Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 17, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1976 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 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 0 1 0
Royster 3b 5 0 0 0
Wynn lf 4 0 0 0
Evans 1b 2 1 0 0
Henderson rf 3 1 1 1
Lacy 2b 4 0 1 0
Correll c 4 0 1 1
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Chaney ss 2 0 0 0
Moret p 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph,c 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard rf 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 2 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
Roberts lf 4 0 1 0
Howe 3b 3 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Jutze c 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 0
Rondon p 2 0 1 1
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 1
Atlanta 000 101 000251
Houston 000 110 001360
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Moret   6.0 6 2 2 0 2
  Leon   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton  L (1-1) 0.2 0 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
6
3
2
1
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rondon   5.2 4 2 2 4 2
  Niekro   2.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Forsch  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
3

  E–Chaney (8).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Office (2,off Rondon), Houston Metzger (4,off Moret).  HR–Atlanta Henderson (4,4th inning off Rondon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Watson (1,off Dal Canton).  SB–Andrews (1,2nd base off Moret/Correll); Cedeno (11,2nd base off Moret/Correll).  WP–Moret 2 (2).  T–2:27.  A–10,126.
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