Final
ATL 6 — HOU 5
9/4/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197209040
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Jackson | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Felix Millan | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rico Carty | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Freeman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Garrido | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dusty Baker | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Earl Williams | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Darrell Evans | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar Brown | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cecil Upshaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Gladding | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Aaron | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Perez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Phil Niekro | 6.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Schueler | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Fred Gladding | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Gladding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Perez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Williams | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Baker | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Brown | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Carty | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Evans | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Garrido | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Jackson | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Jackson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Aaron | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Millan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | T | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-2# | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | S9.2-H;1X3(95) | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 24/SH.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S.2-H | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8D | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G5D.2-H;1-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2# | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D/89 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S.3-H | 2–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | S.1X3(35) | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3 | 3–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR.1-H | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | PB.2-3# | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8/G | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S.1-2# | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S67/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | WP.2-3;1-2# | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63/G6M.3-H | 5–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |