Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
July 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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 13, Houston Astros 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Perez ss 5 1 1 1
Garr rf 5 2 3 2
Aaron 1b 3 4 3 3
  Casanova c 0 0 0 0
Williams c,1b 5 0 2 2
Baker cf 5 0 3 3
Lum lf 6 1 2 0
Evans 3b 5 2 1 1
Garrido 2b 4 2 2 1
Hardin p 2 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 1 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 0 1 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 13 17 13
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 2 3 1
Cedeno cf 6 2 3 0
Wynn rf 2 2 1 0
May 1b 5 1 3 5
Watson lf 5 0 0 1
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 5 0 1 0
Howard c 3 0 0 0
  Stinson c 2 1 2 0
Reuss p 1 1 1 0
  Ray p 2 0 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 42 9 15 8
Atlanta 311 001 51113171
Houston 312 000 0219151
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin   2.0 6 5 4 1 0
  Jarvis  W (7-4) 4.0 3 1 1 3 5
  Upshaw  SV (6) 3.0 6 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   2.0 7 5 5 2 5
  Ray  L (7-2) 4.0 3 2 2 3 3
  Culver   0.0 0 2 2 2 0
  York   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Gibbon   2.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
17
13
13
8
9

  E–Perez (15), Cedeno (4).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Williams (13).  2B–Atlanta Aaron (5,off Reuss); Lum (4,off Gibbon), Houston Wynn (11,off Hardin); Cedeno (17,off Upshaw); Stinson (1,off Upshaw).  HR–Atlanta Evans (10,3rd inning off Reuss 0 on, 0 out); Aaron (17,7th inning off York 2 on, 1 out), Houston May (15,3rd inning off Jarvis 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Upshaw (1,off Gibbon).  SF–Perez (3,off York).  HBP–Aaron (1,by Reuss); Baker (2,by York); Rader (2,by Upshaw).  IBB–Garrido (1,by Reuss).  SB–Cedeno (21,2nd base off Jarvis/Williams).  HBP–Upshaw (1,Rader); Reuss (5,Aaron); York (1,Baker).  IBB–Reuss (1,Garrido).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:13.  A–22,048.
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