Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
June 21, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1976 at Fulton County 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 9, Atlanta Braves 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cabell 3b 6 2 4 0
Andrews 2b 4 2 2 1
Cedeno cf 6 1 1 3
Watson 1b 5 1 2 0
Roberts rf 4 1 3 3
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 1 1 0
Herrmann c 5 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 2 1
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Andujar p 2 1 1 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 9 16 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 5 3 4 3
Lacy 2b 4 1 1 0
Wynn lf 4 2 1 3
Montanez 1b 5 0 3 2
May rf 3 0 2 1
Chaney ss 3 0 1 2
Royster 3b 3 1 1 0
  Gilbreath ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Correll c 2 3 0 0
Moret p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 2 1 1 0
  Sosa p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 14 11
Houston 300 105 0009160
Atlanta 003 510 20x11143
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   3.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Niekro   0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Siebert   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Pentz  L (0-1) 2.0 5 2 2 2 0
  Forsch   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
8
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Moret   0.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Dal Canton   5.2 9 5 1 1 4
  Sosa  W (4-4) 3.1 2 1 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
16
9
4
4
7

  E–Lacy (6), Wynn (6), Chaney (12).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Correll (4).  2B–Houston Johnson (8,off Dal Canton), Atlanta Office 2 (11,off Andujar,off Niekro); Montanez (16,off Pentz).  HR–Houston Cedeno (11,1st inning off Moret 2 on, 0 out); Roberts (5,6th inning off Dal Canton 2 on, 2 out), Atlanta Wynn (9,7th inning off Pentz 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Dal Canton (1,off Siebert); Chaney (4,off Pentz).  HBP–May (1,by Siebert).  IBB–May (2,by Pentz).  HBP–Siebert (1,May).  IBB–Pentz (1,May).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:10.  A–4,821.
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