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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 8, 1975
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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 April 8, 1975 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Konieczny |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 7,937 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Doug Harvey |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lum | First Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Right Fielder |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| Carl Morton | Pitcher |
| Clyde King | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Enos Cabell | Left Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Doug Konieczny | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 8, 1975
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Konieczny
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Konieczny
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Konieczny
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Cabell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Morton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Correll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Morton
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Morton
Andrews is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Morton
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Morton
May hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Konieczny
Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Konieczny
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Konieczny
Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Correll vs. Konieczny
Correll is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Konieczny
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 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 -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Morton
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Morton
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Konieczny
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Konieczny
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Konieczny
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Konieczny
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konieczny vs. Morton
Konieczny hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Morton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Konieczny
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Konieczny
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Konieczny
Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Konieczny
Correll hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Office moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanks vs. Konieczny
Blanks hits a fly ball into left field. Cabell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 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 -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Morton
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Konieczny
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Konieczny
Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Konieczny
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Konieczny
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garr scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lum vs. Konieczny
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. Perez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Konieczny
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Cabell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Morton
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Morton
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Konieczny
Office hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Konieczny
Correll hits a line drive into left field. Cabell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Konieczny
Blanks hits a fly ball into left field. Cabell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Morton
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Morton
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Doug Konieczny.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Morton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Cosgrove
Mike Cosgrove now pitching.
Morton hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Cosgrove
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cosgrove
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Morton
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks misplays the ball. That's an error on Blanks. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a line drive towards third. Evans catches it and throws to first to double up Andrews. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Morton
May 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
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Cosgrove
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Cosgrove
The umpire calls a balk on Cosgrove Evans moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lum vs. Cosgrove
Lum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Cosgrove
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Office vs. Cosgrove
Office strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Correll vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Correll strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Morton
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Morton
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Morton
Bob Watson pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Watson 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
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Granger
Larry Milbourne now playing shortstop.
Blanks strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Granger
Morton hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Granger
Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Granger
Perez 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
Bottom 9
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Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Morton
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
Boswell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Morton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Morton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Morton
Rafael Batista pinch hits for Rob Andrews.
Batista hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Batista reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Morton
There's a wild pitch. Batista moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Morton
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1975 -- Atlanta at Houston (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 5 1 2 0 Cabell E, lf 4 0 0 0
Perez M, 2b 5 1 1 0 Andrews R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 4 0 2 1 Batista R, ph 1 0 1 0
Lum M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 0
Baker D, rf 4 0 0 0 May M, c 3 0 0 0
Office R, cf 4 0 2 0 Johnson C, 1b 3 0 1 0
Correll V, c 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, rf 3 0 0 0
Blanks L, ss 4 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Morton C, p 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 0
Watson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Milbourne L, ss 0 0 0 0
Konieczny D, p 1 0 0 0
Howard W, ph 1 0 0 0
Cosgrove M, p 0 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Boswell K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 2 9 2 30 0 5 0
Atlanta 000 020 000 -- 2
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Morton C (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Konieczny D (L) 6.0 7 2 1 0 5
Cosgrove M 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Granger W 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Metzger R, Blanks L
DP -- Atlanta 2
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Houston 3
2B -- Batista R
SB -- Cedeno C
CS -- Andrews R
WP -- Morton C
Balk -- Cosgrove M
T -- 2:06
A -- 7937
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