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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 29, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, played on September 29, 1974 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 29, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Griffin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 6,012 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: John Kibler |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Tom Griffin | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Rod Gilbreath | Second Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Right Fielder |
| Jack Pierce | First Baseman |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Leo Foster | Third Baseman |
| Carl Morton | Pitcher |
| Clyde King | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 29, 1974
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Morton
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Office who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. Gross goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Morton
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Griffin
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Griffin
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Griffin
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Morton
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Morton
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Morton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pierce scoops it up and throws to first, with Morton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Griffin
Pierce hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Griffin
Office hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Griffin
Blanks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Morton
Griffin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Morton
Gross takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Gross moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gross tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Morton
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Morton
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Morton
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Griffin
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Griffin
Foster hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Griffin
Morton hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Griffin
Garr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Morton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Morton
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Morton
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Griffin
Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Griffin
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilbreath moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pierce vs. Griffin
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Gilbreath moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Office vs. Griffin
Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilbreath scores. Pierce moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Griffin
Blanks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pierce scores. Office moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oates vs. Griffin
Oates hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Griffin
Foster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Morton
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Morton
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Morton
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster juggles the ball. That's an error on Foster. Johnson scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Morton
Howard hits a line drive towards first. Pierce reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Griffin
Morton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Griffin
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Griffin
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Griffin
There's a wild pitch. Garr moves to third. Gilbreath moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Griffin
Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching.
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Roberts
Office hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cedeno. Office reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Roberts
Blanks hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Morton
Darrell Evans now playing third base.
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Roberts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Morton
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pierce juggles the ball. That's an error on Pierce. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roberts tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Morton
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Roberts
Oates hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Roberts
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Roberts
Morton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Morton
Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Morton
Helms hits a popup towards first. Pierce settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Morton
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Roberts
Larry Milbourne now playing second base.
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Roberts
Gilbreath bunts between the mound and first base. Roberts scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbreath for the out. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Roberts
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murrell vs. Roberts
Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Jack Pierce.
Murrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garr scores. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Office vs. Roberts
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne fields it and throws to second for the out. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanks vs. Roberts
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Morton
Ivan Murrell now playing first base.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Morton
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Morton
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks misplays the ball. That's an error on Blanks. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Roberts
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oates for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Roberts
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Roberts
Marty Perez pinch hits for Carl Morton.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Beard
Mike Beard now pitching.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Beard
Milbourne strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Beard
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Roberts
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Roberts
Gilbreath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Roberts
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murrell vs. Roberts
Murrell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1974 -- Houston at Atlanta (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf 4 2 2 0 Garr R, lf 5 2 1 0
Metzger R, ss 4 2 1 1 Gilbreath R, 2b 3 2 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 3 1 2 3 Baker D, rf 5 1 3 3
Johnson C, 1b 4 2 2 3 Pierce J, 1b 3 1 0 0
May M, c 4 0 1 0 Murrell I, ph-1b 2 0 1 1
Rader D, 3b 5 0 1 1 Office R, cf 4 0 2 1
Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Blanks L, ss 4 0 1 1
Milbourne L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Oates J, c 4 0 0 0
Howard W, lf 5 0 0 0 Foster L, 3b 2 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 2 1 1 0 Evans D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Roberts D, p 2 1 1 0 Morton C, p 2 0 1 0
Perez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Beard M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 11 8 37 6 10 6
Houston 103 011 030 -- 9
Atlanta 000 230 100 -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin T 4.1 6 5 5 2 1
Roberts D (W) 4.2 4 1 1 0 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Morton C (L) 8.0 11 9 7 4 3
Beard M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Foster L, Pierce J, Blanks L
LOB -- Houston 8, Atlanta 7
2B -- Office R, Roberts D
3B -- Cedeno C
HR -- Baker D, Johnson C
SH -- Gilbreath R
SF -- Cedeno C 2
WP -- Griffin T
T -- 2:37
A -- 6012
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