Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 30, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 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 16, Atlanta Braves 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard rf 6 2 3 2
Andrews 2b 5 0 3 0
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 3
  Cruz cf 0 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 2 0
  Jutze ph,c 2 1 1 0
Roberts lf 4 3 2 1
Johnson c,1b 6 2 4 1
Cabell 3b 5 3 3 1
DaVanon ss 6 1 3 5
Rondon p 3 1 1 0
  Boswell ph 1 1 1 2
  Pentz p 2 0 0 0
Totals 49 16 25 15
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 1 1 0
Gilbreath 2b,3b 4 2 2 1
May lf 4 0 1 0
Henderson rf 5 1 1 2
Evans 1b 4 0 3 2
Correll c 3 0 1 0
Chaney ss 5 0 1 0
Royster 3b 3 0 2 0
  Dal Canton p 1 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
Moret p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0
  Torrealba p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 1 0 0 0
  Perez 2b 3 1 2 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
Houston 503 104 00316250
Atlanta 000 023 0005141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rondon  W (1-1) 5.0 7 2 2 6 0
  Pentz  SV (1) 4.0 7 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
6
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Moret  L (1-1) 0.2 6 5 5 0 0
  Devine   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Torrealba   0.2 5 3 3 0 0
  Sosa   2.2 6 5 4 1 3
  Dal Canton   3.2 6 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
25
16
15
2
5

  E–Sosa (1).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–Houston Johnson (5,off Moret), Atlanta Gilbreath (2,off Rondon); Henderson (5,off Rondon).  3B–Houston DaVanon (1,off Dal Canton).  SH–Andrews (2,off Moret).  SF–Cabell (1,off Moret).  HBP–Roberts (1,by Sosa).  HBP–Sosa (1,Roberts).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:49.  A–12,261.
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