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Atlanta Braves 4 Houston Astros 2

September 15,1971

Visiting Team

Atlanta Braves (72-71)

Home Team

Houston Astros (71-73)

Game Date

September 15,1971

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Astrodome

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

6,513

Time of Game

2:10

Umpires

[HP]: Ed Sudol [1B]: Bill Williams [2B]: Nick Colosi [3B]: Dick Stello

Atlanta Braves 4 Houston Astros 2

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9th inning: NP **Larry Yount injured warming up; this is his entire big**
9th inning: **league career; Debut game for Larry Yount**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Atlanta Braves	ATL	72-71		0	1	0		2	1	0		0	0	0			4	9	2		3	7	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	71-73		1	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	1			2	4	0		4	8	14	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Atlanta Braves - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Felix Millan	2b	28.025	R	4	0	1	0		1	0	.290		129	639
2	Ralph Garr	lf	25.277	L	5	0	1	0		0	0	.332		140	208
3	Hank Aaron	1b	37.222	R	5	1	1	1		0	1	.322		127	2521
4	Earl Williams	c	23.063	R	5	0	0	0		0	2	.265		131	141
5	Mike Lum	rf	25.323	L	3	1	0	0		1	1	.279		131	492
6	Darrell Evans	3b	24.112	L	3	1	2	0		1	0	.248		77	101
7	Sonny Jackson	cf	27.068	L	4	1	1	1		0	0	.264		138	730
8	Marty Perez	ss	25.199	R	3	0	2	1		1	1	.237		116	132
9	Phil Niekro	p	32.167	R	4	0	1	1		0	1	.141		36	261
Totals

Errors: Felix Millan, Marty Perez

2B: Felix Millan (16), Darrell Evans (11)

HR: Hank Aaron (43)

RBI: Hank Aaron (109), Sonny Jackson (23), Marty Perez (30), Phil Niekro (4)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Roger Metzger	ss	23.340	B	4	1	0	0		0	1	.238		135	136
2	Joe Morgan	2b	27.361	L	4	0	2	0		0	0	.256		144	870
3	Cesar Cedeno	cf	20.202	R	3	1	1	0		0	0	.267		145	235
4	Bob Watson	lf	25.158	R	3	0	0	1		1	0	.288		115	282
5	John Mayberry	1b	22.209	L	4	0	0	1		0	1	.196		37	95
6	Cesar Geronimo	rf	23.188	L	4	0	0	0		0	1	.236		87	162
7	Denis Menke	3b	31.056	R	3	0	0	0		0	1	.255		134	1234
8	Johnny Edwards	c	33.097	L	3	0	1	0		0	0	.235		97	1223
9	Jack Billingham	p	28.206	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.127		28	174
	Marty Martinez	ph	30.023	B	1	0	0	0		0	0	.200		26	362
	Rich Chiles	ph	21.297	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.224		58	58
Totals

2B: Cesar Cedeno (37)

RBI: Bob Watson (59), John Mayberry (12)

SH: Cesar Cedeno (2)

SB: Joe Morgan (34)

Atlanta Braves - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Phil Niekro	R	W 14-12	9.0	4	1	1	1	4	0		2.93	1.21		39	263
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Phil Niekro (0-0-0)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Jack Billingham	R	L 8-14	5.0	7	4	4	1	5	1		3.55	1.23		29	176
2	Skip Guinn	L		3.0	1	0	0	3	1	0		0.00	1.00		2	32
3	Jim Ray	R		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2.34	1.02		42	172
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jack Billingham (0-0-0), Skip Guinn (0-0-0), Jim Ray (0-0-0)