Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 29, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1976 at Fulton County 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 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 4 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 2 2 1
Boswell 3b 4 0 3 1
  DaVanon pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Jutze c 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 1 1
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 5 1 1 0
Perez 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn lf 2 2 1 1
Henderson rf 4 0 0 1
Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0
  Paciorek pr 0 0 0 0
  Correll c 0 0 0 0
Evans 1b 4 0 1 0
Chaney ss 4 0 1 0
Royster 3b 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
Houston 010 000 120492
Atlanta 200 000 010362
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (3-5) 8.0 4 3 1 3 6
  Forsch  SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (3-4) 7.1 9 4 3 3 2
  Leon   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
2

  E–Watson 2 (10), Perez (2), Niekro (2).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 2.  PB–Jutze (3).  2B–Houston Cruz (2,off Niekro).  HR–Houston Niekro (1,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Wynn (5,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Niekro (3,off Niekro).  SB–Cedeno (15,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Cruz (4,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Wynn (5,2nd base off Niekro/Jutze).  WP–Niekro (5).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:20.  A–11,238.
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