Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1977 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
Sperring 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 3 0 1 1
Ferguson c 4 2 3 1
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Konieczny p 2 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 1 0 0
Royster 3b 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 1 0 0
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 1 3 2
Correll c 2 1 1 0
  Pocoroba ph,c 0 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0
Rockett ss 4 0 3 2
Messersmith p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 8 4
Houston 010 000 101381
Atlanta 020 000 20x480
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Konieczny   6.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Sambito  L (0-1) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0
  Forsch   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
5
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (1-1) 9.0 8 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
2

  E–Metzger (2).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Ferguson 2 (2,off Messersmith 2).  3B–Houston Boswell (1,off Messersmith).  HR–Houston Ferguson (2,9th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Royster (1,off Sambito); Messersmith (1,off Forsch).  HBP–Correll (1,by Konieczny); Pocoroba (1,by Forsch).  SB–Watson (1,2nd base off Messersmith/Correll); Royster (3,2nd base off Konieczny/Ferguson).  CS–Office (1,2nd base by Konieczny/Ferguson).  HBP–Konieczny (1,Correll); Forsch (1,Pocoroba).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:23.  A–13,789.
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