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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros
1977-07-03 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 20397 · night · 2:23
Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 9–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 3rd. Floyd Bannister earned the win. Bob Watson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| HOU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
W: Floyd Bannister L: Frank LaCorte SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bob Engel · 1B: Bill Williams · 2B: John McSherry · 3B: Jerry Dale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rowland Office | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Junior Moore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Montanez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jeff Burroughs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Matthews | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Vic Correll | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darrel Chaney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Frank LaCorte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Royster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Paciorek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cito Gaston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Biff Pocoroba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Julio Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Cabell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Watson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Ferguson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Fuller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Roger Metzger | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Floyd Bannister | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Howe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cacek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Sperring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Messersmith | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank LaCorte | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Kline | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Campbell | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Buzz Capra | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Bannister | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Bo McLaughlin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rowland Office: K
- Junior Moore: S
- Willie Montanez: W.1-2
- Jeff Burroughs: W.2-3;1-2
- Gary Matthews: 31.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Vic Correll: 43
Bot 1
- Julio Gonzalez: S1
- Enos Cabell: D.1-H;BX3(9436)
- Cesar Cedeno: K
- Bob Watson: 8
Top 2
- Rod Gilbreath: 63
- Darrel Chaney: 9
- Frank LaCorte: S
- Rowland Office: K
Bot 2
- Jose Cruz: W
- Joe Ferguson: CS2(24)
- Joe Ferguson: HR
- Jim Fuller: K
- Roger Metzger: 63
Top 3
- Junior Moore: 4
- Willie Montanez: 43
- Jeff Burroughs: 8
Bot 3
- Floyd Bannister: S
- Julio Gonzalez: 34/SH.1-2
- Enos Cabell: 53
- Cesar Cedeno: S.2-H
- Bob Watson: HR.1-H
- Jose Cruz: 43
Top 4
- Gary Matthews: W
- Vic Correll: 64(1)3/GDP
- Rod Gilbreath: K
Bot 4
- Joe Ferguson: E4.B-2
- Jim Fuller: K
- Roger Metzger: 13.2-3
- Floyd Bannister: 3/G
Top 5
- Darrel Chaney: 53
- Jerry Royster: 8
- Rowland Office: K
Bot 5
- Julio Gonzalez: D
- Enos Cabell: S.2-3
- Cesar Cedeno: SB2
- Cesar Cedeno: S.3-H;2-H
- Bob Watson: S.1-2
- Jose Cruz: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Joe Ferguson: IW
- Jim Fuller: K
Top 6
- Junior Moore: 8
- Willie Montanez: W
- Jeff Burroughs: HR.1-H
- Gary Matthews: 7
- Vic Correll: S
- Tom Paciorek: 53
Bot 6
- Roger Metzger: S
- Floyd Bannister: 34/SH.1-2
- Julio Gonzalez: S.2-H
- Art Howe: 8
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
Top 7
- Darrel Chaney: K
- Jerry Royster: D
- Cito Gaston: 53
- Junior Moore: 43
Bot 7
- Craig Cacek: 63
- Jose Cruz: 9
- Joe Ferguson: K
Top 8
- Willie Montanez: 7
- Jeff Burroughs: 53
- Gary Matthews: D
- Vic Correll: 63
Bot 8
- Jim Fuller: K
- Roger Metzger: S
- Rob Sperring: 3
- Julio Gonzalez: S.1-2
- Art Howe: S.2-H;1-2
- Cesar Cedeno: K
Top 9
- Tom Paciorek: S
- Darrel Chaney: K
- Jerry Royster: K
- Biff Pocoroba: K
Notes & reviews
- Andy Messersmith hurt elbow going for Julio Gonzalez' hit