Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 15, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1975 at Atlanta Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 1, Atlanta Braves 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
Richard p 1 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Batista ph 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 7 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 3 2 1 0
Perez 2b 3 1 0 0
Evans 3b 2 2 1 3
Lum 1b 4 0 2 0
Baker rf 3 0 1 3
Office cf 4 0 0 0
Correll c 4 0 0 0
Blanks ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 2 0
Totals 29 6 7 6
Houston 100 000 000171
Atlanta 203 010 00x671
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (0-1) 4.0 6 5 5 2 7
  Cosgrove   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Scherman   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
3
11
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (1-1) 9.0 7 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
2

  E–Cosgrove (1), Evans (3).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 3.  2B–Houston Cedeno (3,off Niekro).  HR–Houston Cruz (2,1st inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Evans (3,1st inning off Richard 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Rader (1,off Niekro).  SF–Baker (2,off Cosgrove).  HBP–Evans (1,by Richard).  CS–Lum (1,2nd base by Richard/May).  HBP–Richard (1,Evans).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:00.  A–12,774.
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