Final
ATL 5 — HOU 6
5/16/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197205160
Complete available game record for ATL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Baker | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Stewart | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Millan | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Williams | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Hiatt | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Carty | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oscar Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Evans | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Perez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Fenwick | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Culver | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stinson | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Stone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Jarvis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Reuss | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Reuss | 3.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ron Schueler | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| George Culver | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| George Stone | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Pat Jarvis | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Culver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Fenwick | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Hiatt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Reuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Williams | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Millan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dusty Baker | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Carty | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Perez | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Evans | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | OA.2X3(25)# | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D.2-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HR | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H;2-H | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 1/G | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR.2-H;1-H | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S.1-2# | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E6.B-2 | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H(UR) | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)/FO/DP.BX2(63) | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.B-3(E9)# | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | PO1(E1).1-2 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | T.2-H | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D.3-H;1-3 | 5–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D.1-3# | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | HP | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 5–6 |