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Astros 4 @ Braves 5
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 3, 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 July 3, 1974 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves beat the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJuly 3, 1974 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 5 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherDanny Frisella  
Losing PitcherFred Scherman  
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Game Winning RBIHank Aaron 

Game Info

DateJuly 3, 1974 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Griffin  
Home Starting PitcherBuzz Capra  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance40,281 
Time of Game3 hours 4 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John McSherry
1B: Paul Runge
2B: Ed Vargo
3B: Bruce Froemming

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Right Fielder 
Larry Milbourne  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  Left Fielder 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Milt May  Catcher 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Tom Griffin  Pitcher 
Preston Gomez  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rowland Office  Center Fielder 
Ralph Garr  Left Fielder 
Dusty Baker  Right Fielder 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Davey Johnson  Second Baseman 
Frank Tepedino  First Baseman 
Johnny Oates  Catcher 
Craig Robinson  Shortstop 
Buzz Capra  Pitcher 
Eddie Mathews  Manager 

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Astros 4 @ Braves 5
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 3, 1974

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         Game of 7/3/1974 -- Houston at Atlanta (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Gross G, rf           5  0  2  0   Office R, cf          5  0  0  1   
Milbourne L, ss       4  0  2  0   Garr R, lf            5  0  0  0   
Cedeno C, cf          3  0  0  0   Baker D, rf           4  2  1  0   
Watson B, lf          4  1  1  0   Evans D, 3b           4  1  2  2   
May L, 1b             5  1  1  0   Johnson D, 2b         4  1  0  0   
May M, c              3  0  0  0   Tepedino F, 1b        4  0  0  0   
Rader D, 3b           5  0  0  0   Perez M, ph           0  0  0  0   
Helms T, 2b           5  1  2  2   Oates J, c            4  0  1  1   
Griffin T, p          1  0  0  0   Aaron H, ph           0  0  0  1   
Howard W, ph          1  0  0  0   Robinson C, ss        3  1  0  0   
Cosgrove M, p         0  0  0  0   Capra B, p            1  0  0  0   
Johnson C, ph         1  1  1  2   Leon M, p             0  0  0  0   
Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   Niekro J, p           1  0  0  0   
Gallagher B, ph       1  0  0  0   House T, p            1  0  1  0   
Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0   Foster L, pr          0  0  0  0   
York J, p             0  0  0  0   Frisella D, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  4  9  4                        36  5  5  5

Houston          020 000 002 00 --  4
Atlanta          001 300 000 01 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Griffin T             6.0  3  4  1  1  2
Cosgrove M            2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Forsch K              2.0  1  0  0  0  0
Scherman F (L)        0.1  1  1  1  2  0
York J                0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Capra B               4.2  4  2  2  5  2
Leon M                1.2  2  0  0  0  2
Niekro J*             1.2  2  2  2  1  2
House T               2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Frisella D (W)        1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Johnson D, Watson B, Milbourne L, Rader D
DP -- Atlanta 2
LOB -- Houston 8, Atlanta 6
2B -- Oates J, Baker D
HR -- Evans D, Johnson C
CS -- Milbourne L, Evans D
SH -- Milbourne L, Capra B, Evans D
SF -- Aaron H
WP -- Griffin T, Niekro J
Balk -- Griffin T, Capra B
PB -- Oates J
T -- 3:04
A -- 40281

    

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