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Braves 6 @ Astros 9
Astrodome
July 31, 1976

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves, played on July 31, 1976 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Braves with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJuly 31, 1976 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 6 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 14
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 14
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 9 H: 16 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 9
Hits: 16
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherJoe Sambito  
Losing PitcherBruce Dal Canton  
SaveKen Forsch  
Game Winning RBIJerry DaVanon 

Game Info

DateJuly 31, 1976 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherAdrian Devine  
Home Starting PitcherBo McLaughlin  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance15,927 
Time of Game2 hours 56 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Weyer
1B: Nick Colosi
2B: Paul Runge
3B: Ed Montague

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Third Baseman 
Rod Gilbreath  Second Baseman 
Jim Wynn  Center Fielder 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
Ken Henderson  Right Fielder 
Tom Paciorek  Left Fielder 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Vic Correll  Catcher 
Adrian Devine  Pitcher 
Dave Bristol  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Right Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Rob Andrews  Second Baseman 
Jerry DaVanon  Shortstop 
Skip Jutze  Catcher 
Bo McLaughlin  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Braves 6 @ Astros 9
Astrodome
July 31, 1976

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         Game of 7/31/1976, game 2 -- Atlanta at Houston (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Royster J, 3b         3  0  0  0   Gross G, rf           4  2  3  0   
Robinson C, pr-3b     0  1  0  0   Cabell E, 3b          4  1  2  0   
May D, ph             1  0  0  0   Cedeno C, cf          4  1  2  1   
Belloir R, 3b         1  0  1  1   Watson B, 1b          4  2  1  0   
Gilbreath R, 2b       6  1  1  0   Cruz J, lf            4  3  2  1   
Wynn J, cf            2  1  1  0   Andrews R, 2b         5  0  3  1   
Montanez W, 1b        4  1  3  2   DaVanon J, ss         4  0  2  2   
Henderson K, rf       3  0  0  1   Metzger R, ss         0  0  0  0   
Paciorek T, lf        4  1  1  0   Jutze S, c            2  0  0  0   
Morton C, pr          0  1  0  0   Boswell K, ph         1  0  1  1   
Chaney D, ss          4  0  3  2   Herrmann E, c         1  0  0  0   
Correll V, c          5  0  0  0   McLaughlin B, p       2  0  0  0   
Devine A, p           0  0  0  0   Niekro J, p           0  0  0  0   
Dal Canton B, p       2  0  0  0   Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   
Marshall M, p         2  0  0  0   Roberts L, ph         1  0  0  0   
Gaston C, ph          1  0  1  0   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 11  6                        36  9 16  6

Atlanta          000 040 101 --  6
Houston          400 020 03x --  9

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Devine A              0.2  5  4  4  0  0
Dal Canton B (L)*     3.1  5  2  2  3  1
Marshall M            4.0  6  3  3  3  2

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLaughlin B          4.2  6  4  2  3  1
Niekro J              1.0  1  0  0  2  3
Sambito J (W)         1.1  1  1  1  0  0
Forsch K (S)          2.0  3  1  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- DaVanon J 2
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Atlanta 14, Houston 11
2B -- Gross G, Cabell E, Montanez W, Chaney D
3B -- Paciorek T, Andrews R
SB -- Cedeno C
SH -- Niekro J, Cabell E
SF -- Henderson K, Chaney D
HBP -- by Forsch K (Paciorek T)
WP -- Devine A, Dal Canton B, Marshall M 2
T -- 2:56
A -- 15927

    

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