Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1977 at Astrodome. 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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Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b,3b 5 1 2 0
Office cf 4 0 1 1
Burroughs rf 4 1 1 1
  Gilbreath 2b 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 2 1
Matthews lf 5 0 1 1
Murphy c 5 0 0 0
Bonnell 3b,rf 4 1 2 0
Rockett ss 5 2 2 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 5 0 1 0
Cabell 3b,1b 3 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 2 1
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Gonzalez pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b,3b 4 0 0 1
Herrmann c 4 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
Andujar p 2 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Walton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 2
Atlanta 101 102 0005122
Houston 210 000 000383
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (16-18) 9.0 8 3 3 2 10
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (11-7) 5.2 9 5 2 2 6
  McLaughlin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Thomas   1.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Sambito   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
2
3
11

  E–Murphy (3), Bonnell (7), Cabell 2 (23), Andujar (8).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Rockett (10,off Andujar); Burroughs (18,off Andujar), Houston Watson (37,off Niekro).  3B–Houston Metzger (6,off Niekro).  SH–Niekro 2 (12,off Andujar 2).  SF–Office (3,off Andujar).  IBB–Montanez (3,by Andujar).  SB–Royster (26,2nd base off Andujar/Herrmann); Bonnell (7,2nd base off Thomas/Herrmann); Cedeno (55,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy); Cruz (43,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy); Metzger (2,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy); Cabell (42,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy); Watson (5,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy).  WP–Niekro (17).  IBB–Andujar (3,Montanez).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:38.  A–6,282.
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