Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
July 2, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 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 4, Houston Astros 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Perez ss 3 1 2 0
Garr rf 4 0 0 0
Aaron 1b 5 1 1 2
Carty lf 1 0 0 0
  Brown lf 3 1 1 0
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Lum cf 3 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 1 2 1
Garrido 2b 4 0 1 0
Schueler p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 1 1
  Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 1
Watson lf 3 0 1 0
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 1
Miller rf 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 2 1 0 0
  Alou ph 0 0 0 0
  Howard c 0 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 0 1 1
Roberts p 3 1 1 2
  Fenwick pr 0 1 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 6 5
Atlanta 200 000 110485
Houston 120 000 11x562
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schueler   6.0 5 3 2 3 3
  Jarvis  L (6-4) 1.1 1 2 0 0 1
  Hoerner   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
2
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   7.0 6 3 2 2 8
  Griffin  W (3-2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
3
11

  E–Perez (14), Aaron (11), Brown 2 (5), Casanova (3), Metzger (12), Rader (5).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Brown (2,off Griffin), Houston Cedeno (16,off Schueler); Helms (7,off Schueler).  HR–Atlanta Aaron (16,1st inning off Roberts 1 on, 1 out), Houston Roberts (2,2nd inning off Schueler 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Perez (2,off Roberts); Metzger (4,off Jarvis).  HBP–Garr (3,by Griffin).  SF–Rader (4,off Schueler); Cedeno (2,off Jarvis); Helms (3,off Hoerner).  IBB–Alou (3,by Hoerner).  CS–Alou (1,Home by Hoerner/Casanova).  WP–Jarvis (3), Roberts 2 (7).  HBP–Griffin (1,Garr).  IBB–Hoerner (6,Alou).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:25.  A–27,150.
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