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Braves 2 @ Astros 1
Astrodome
July 2, 1977

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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 2, 1977 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateJuly 2, 1977 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 2 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 1 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 1
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherMax Leon  
Losing PitcherJoe Niekro  
SaveSteve Kline  
Game Winning RBIWillie Montanez 

Game Info

DateJuly 2, 1977 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Hargan  
Home Starting PitcherKen Forsch  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance12,535 
Time of Game3 hours 33 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Dale
1B: Bob Engel
2B: Bill Williams
3B: John McSherry

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gary Matthews  Left Fielder 
Biff Pocoroba  Catcher 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
Jeff Burroughs  Right Fielder 
Rowland Office  Center Fielder 
Junior Moore  Third Baseman 
Rod Gilbreath  Second Baseman 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Steve Hargan  Pitcher 
Dave Bristol  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Julio Gonzalez  Second Baseman 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Joe Ferguson  Catcher 
Jim Fuller  Left Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Ken Forsch  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Braves 2 @ Astros 1
Astrodome
July 2, 1977

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         Game of 7/2/1977 -- Atlanta at Houston (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Matthews G, lf        4  0  1  0   Gonzalez J, 2b-ss     6  0  2  0   
Pocoroba B, c         5  0  1  0   Cabell E, 3b          6  0  0  0   
Montanez W, 1b        6  0  2  1   Cedeno C, cf          5  0  1  0   
Burroughs J, rf       4  0  0  0   Watson B, 1b          6  0  2  0   
Office R, cf          6  1  2  0   Cruz J, rf            6  1  2  0   
Moore J, 3b           5  0  1  0   Ferguson J, c         5  0  0  0   
Gilbreath R, 2b       3  0  0  0   Fuller J, lf          3  0  1  1   
Gaston C, ph          1  0  0  0   Boswell K, ph-2b      3  0  1  0   
Royster J, 2b         1  0  1  0   Metzger R, ss         3  0  1  0   
Chaney D, ss          5  0  1  1   Howard W, ph-lf       2  0  0  0   
Hargan S, p           2  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           4  0  0  0   
Campbell D, p         0  0  0  0   Gardner A, ph         1  0  0  0   
Asselstine B, ph      1  0  0  0   Niekro J, p           0  0  0  0   
Camp R, p             0  0  0  0   Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   
Nolan J, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Leon M, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Paciorek T, ph        1  1  1  0                                      
Kline S, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45  2 10  2                        50  1 10  1

Atlanta          010 000 000 000 1 --  2
Houston          000 100 000 000 0 --  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hargan S*             5.0  8  1  1  0  2
Campbell D            1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Camp R                3.0  1  0  0  1  3
Leon M (W)            3.0  1  0  0  1  3
Kline S (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K             11.0  6  1  1  4  8
Niekro J (L)          1.2  4  1  1  0  0
Sambito J             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Watson B, Chaney D, Gilbreath R
DP -- Atlanta 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Houston 12
2B -- Montanez W
SB -- Cedeno C, Cruz J
CS -- Moore J
SH -- Matthews G
WP -- Forsch K, Hargan S, Camp R
PB -- Pocoroba B
T -- 3:33
A -- 12535

    

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