Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 7, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1975 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 2, Houston Astros 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 3 1 0 0
Perez 2b 4 0 1 0
Evans 3b 4 1 1 0
Lum 1b 4 0 1 1
Baker rf 4 0 1 1
Office cf 4 0 0 0
Correll c 2 0 0 0
Blanks ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0
  Gentry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cabell lf 5 0 2 0
Andrews 2b 5 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 2 2 1
May c 4 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 2
Cruz rf 4 1 3 3
Rader 3b 4 0 2 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Dierker p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6
Atlanta 000 200 000242
Houston 000 050 10x6140
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-1) 4.2 9 5 0 0 4
  Harrison   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Gentry   2.0 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
14
6
1
2
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (1-0) 9.0 4 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
7

  E–Evans (1), Correll (1).  PB–Correll (1).  2B–Houston Johnson (1,off Niekro); Cedeno (1,off Gentry).  HR–Houston Cruz (1,5th inning off Niekro 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Garr (1,by Dierker).  SF–Johnson (1,off Gentry).  IBB–Metzger (1,by Gentry).  SB–Cedeno (1,2nd base off Niekro/Correll); Cabell (1,2nd base off Harrison/Correll); Cruz (1,2nd base off Gentry/Correll).  HBP–Dierker (1,Garr).  IBB–Gentry (1,Metzger).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:08.  A–14,959.
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