Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 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 4, Atlanta Braves 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Sperring 2b 5 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 2 0
Cruz rf 4 0 2 1
Ferguson c 3 0 1 0
  Gardner pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson lf 2 1 1 1
  Herrmann c 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 0 1 0
Royster 3b 2 1 0 1
Montanez 1b 4 2 2 0
Burroughs rf 3 0 1 1
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 1 1 0
Pocoroba c 1 0 0 1
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 1
Rockett ss 3 1 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
  Moore ph 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 5 7 4
Houston 001 200 100482
Atlanta 000 102 11x570
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   6.0 3 3 1 5 4
  Niekro   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Forsch  L (2-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
3
6
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.0 7 4 4 5 4
  Marshall  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Camp  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
6

  E–Cabell (1), Ferguson (1).  DP–Houston 2, Atlanta 2.  PB–Ferguson 2 (4); Pocoroba 2 (2).  2B–Houston Metzger (2,off Niekro), Atlanta Montanez (1,off Richard); Gilbreath (1,off Forsch).  HR–Houston Johnson (3,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Moore (1,off Niekro); Pocoroba (1,off Forsch).  SF–Pocoroba (1,off Richard); Royster (1,off Niekro).  SB–Cruz (2,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  CS–Cruz (1,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba).  WP–Richard (1).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:42.  A–11,024.
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