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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 4, 1975
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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 4, 1975 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1975 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 4, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 29,487 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: John McSherry 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Paul Pryor |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Earl Williams | First Baseman |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Carl Morton | Pitcher |
| Clyde King | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 4, 1975
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Morton
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Morton
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Morton
Watson hits a line drive into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Roberts
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Roberts
Perez bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Roberts
Baker 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: 1--
Evans vs. Roberts
Evans takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Roberts
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Perez trying to get to home. Howard throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Perez, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baker. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Morton
Andrews bunts between the mound and first base. Morton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Andrews for the out. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Morton
Roberts 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
Howard vs. Morton
Howard hits a line drive into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Roberts
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Roberts
Blanks hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Roberts
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Roberts
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Morton
Gross 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Morton
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Roberts
Wilbur Howard now playing center field. Jose Cruz now playing left field.
Garr 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Roberts
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Roberts
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Roberts
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Morton
Rader hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Office. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Andrews vs. Morton
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roberts
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Roberts
Correll hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Roberts
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Morton
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Morton
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Morton
There goes Howard. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Howard steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Morton
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Morton
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Morton
Watson hits a line drive into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Roberts
Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Roberts
Morton bunts between the mound and first base. Roberts scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morton for the out. Office moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Roberts
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Office moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Roberts
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Office scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Roberts
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Morton
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Roberts
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roberts
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Roberts
Correll hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Roberts
Blanks takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Office vs. Roberts
Office hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Roberts
Morton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Morton
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Morton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Morton
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Morton
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Morton covering, for the out. Howard moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Morton
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. Gross scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Roberts
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Roberts
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Roberts
Baker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Howard. Baker reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Roberts
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Roberts
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Correll is hit by the pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Granger
Biff Pocoroba pinch runs for Vic Correll.
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Morton
Biff Pocoroba now catching.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a line drive into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Morton
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Granger
Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Granger
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Granger
Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Granger
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rader. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Granger
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Morton
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Morton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Morton
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1975 -- Houston at Atlanta (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Howard W, lf-cf 4 3 2 0 Garr R, lf 5 1 2 1
Gross G, rf 5 1 1 0 Perez M, 2b 5 1 2 1
Cedeno C, cf 1 0 0 0 Baker D, rf 4 1 1 0
Cruz J, lf 2 0 1 1 Evans D, 3b 3 0 0 1
Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 2 Williams E, 1b 3 1 2 1
Johnson C, c 4 0 2 1 Correll V, c 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pocoroba B, pr-c 0 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 0 Blanks L, ss 3 0 0 0
Andrews R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Office R, cf 4 1 3 1
Roberts D, p 3 0 0 0 Morton C, p 3 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Boswell K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 33 5 10 5
Houston 100 010 200 -- 4
Atlanta 000 011 21x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D 6.2 9 4 4 4 2
Granger W (L) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Morton C (W) 9.0 9 4 4 2 0
E -- Rader D
LOB -- Houston 7, Atlanta 10
2B -- Metzger R, Rader D, Baker D
HR -- Garr R
SB -- Howard W
SH -- Andrews R, Morton C
HBP -- by Granger W (Correll V)
T -- 2:14
A -- 29487
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