Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Regular Season Game 112
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Saturday, August 4, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 x - 6 8 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wessinger 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Royster ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Office cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Spikes ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Horner 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Bonnell lf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Benedict c 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 Nolan c 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 3 12 24 10 FIELDING - E: Murphy (10). BATTING - HR: Horner (20,4th inning off LaCorte 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Puhl cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Walling rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Cabell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 Leonard rf,cf 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 0 Howe 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 Bochy c 4 1 1 1 0 1 12 0 LaCorte p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sexton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Throop p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 33 6 8 3 3 11 27 5 BATTING - 2B: Cruz (28,off Niekro); Leonard (9,off Niekro). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Sexton (1,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); Reynolds (9,2nd base off Niekro/Nolan). CS: Landestoy (3,2nd base by Niekro/Nolan).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(14-14) 8 8 6 5 3 11 0 36 WP: Niekro 6 (18).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP LaCorte W(1-0) 5 3 2 2 1 6 1 19 Throop 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 10 Sambito SV(13) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 12 1 35 Throop faced 2 batters in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 45110 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Wessinger 2b Landestoy 2b 2. Matthews rf Reynolds ss 3. Office cf Puhl cf 4. Horner 3b Cruz lf 5. Murphy 1b Cabell 1b 6. Bonnell lf Leonard rf 7. Chaney ss Howe 3b 8. Benedict c Bochy c 9. Niekro p LaCorte p BRAVES 1ST: Wessinger was called out on strikes; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Office singled to center; Horner made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy struck out; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell flied out to right; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); Cabell struck out (catcher to first); Leonard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Benedict struck out; Niekro struck out; Wessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howe struck out; Bochy grounded out (second to first); LaCorte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews struck out; Office walked; Horner homered [Office scored]; Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Reynolds flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney flied out to center; Benedict singled to center; Niekro popped to second in foul territory; Wessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz doubled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Cabell struck out; Leonard walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Leonard to second, Cruz stayed at third]; Howe flied out to center; Bochy struck out but Cruz advanced to home and Leonard advanced to third and Bochy advanced to first on a wild pitch; SEXTON BATTED FOR LACORTE; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Leonard scored, Bochy to second]; Sexton struck out [Sexton to first (error by Murphy; assist by Benedict), Bochy scored (unearned)]; Sexton stole second; Landestoy walked; Reynolds made an out to third; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 6TH: THROOP REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Matthews flied out to right; Office grounded out (first unassisted); Horner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: NOLAN REPLACED BENEDICT (PLAYING C ); Puhl singled to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Puhl to second]; Cruz struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard doubled to center [Puhl scored]; Howe singled to center [Leonard scored, Howe to second (on throw to home)]; Bochy flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. BRAVES 7TH: Murphy walked; Bonnell flied out to center; Chaney struck out; Nolan singled to right [Murphy to second]; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Throop grounded out (catcher to first); Landestoy singled to center; Landestoy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reynolds singled to left; Reynolds stole second; Puhl singled to second [Reynolds to third]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. BRAVES 8TH: ROYSTER BATTED FOR WESSINGER; Royster walked; Matthews singled to center [Royster to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED THROOP (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR OFFICE; Spikes struck out; Horner made an out to first; Murphy made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SPIKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cabell flied out to right; Leonard walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Leonard to second]; Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; Bochy singled to center [Leonard scored]; Sambito flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6. BRAVES 9TH: WALLING REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING RF); LEONARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Bonnell was called out on strikes; Chaney struck out; Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 2 5 1 6 Astros 6 8 0 6
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