MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/20/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 8318 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (70-83) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 4
Houston Astros (79-73) 2 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 X 11 15 0
Braves Fall, 11-4, to Kuenn, Astros
A 3-RBI performance from Harvey Kuenn, who finished 3rd in the AL in hits with 190 in 1955, helped the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves, 11-4. Jerry Baker, the winner, goes to 14-10. He allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts over 6 innings. Houston is now riding a 3-game win streak.

Mike Phillips aided the Houston cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the shortstop went 1-5.

"It feels good to get this one," Phillips told the Houston Observer.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Joshua LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 6 61
S. Brye CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .290 7 63
D. Collins 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .312 3 63
R. Monday RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .249 17 89
E. Soderholm 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .214 10 66
D. Walton C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .224 17 69
   D. Higgins P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   T. Forster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Braun 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 4 54
E. Pompa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 2 33
P. Campbell P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 1 4
   a-M. Rodriguez C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 14
   b-M. Martorella PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 2 18
Totals 33 4 6 4 3 8 11      
a - M. Rodriguez substituted for P. Campbell in the 6th
b - M. Martorella pinch hit for M. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Campbell (4, 5th Inning off J. Baker, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Soderholm (6, 4th Inning off J. Baker, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Collins , R. Monday , E. Soderholm 3 , D. Higgins , P. Campbell 2 , M. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: D. Higgins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Brye 2 , S. Braun 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Monday
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rodriguez (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Brye (7) , D. Collins 2 (13) , E. Pompa (21)
OF assists: 1 (Monday(Stone at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Clines 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 .316 3 43
T. Paciorek CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .283 10 62
H. Kuenn 1B 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 .301 5 79
   a-N. Siebern 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 1 12
L. Biittner LF 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .276 1 36
J. Stone C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .279 3 41
S. James RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .235 2 25
K. Reitz 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .274 2 39
M. Phillips SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .232 4 33
J. Baker P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 0 7
   b-F. Ortenzio PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .195 7 33
   E. Contreras P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 10 3 5 16      
a - N. Siebern substituted for H. Kuenn in the 6th
b - F. Ortenzio pinch hit for J. Baker in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Clines (22, 1st Inning off P. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Paciorek 2 (20, 5th Inning off P. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Higgins, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Kuenn (27, 5th Inning off P. Campbell, 1 on, 0 outs) , F. Ortenzio (11, 6th Inning off P. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Stone (32, 6th Inning off D. Higgins, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Kuenn (5, 1st Inning off P. Campbell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Clines 3 , T. Paciorek 4 , H. Kuenn 7 , L. Biittner 2 , J. Stone 2 , S. James , K. Reitz 2 , M. Phillips , F. Ortenzio 2
2-out RBI: S. James
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Clines , L. Biittner , K. Reitz , M. Phillips 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: J. Stone
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Campbell L (9-11) 5.0 9 7 5 1 3 1 79 4.78   
D. Higgins 2.2 5 4 3 1 1 0 47 2.93   
T. Forster 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Campbell 27
Batters Faced: P. Campbell 27, D. Higgins 14, T. Forster 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Campbell 8-4, D. Higgins 2-4, T. Forster 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Campbell 79-55, D. Higgins 47-29, T. Forster 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Higgins 1-1 , T. Forster 1-1
WP: P. Campbell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Baker W (14-10) 6.0 3 3 3 2 5 0 100 3.36   
E. Contreras SV (1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 52 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Baker 57
Batters Faced: J. Baker 24, E. Contreras 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Baker 3-10, E. Contreras 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Baker 100-62, E. Contreras 52-32
Hit Batsmen: J. Baker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Harvey Kuenn
Ballpark: Astrodome 1965-1994
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 24400
Special Notes: 1B Harvey Kuenn was injured while running the bases.
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