Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
June 22, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 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 9, Atlanta Braves 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 5 2 1 0
Andrews 2b 6 2 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 1
Watson 1b 4 3 3 3
Herrmann c 4 0 2 2
Johnson lf 4 0 2 2
  Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 3 1
Metzger ss 5 0 0 0
Cosgrove p 1 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 0 1 0 0
  Forsch p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 9
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 0 1 1
Gilbreath 3b 4 1 3 1
Wynn lf 5 1 2 0
  Robinson ss 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 5 1 1 0
Paciorek rf 5 1 2 4
Lacy 2b 5 1 1 0
Chaney ss 3 1 2 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
Williams c 3 1 1 1
Morton p 0 0 0 0
  Beard p 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 2 0 0 0
  Belloir ss 0 0 0 0
  May ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Houston 201 200 0409150
Atlanta 014 002 0007132
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cosgrove   3.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Niekro   2.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Pentz  W (1-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Forsch  SV (13) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
3
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Morton   3.2 10 5 3 1 0
  Beard   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte  L (0-1) 3.2 3 4 4 2 4
  Sosa   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
9
7
4
6

  E–Lacy (7), Chaney (13).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Johnson (9,off Morton); Watson 2 (8,off Morton,off LaCorte), Atlanta Lacy (4,off Cosgrove); Office (12,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Paciorek (2,3rd inning off Cosgrove 3 on, 0 out).  SH–Niekro (2,off LaCorte); Morton (3,off Cosgrove).  HBP–Johnson (4,by LaCorte).  IBB–Herrmann (1,by Sosa).  SF–Williams (1,off Cosgrove).  CS–Cedeno (7,2nd base by Morton/Williams).  HBP–LaCorte (1,Johnson).  IBB–Sosa (2,Herrmann).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–3:09.  A–5,563.
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