Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 8, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1975 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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Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 5 2 2 0
Andrews 2b 3 1 1 0
  Gross ph 0 1 0 0
  Helms 2b 1 0 1 1
Cedeno cf 5 3 3 6
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
May c 4 0 1 1
Gardner rf 4 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
  Cabell 3b 1 1 1 0
Milbourne ss 3 1 0 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 1 2 0
Perez 2b 3 3 2 0
Evans 3b 4 1 2 3
May rf 5 1 1 1
Lum 1b 5 0 2 1
Office cf 4 0 0 0
Correll c 1 0 0 0
  Blanks pr,ss 2 0 0 0
Belloir ss 1 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph,c 3 0 0 1
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 2 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreath ph 0 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Houston 301 000 0329100
Atlanta 000 120 201691
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   5.0 7 3 3 4 2
  Sosa  W (1-3) 2.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Stanton  SV (1) 2.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
7
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   3.0 5 4 4 1 1
  LaCorte  L (0-1) 4.1 1 2 2 1 5
  Dal Canton   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  House   1.0 2 2 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
9
8
2
9

  E–Garr (11).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Pocoroba (12).  2B–Houston Cedeno (29,off Niekro), Atlanta Perez (14,off Stanton).  3B–Atlanta Garr (11,off Richard).  HR–Houston Cedeno 2 (11,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Dal Canton 2 on, 1 out), Atlanta Evans (22,7th inning off Sosa 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Milbourne (4,off House).  SB–Howard (26,2nd base off LaCorte/Pocoroba).  WP–Richard (18), Stanton (2).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:31.  A–737.
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