Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Regular Season Game 113
Played on Sunday, August 5, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 3 8 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Lum lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Horner 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 Nolan c 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 Bonnell cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 Frias ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Solomon p 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Office ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 31 2 7 2 5 4 24 10 FIELDING - E: Nolan (5). BATTING - 2B: Solomon (2,off Niekro); Horner (12,off Niekro). SH: Frias (9,off Niekro). GDP: Bonnell (8,off Niekro). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Matthews (12,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Cabell 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 12 1 Leonard rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Howe 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 8 2 3 6 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Reynolds-Landestoy-Cabell. BATTING - IBB: Cabell (7,by Garber). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Reynolds (10,2nd base off Solomon/Nolan); Landestoy 2 (4,2nd base off Solomon/Nolan 2); Howe 2 (3,2nd base off Solomon/Nolan,2nd base off Garber/Nolan); Cabell (30,2nd base off Solomon/Nolan); Cruz (30,2nd base off Garber/Nolan). CS: Cruz (9,2nd base by Solomon/Nolan); Cabell (12,Home by Garber/Nolan).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Solomon 6.1 5 1 0 2 5 0 25 Garber L(5-13) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 8 Totals 8 8 3 2 3 6 0 33 IBB: Garber (9,Cabell). Inherited Runners - Scored: Garber 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 7 7 2 2 4 3 0 30 Roberge W(3-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Sambito SV(14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 4 0 37 WP: Niekro 2 (9). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 35399 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster 2b Landestoy 2b 2. Matthews rf Reynolds ss 3. Lum lf Puhl cf 4. Horner 3b Cruz lf 5. Murphy 1b Cabell 1b 6. Nolan c Leonard rf 7. Bonnell cf Howe 3b 8. Frias ss Ashby c 9. Solomon p Niekro p BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews singled to center; Matthews stole second; Lum made an out to shortstop; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy was called out on strikes; Reynolds walked; Reynolds stole second; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first) [Reynolds to third]; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Nolan struck out; Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; Leonard was called out on strikes; Howe lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Frias made an out to first; Solomon doubled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Solomon to third]; Royster flied out to right; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Niekro grounded out (second to first); Landestoy singled to center; Landestoy stole second; Reynolds made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled to left; Horner doubled to center [Lum scored]; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Nolan made an out to shortstop; Bonnell walked; Frias lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz singled to right; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Solomon grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Leonard flied out to center; Howe singled to second; Howe stole second; Ashby struck out; Niekro made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Lum singled to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Lum to second]; Horner walked; Murphy flied out to center [Lum to third]; Lum was picked off third (catcher to third); Nolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy walked; Landestoy stole second; Reynolds struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Landestoy to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell singled to catcher; Frias out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bonnell to second]; Solomon singled to center [Bonnell scored]; Royster walked [Solomon to second]; Matthews flied out to right; Lum flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Leonard flied out to right; Howe singled to left [Cabell to third]; GARBER REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Howe stole second; Ashby struck out while Cabell was caught stealing home but was safe at home (error by Nolan) [Howe to third]; WALLING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Walling grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: ROBERGE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to right; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy singled to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out (third to first) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl lined to pitcher; Cruz singled to left [Landestoy scored]; Cruz stole second; Cabell was walked intentionally; Leonard singled to center [Cruz scored, Cabell out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell walked; Frias grounded out (second to first) [Bonnell to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR GARBER; SAMBITO REPLACED ROBERGE (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR OFFICE; Spikes struck out; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 2 7 1 8 Astros 3 8 0 6
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