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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros
1972-06-30 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 24963 · dome · 2:04
Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 5–2. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 9th. Ron Reed earned the win. Earl Williams went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Ron Reed L: George Culver SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Williams · 1B: John McSherry · 2B: Frank Pulli · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonny Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Garr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rico Carty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Williams | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lum | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gil Garrido | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Reed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Forsch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Reed | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Forsch | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
 George Culver | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Gladding | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Sonny Jackson: 13
- Ralph Garr: 43
- Hank Aaron: 4
Bot 1
- Roger Metzger: 163
- Cesar Cedeno: 43
- Jim Wynn: K
Top 2
- Rico Carty: 43
- Earl Williams: K
- Mike Lum: S
- Marty Perez: 54(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Lee May: K
- Bob Watson: 3/G
- Doug Rader: 5/FL
Top 3
- Gil Garrido: 3
- Ron Reed: K
- Sonny Jackson: 43
Bot 3
- Johnny Edwards: 43
- Tommy Helms: 63
- Ken Forsch: E3.B-1
- Roger Metzger: 8
Top 4
- Ralph Garr: 7
- Hank Aaron: 5/FL
- Rico Carty: 13
Bot 4
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Jim Wynn: K
- Lee May: K
Top 5
- Earl Williams: HR
- Mike Lum: HR
- Marty Perez: 63
- Gil Garrido: 5/L
- Ron Reed: K
Bot 5
- Bob Watson: HR
- Doug Rader: S
- Johnny Edwards: SB2#
- Johnny Edwards: 5/FL
- Tommy Helms: 53
- Ken Forsch: S.2-3#
- Roger Metzger: 64(1)/FO
Top 6
- Sonny Jackson: 7
- Ralph Garr: 43
- Hank Aaron: 53
Bot 6
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Jim Wynn: 53
- Lee May: 8
Top 7
- Rico Carty: 9
- Earl Williams: D
- Mike Lum: S9.2-3;BX2(93)
- Marty Perez: 4
Bot 7
- Bob Watson: S
- Doug Rader: 8
- Johnny Edwards: 5/FL
- Tommy Helms: S.1-3
- Jimmy Stewart: 8
Top 8
- Gil Garrido: 9
- Ron Reed: 13
- Sonny Jackson: 43
Bot 8
- Roger Metzger: 5
- Cesar Cedeno: K
- Jim Wynn: HR
- Lee May: 5/L
Top 9
- Ralph Garr: D
- Hank Aaron: S.2-H
- Rico Carty: K
- Earl Williams: HR.1-H
- Mike Lum: 43
- Marty Perez: 53
Bot 9
- Bob Watson: 43
- Doug Rader: S5.B-2(E5)
- Johnny Edwards: 4
- Tommy Helms: 63