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» Atlanta Braves 4 Houston Astros 3

Date: April 16, 1977
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta,GA)

HOU:	5-3	Prev Game (ATL)	Next Game (ATL)
ATL:	4-4	Prev Game (HOU)	Next Game (HOU)

Game Notes:
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	8	1
ATL	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	x	4	8	0

Houston Astros	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Rob Sperring	cr	2b-ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167
2. Enos Cabell	cr	3b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.294
3. Cesar Cedeno	cr	cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
4. Bob Watson	cr	1b	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250
5. Jose Cruz	cr	rf	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.233
6. Joe Ferguson	cr	c	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	.400
7. Cliff Johnson	cr	lf	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286
8. Roger Metzger	cr	ss	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Ken Boswell	cr	ph-2b	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.667
9. Doug Konieczny	cr	p	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Willie Crawford	cr	ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Joe Sambito	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Ken Forsch	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--

Totals - 13 players			33	3	8	3	1	2	0	.250

Atlanta Braves	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Rowland Office	cr	cf	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.222
2. Jerry Royster	cr	3b	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278
3. Willie Montanez	cr	1b	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	.273
4. Jeff Burroughs	cr	rf	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.200
5. Gary Matthews	cr	lf	3	1	3	2	1	0	0	.406
6. Vic Correll	cr	c	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.385
Biff Pocoroba	cr	ph-c	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
7. Rod Gilbreath	cr	2b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258
8. Pat Rockett	cr	ss	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	.414
9. Andy Messersmith	cr	p	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143

Totals - 10 players			29	4	8	4	5	2	0	.288

E: Roger Metzger (2)

2B: Joe Ferguson 2(2)
3B: Ken Boswell (1)
HR: Joe Ferguson (2)

RBI: Ken Boswell (2), Jose Cruz (4), Joe Ferguson (5)

SB: Bob Watson (1)
CS: None

S: None
SF: None
HP: None
IBB: None
GDP: Enos Cabell (2)

E: None

2B: None
3B: None
HR: None

RBI: Gary Matthews 2(3), Pat Rockett 2(5)

SB: Jerry Royster (3)
CS: Rowland Office (1)

S: Andy Messersmith (1), Jerry Royster (1)
SF: None
HP: Vic Correll (1), Biff Pocoroba (1)
IBB: None
GDP: Rod Gilbreath (1)

HOU Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Doug Konieczny	cr	6	6	2	2	2	2	0	0-0	3.18
Joe Sambito L (0-1)	cr	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0-0	6.35
Ken Forsch	cr	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	1.35

Totals - 3 pitcher(s)		8.0	8	4	4	5	2	0	--	3.42

WP: None
BK: None
TBF: Doug Konieczny 27, Joe Sambito 3, Ken Forsch 8
GB/FB: Doug Konieczny 10-6, Joe Sambito 1-0, Ken Forsch 4-0

ATL Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

A. Messersmith W (1-1)	cr	9	8	3	3	1	2	1	0-0	5.64

Totals - 1 pitcher(s)		9.0	8	3	3	1	2	1	--	4.39

WP: None
BK: None
TBF: Andy Messersmith 34
GB/FB: Andy Messersmith 9-14

Umpires: H: froeb901 1B: tatat901 2B: sudoe901 3B: steld901
Time of game: 2:23
Attendance: 13,789
Temperature: 0 degrees F - 4
Wind: -1 mph -

Streaks in Progress: Ken Boswell 1, Enos Cabell 6, Jose Cruz 1, Joe Ferguson 2, Rob Sperring 1, Bob Watson 5

Streaks Ended:

Streaks in Progress: Vic Correll 4, Gary Matthews 6, Andy Messersmith 1, Biff Pocoroba 2, Pat Rockett 7

Streaks Ended: Rod Gilbreath 5

Milestones

None

Milestones

Rowland Office had his 1000th career at bat.
Biff Pocoroba was hit by a pitch for the 1st time in his career.

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