Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 14, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 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 3, Atlanta Braves 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 3 1 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 2 2
Watson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0
  Herrmann c 0 0 0 0
Cruz rf 3 1 2 1
Johnson c,1b 3 0 0 0
Javier lf 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0
  Howe ph 1 0 0 0
McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 3 1 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 0 2 0 0
  Chaney ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 3
Henderson cf 4 0 1 1
  Wynn cf 0 0 0 0
May lf 4 0 2 0
Asselstine rf 3 0 1 0
Murphy c 4 0 0 0
Belloir ss 3 0 0 0
Autry p 2 0 0 0
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4
Houston 100 110 000350
Atlanta 103 000 00x470
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin  L (3-4) 4.0 5 4 4 1 4
  Niekro   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Sosa   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Sambito   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Autry  W (1-0) 5.0 4 3 3 3 3
  Leon   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Devine  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (21,off Autry); Watson (29,off Devine), Atlanta Royster (11,off McLaughlin).  HR–Houston Cedeno (18,1st inning off Autry 0 on, 2 out); Cruz (4,4th inning off Autry 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Montanez (9,3rd inning off McLaughlin 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Royster (13,off Sosa).  HBP–Gilbreath (4,by McLaughlin); Moore (1,by Sosa).  SB–Cedeno (51,2nd base off Autry/Murphy); Cabell (31,2nd base off Autry/Murphy); Gilbreath (7,2nd base off McLaughlin/Johnson); May (3,2nd base off Niekro/Johnson).  CS–Cedeno (14,2nd base by Autry/Murphy); Henderson (7,2nd base by McLaughlin/Johnson).  HBP–McLaughlin (2,Gilbreath); Sosa (2,Moore).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:14.  A–970.
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