Astros @ Braves
April 16, 1977

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 8 1
Braves 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 8 1
Braves 4 8 0

Cliff Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .308
OBP .000 .471
At Bats 3 13
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 4

Andy Messersmith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 16, 1977
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Out
Andy Messersmith
Biff Pocoroba
Willie Montanez
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Pat Rockett
Gary Matthews
Rowland Office
Jeff Burroughs
Cliff Johnson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 8 1 4
Atlanta Braves 4 8 0 10
Winning Pitcher Andy Messersmith
Losing Pitcher Joe Sambito
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gary Matthews
Attendance 13,789
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ferguson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Watson hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rockett moves to third.
Bottom 8 Messersmith bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Rockett moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rockett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a popup in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Biff Pocoroba now catching. Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sperring fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Vic Correll. Pocoroba is hit by the pitch. Burroughs moves to third. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Office scores. Montanez scores. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ken Forsch now pitching. Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Office moves to third. Montanez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Montanez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Royster bunts towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. Office moves to second.
Bottom 7 Joe Sambito now pitching. Ken Boswell now playing second base. Rob Sperring now playing shortstop. Office takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Willie Crawford pinch hits for Doug Konieczny. Crawford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Boswell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office who is chasing the ball. Boswell reaches third base with a triple. Ferguson scores.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ferguson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Ferguson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Cruz hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Messersmith hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rockett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Correll moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gilbreath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Konieczny fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Watson hits a popup in front of the plate. Correll settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Konieczny is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Office. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Sperring applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger.
Bottom 4 Messersmith hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rockett hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Correll hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews moves to third.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sperring hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Konieczny hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Office hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rockett moves to third.
Bottom 2 Rockett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Correll scores.
Bottom 2 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to third. Correll moves to second.
Bottom 2 Correll is hit by the pitch. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 2 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Ferguson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Ferguson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Office throws the ball in to Rockett who tags Cruz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Watson scores.
Top 2 There goes Watson. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Watson steals second.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Royster. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Royster steals second.
Bottom 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Sperring hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.