Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1972 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Baker cf 5 1 4 1
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
Williams c 5 0 0 0
Carty lf 3 1 1 0
  Brown pr 0 0 0 0
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 2 2 4
Evans 3b 2 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Schueler p 3 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
  Garr ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 1 1 2
Stewart 1b 4 0 0 0
Wynn rf 3 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1
Watson lf 4 0 1 1
  Hiatt pr,c 0 1 0 0
Edwards c 1 1 0 0
  Alou ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Fenwick 2b 4 0 1 1
Reuss p 1 1 1 0
  Culver p 1 0 0 0
  Stinson ph 1 0 1 0
  Ray p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Atlanta 011 300 0005113
Houston 120 010 02x680
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schueler   6.0 4 4 2 3 4
  Upshaw  L (0-1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Stone   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Jarvis   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
4
4
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   3.1 5 5 5 2 3
  Culver   3.2 3 0 0 2 1
  Ray  W (6-0) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
5

  E–Aaron (4), Perez (5), Upshaw (1).  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 3.  PB–Williams (6).  2B–Atlanta Carty (4,off Ray); Baker (4,off Ray), Houston Cedeno (6,off Schueler); Reuss (1,off Schueler); Fenwick (1,off Jarvis).  3B–Houston Watson (1,off Upshaw).  HR–Atlanta Cepeda 2 (3,2nd inning off Reuss 0 on, 2 out,4th inning off Reuss 2 on, 1 out); Baker (1,3rd inning off Reuss 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Millan (3,by Ray).  IBB–Alou (1,by Stone).  SB–Baker (1,2nd base off Reuss/Edwards).  HBP–Ray (1,Millan).  IBB–Stone (1,Alou).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:43.  A–13,212.
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