H;1-H
  • Tommy Helms: 8
  • Ken Forsch: K/C
  • Cliff Johnson: S
  • Roger Metzger: 43

Bot 6

  • Bob Didier: 3/G
  • Rod Gilbreath: E5
  • Ralph Garr: SB2#
  • Ralph Garr: K
  • Felix Millan: 8

Top 7

  • Jim Wynn: K
  • Cesar Cedeno: 6/P
  • Lee May: K

Bot 7

  • Darrell Evans: W
  • Jim Breazeale: W.1-2
  • Dusty Baker: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
  • Mike Lum: 63

Top 8

  • Bob Watson: D
  • Doug Rader: 63
  • Tommy Helms: 8
  • Rich Chiles: W
  • Cliff Johnson: W.2-3;1-2
  • Norm Miller: K

Bot 8

  • Sonny Jackson: 6/P
  • Bob Didier: K
  • Ron Schueler: K

Top 9

  • Jim Wynn: 9
  • Cesar Cedeno: K
  • Lee May: W
  • Bob Watson: 7