Final
HOU 4 — ATL 5
4/17/1977 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · ATL197704170
Complete available game record for HOU at ATL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland Office | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Sperring | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Royster | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Montanez | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Camp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burroughs | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Matthews | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Art Gardner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biff Pocoroba | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Herrmann | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Rockett | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Marshall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Boswell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Asselstine | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Moore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.R. Richard | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| J.R. Richard | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mike Marshall | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Camp | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Gardner | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J.R. Richard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Herrmann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Sperring | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burroughs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Camp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Asselstine | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Matthews | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowland Office | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biff Pocoroba | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Rockett | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Royster | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | CS2(24)# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | PB.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3# | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HR | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | PB.3-H;2-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 1 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3# | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | PB.3-H(UR) | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 2 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | PB.1-2# | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 6(B)4(2)/DP | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E2/TH2.1-2;B-1 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S.2-H(UR);1-2# | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S.2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 4(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR);2-3 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D.2-H | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | E5/L.2-2;BX1(3) | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–5 |