Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
August 10, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1972 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1
Wynn rf 3 2 1 1
May 1b 5 1 2 0
Watson lf 3 0 0 1
Edwards c 3 0 3 2
Rader 3b 5 1 0 1
Helms 2b 4 2 3 2
Roberts p 2 1 1 1
  Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Brown lf 5 0 1 1
Evans 3b 5 0 2 0
Aaron 1b 5 0 1 0
Williams c 5 1 2 0
Baker cf 5 2 3 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 1
Lum rf 3 2 2 4
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Schueler p 0 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Houston 005 100 3009130
Atlanta 012 030 0006130
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   4.0 9 5 5 2 3
  Griffin  W (4-3) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Gladding  SV (11) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schueler   2.0 5 5 5 2 1
  Jarvis  L (9-6) 4.0 5 3 3 3 1
  Upshaw   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Hoerner   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
7
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Edwards (15,off Schueler); Helms (12,off Schueler), Atlanta Baker (15,off Roberts).  3B–Houston Helms (5,off Upshaw).  HR–Atlanta Lum (7,5th inning off Griffin 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Griffin (2,off Jarvis); Watson (1,off Upshaw); Schueler (2,off Roberts).  IBB–Edwards (12,by Upshaw).  SF–Lum (2,off Roberts).  SB–Helms (3,2nd base off Jarvis/Williams); Cedeno 2 (38,2nd base off Upshaw/Williams,3rd base off Upshaw/Williams); Wynn (11,2nd base off Upshaw/Williams).  CS–Cedeno (14,2nd base by Jarvis/Williams).  IBB–Upshaw (6,Edwards).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:01.  A–7,146.
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