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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

1977-04-10 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 9332 · dome · 2:47

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 6–0. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 2nd. Dick Ruthven earned the win. Rowland Office went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6	14
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

W: Dick Ruthven L: Mark Lemongello SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Runge · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Lee Weyer · 3B: Art Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rowland Office	5	0	3	2	0	0
Jerry Royster	5	1	3	1	0	0
Willie Montanez	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Burroughs	4	0	0	0	1	0
Gary Matthews	4	1	2	1	1	1
Biff Pocoroba	5	0	2	1	0	0
Rod Gilbreath	5	1	1	0	0	1
Pat Rockett	4	2	2	0	1	0
Dick Ruthven	4	1	1	1	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Julio Gonzalez	5	2	0	0
Enos Cabell	5	2	0	0
Jose Cruz	3	0	1	1
Bob Watson	4	0	0	1
Joe Ferguson	2	1	2	1
Art Gardner	4	0	0	2
Cliff Johnson	2	1	0	1
Roger Metzger	3	0	0	1
Mark Lemongello	1	0	0	0
Wilbur Howard	1	1	0	0
Art Howe	1	0	0	0
Leon Roberts	1	0	0	0
Ken Boswell	0	0	1	0
Jim Fuller	1	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ruthven	9.0	7	4	8

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Lemongello	5.0	10	0	0
Gene Pentz	2.0	4	3	1
Dan Larson	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rowland Office: S
Jerry Royster: 63.1-2
Willie Montanez: 8
Jeff Burroughs: 63

Bot 1

Julio Gonzalez: S
Enos Cabell: 46(1)/FO
Jose Cruz: 7(B)43(1)/DP

Top 2

Gary Matthews: 63
Biff Pocoroba: 8
Rod Gilbreath: S
Pat Rockett: S.1-2
Dick Ruthven: S.2-H;1-3
Rowland Office: S7.3-H;1-3;B-2(E7)
Jerry Royster: S.3-H;2-3
Willie Montanez: SB2
Willie Montanez: 43

Bot 2

Bob Watson: 43
Joe Ferguson: S
Art Gardner: 1
Cliff Johnson: S.1-3
Roger Metzger: K/C

Top 3

Jeff Burroughs: 8
Gary Matthews: S
Biff Pocoroba: SB2#
Biff Pocoroba: 9
Rod Gilbreath: 9

Bot 3

Mark Lemongello: 3/G
Julio Gonzalez: 53
Enos Cabell: S
Jose Cruz: SB2
Jose Cruz: W
Bob Watson: SB3;SB2#
Bob Watson: 63

Top 4

Pat Rockett: 13
Dick Ruthven: 9
Rowland Office: 31

Bot 4

Joe Ferguson: K
Art Gardner: K/C
Cliff Johnson: K

Top 5

Jerry Royster: S
Willie Montanez: 13.1-2
Jeff Burroughs: 8
Gary Matthews: S.2-H
Biff Pocoroba: SB2
Biff Pocoroba: S.2-H
Rod Gilbreath: 6(1)/FO

Bot 5

Roger Metzger: 7
Wilbur Howard: S
Julio Gonzalez: 8
Enos Cabell: S.1-3
Jose Cruz: SB2
Jose Cruz: 8

Top 6

Pat Rockett: D
Dick Ruthven: 43.2-3#
Rowland Office: S.3-H
Jerry Royster: WP.1-2
Jerry Royster: S.2-3;B-2(THH)#
Willie Montanez: IW
Jeff Burroughs: 8(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 6

Bob Watson: 53
Joe Ferguson: W
Art Gardner: 4
Cliff Johnson: HP.1-2
Roger Metzger: 7

Top 7

Gary Matthews: W
Biff Pocoroba: S.1-2#
Rod Gilbreath: K
Pat Rockett: W.2-3;1-2
Dick Ruthven: 4/L
Rowland Office: 3/G

Bot 7

Art Howe: 43
Julio Gonzalez: S
Enos Cabell: 53.1-2
Jose Cruz: K/C

Top 8

Jerry Royster: 9
Willie Montanez: 63
Jeff Burroughs: W
Gary Matthews: K/C

Bot 8

Bob Watson: K/C
Joe Ferguson: W
Art Gardner: K
Leon Roberts: 43

Top 9

Biff Pocoroba: 43
Rod Gilbreath: 9
Pat Rockett: 8

Bot 9

Ken Boswell: W
Jim Fuller: K/C
Julio Gonzalez: 54(1)/FO
Enos Cabell: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Johnson ejected by HP umpire Runge for charging mound after he was hit; he tackled pitcher Ruthven and benches cleared
both benches cleared after two bruchback pitches by Pentz

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