Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
June 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1972 at Astrodome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson 3b 4 0 0 0
Garr rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Aaron 1b 4 1 1 1
Carty lf 4 0 0 0
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Williams c 4 2 3 3
Lum cf 4 1 3 1
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Garrido 2b 3 0 0 0
Reed p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Wynn rf 4 1 1 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 1 2 1
Rader 3b 4 0 2 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Forsch p 2 0 1 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Atlanta 000 020 003582
Houston 000 010 010270
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (6-8) 9.0 7 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   7.0 5 2 2 0 3
  Culver  L (3-1) 1.1 3 3 3 0 1
  Gladding   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
0
4

  E–Jackson (1), Aaron (10).  2B–Atlanta Williams (13,off Forsch); Garr (6,off Culver).  HR–Atlanta Williams 2 (9,5th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Culver 1 on, 1 out); Lum (2,5th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out), Houston Watson (11,5th inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out); Wynn (12,8th inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Rader (3,2nd base off Reed/Williams).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:04.  A–24,963.
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