Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 110
Played on Friday, August 3, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 HOU N 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 4 10 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Horner 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Lum lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Nolan c 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 Frias ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 Matula p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chaney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 B. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 1 6 1 3 15 24 9 BATTING - Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Royster (18,2nd base off Richard/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Puhl cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Leonard rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Howe 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashby c 4 0 2 1 0 0 14 0 Richard p 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 4 10 4 2 3 27 3 BATTING - 2B: Howe (14,off Matula); Cruz (27,off Matula); Puhl (16,off Matula); Ashby (13,off Devine). SH: Richard (7,off Matula). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (22,2nd base off Matula/Nolan); Cabell 2 (28,2nd base off Matula/Nolan 2).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Matula L(6-8) 3.2 8 4 4 2 1 0 21 Bradford 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 B. McLaughlin 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Devine 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 10 4 4 2 3 0 36 BK: Bradford (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Bradford 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(10-11) 9 6 1 1 3 15 0 37 WP: Richard (16). Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 20716 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster 2b Cedeno 1b 2. Matthews rf Reynolds ss 3. Office cf Puhl cf 4. Horner 3b Cruz lf 5. Murphy 1b Cabell 3b 6. Lum lf Leonard rf 7. Nolan c Howe 2b 8. Frias ss Ashby c 9. Matula p Richard p BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Matthews flied out to left; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno made an out to second; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled to right; Puhl stole second; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner struck out; Murphy struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Lum singled to center [Murphy to second]; Nolan struck out; Frias flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to shortstop; Cabell stole second; Leonard struck out; Howe doubled to center [Cabell scored]; Ashby singled to center [Howe scored]; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Ashby to second]; Cedeno walked; Reynolds flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Matula struck out; Royster walked; Royster stole second; Matthews walked; Office struck out; Horner singled to center [Royster scored, Matthews to second]; Murphy flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cruz doubled to center; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at third (shortstop to third)]; Cabell stole second; Leonard walked; Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Nolan flied out to center; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby flied out to center; Richard singled to center; Cedeno singled to center [Richard to second]; Reynolds forced Cedeno (third to second) [Richard to third]; Puhl doubled to center [Richard scored, Reynolds scored]; BRADFORD REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING); Bradford balked [Puhl to third]; Cruz struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 5TH: CHANEY BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Chaney struck out; Royster flied out to left; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Cabell singled to left; Leonard forced Cabell (third to second); Howe flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Horner struck out; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Richard struck out; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Reynolds made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 7TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Nolan singled to center; Frias singled to center [Nolan to second]; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR B. MCLAUGHLIN; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Royster made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: DEVINE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Puhl lined to right; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Cabell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 8TH: Matthews struck out; Office singled to shortstop; Horner flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Leonard grounded out (third to first); Howe flied to left in foul territory; Ashby doubled to center; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. BRAVES 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Lum walked; Nolan struck out; Frias singled to center [Lum to second]; SPIKES BATTED FOR DEVINE; Spikes struck out; Royster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 1 6 0 9 Astros 4 10 0 8
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