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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros
1977-09-22 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 5747 · dome · 2:37
Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 8–4. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 4th. Eddie Solomon earned the win and Dave Campbell picked up the save. Brian Asselstine went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Eddie Solomon L: J.R. Richard SV: Dave Campbell
Umpires — HP: Jim Quick · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jerry Royster | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rowland Office | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Biff Pocoroba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Montanez | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Matthews | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Brian Asselstine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Barry Bonnell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Rockett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Solomon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dale Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cito Gaston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terry Puhl | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Herrmann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Art Howe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Roger Metzger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 J. R. Richard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Boswell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cannon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Fischlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Pujols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Solomon | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Campbell | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Richard | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
 Joe Sambito | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Gene Pentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jerry Royster: 8
- Rowland Office: 43
- Biff Pocoroba: K
Bot 1
- Terry Puhl: 43
- Enos Cabell: S
- Cesar Cedeno: POCS2(13634)
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Jose Cruz: 3/G
Top 2
- Willie Montanez: 63
- Gary Matthews: K
- Brian Asselstine: 43
Bot 2
- Bob Watson: 53
- Ed Herrmann: 63
- Art Howe: K
Top 3
- Barry Bonnell: 7
- Pat Rockett: 2
- Eddie Solomon: 43
Bot 3
- Roger Metzger: 63
- J. R. Richard: K
- Terry Puhl: 63
Top 4
- Jerry Royster: S
- Rowland Office: SB2#
- Rowland Office: K
- Biff Pocoroba: D.2-H
- Willie Montanez: S9.2-H;B-2(E9)
- Gary Matthews: K23
- Brian Asselstine: D.2-H(UR)
- Barry Bonnell: 43
Bot 4
- Enos Cabell: 8
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Jose Cruz: D
- Bob Watson: S.2-H
- Ed Herrmann: K
Top 5
- Pat Rockett: 53
- Eddie Solomon: K
- Jerry Royster: K
Bot 5
- Art Howe: S
- Roger Metzger: D.1-H(E9)(NR)
- J. R. Richard: FC/SH.2-3;B-1
- Terry Puhl: S.3-H;1-2
- Enos Cabell: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Cesar Cedeno: 8/SF.3-H;1-2
- Jose Cruz: 43
Top 6
- Rowland Office: 43
- Biff Pocoroba: W
- Willie Montanez: D.1-3
- Gary Matthews: W
- Brian Asselstine: S.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Barry Bonnell: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
- Pat Rockett: 7
Bot 6
- Bob Watson: 43
- Ed Herrmann: K
- Art Howe: 9
Top 7
- Eddie Solomon: S
- Jerry Royster: 2
- Rowland Office: S.1-2
- Dale Murphy: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Ken Boswell: 43
- Joe Cannon: D
- Terry Puhl: 8
- Enos Cabell: 13
Top 8
- Willie Montanez: S
- Gary Matthews: 8
- Cito Gaston: K
- Barry Bonnell: S.1-2
- Pat Rockett: WP.2-3;1-2
- Pat Rockett: S.3-H;2-H
- Dave Campbell: K
Bot 8
- Cesar Cedeno: K
- Jose Cruz: W
- Bob Watson: 7
- Ed Herrmann: S.1-3
- Art Howe: K
Top 9
- Jerry Royster: 53
- Rowland Office: 43
- Dale Murphy: 9
Bot 9
- Mike Fischlin: 9
- Luis Pujols: K
- Terry Puhl: S
- Enos Cabell: S.1-3
- Cesar Cedeno: 9
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Joe Cannon
- Debut game for Luis Pujols