Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 1
Played on Friday, April 6, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 HOU N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 3 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonnell cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Matthews rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Horner 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Royster ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burroughs lf 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 Lum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 Murphy c 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 Frias ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Niekro p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 1 7 0 4 9 24 7 BATTING - GDP: Lum (1,off Richard); Horner (1,off Richard); Frias (1,off Richard). Team LOB: 8.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Cruz lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Cabell 3b,1b 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Howe 2b,3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 26 2 3 2 2 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 3. Reynolds-Howe-Watson, Reynolds-Howe-Watson, Cabell-Howe-Watson. E: Cabell (1). BATTING - 2B: Cabell (1,off Niekro). SH: Reynolds (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (1,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy); Cruz (1,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy); Cabell (1,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(0-1) 8 3 2 2 2 5 0 29 WP: Niekro (1).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(1-0) 5.1 6 1 1 4 5 0 24 Andujar SV(1) 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 12 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 9 0 36 WP: Richard 2 (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Andujar 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Murray Strey, 2B - Howard Hansen, 3B - Bob Schroeder Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 28998 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Bonnell cf Puhl rf 2. Matthews rf Reynolds ss 3. Horner 3b Cedeno cf 4. Burroughs lf Cruz lf 5. Lum 1b Cabell 3b 6. Murphy c Watson 1b 7. Hubbard 2b Howe 2b 8. Frias ss Ashby c 9. Niekro p Richard p BRAVES 1ST: Debut for umpire Steve Fields; Bonnell struck out; Matthews singled; Horner singled [Matthews to second]; Burroughs walked [Matthews to third, Horner to second]; Lum grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno flied out to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Puhl to third]; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Cabell singled [Puhl scored, Cruz scored]; Cabell stole second; Watson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Hubbard struck out; Frias made an out to catcher; Pepe Frias called for interference; Niekro reached on an error by Cabell [Murphy to second]; Bonnell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied out to left; Richard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews singled; Horner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; Burroughs walked; Lum singled [Burroughs to second]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (second to pitcher); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard singled; Frias grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hubbard out at second]; Niekro grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz made an out to catcher; Cabell grounded out (second to first); Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell made an out to second; Matthews struck out; Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Richard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Burroughs to third]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Burroughs scored]; Lum struck out; Murphy singled; ANDUJAR REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Hubbard grounded out (catcher to first) [Murphy to second]; BEALL BATTED FOR FRIAS; Beall flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); Puhl singled; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno struck out; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Niekro singled; Bonnell forced Niekro (pitcher to second); Matthews flied out to center; ROYSTER BATTED FOR HORNER; Royster grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cabell doubled; Watson made an out to first; Howe flied out to center; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); Burroughs struck out; Lum struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Andujar was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard flied out to center; OFFICE BATTED FOR CHANEY; Office struck out; SPIKES BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 1 7 0 8 Astros 2 3 1 3
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