Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 117
Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 1 ATL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 Puhl cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cabell 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 Leonard rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Howe 3b 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 6 2 1 3 27 14 FIELDING - E: Howe (7). BATTING - SH: Niekro (9,off Solomon); Ashby (2,off Bradford); Puhl (7,off Bradford). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Reynolds (4,2nd base by Solomon/Nolan).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 Matthews rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Office cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 Nolan c 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 Bonnell lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Frias ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Solomon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lum ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wessinger pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 7 1 4 1 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Murphy. PB: Nolan (5). BATTING - Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Royster 2 (24,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby 2); Office (4,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Nolan (1,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby). CS: Office (2,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(16-6) 8.1 7 1 1 4 1 0 36 Sambito SV(15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 1 0 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Solomon L(4-9) 7 5 2 1 0 3 0 25 Bradford 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 J. McLaughlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 6 2 1 1 3 0 32 Solomon faced 3 batters in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Bradford 1-0; J. McLaughlin 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Charlie Williams Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 10394 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Landestoy 2b Royster 2b 2. Reynolds ss Matthews rf 3. Puhl cf Office cf 4. Cruz lf Horner 3b 5. Cabell 1b Murphy 1b 6. Leonard rf Nolan c 7. Howe 3b Bonnell lf 8. Ashby c Frias ss 9. Niekro p Solomon p ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds singled to right; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to second; Royster stole second; Matthews flied out to center [Royster to third]; Office singled to left [Royster scored]; Office stole second; Horner reached on an error by Howe [Horner to first, Office stayed at second]; Murphy walked [Office to third, Horner to second]; Nolan popped to third in foul territory; Bonnell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Frias made an out to third; Solomon grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster singled to left; Matthews singled to center [Royster to second]; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Howe flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Horner popped to first; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan singled to pitcher; Bonnell singled to right [Nolan to third]; Frias forced Bonnell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds flied out to right; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Solomon grounded out (third to first); Royster walked; Royster stole second; Matthews flied out to center; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell lined to shortstop; Leonard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Horner flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Nolan singled to center; Nolan stole second; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to left; Ashby struck out; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Howe to second]; Landestoy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Frias flied out to right; Solomon made an out to shortstop; Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory; Office walked; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled to left; Leonard singled to center [Cabell to third]; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Leonard to second]; Howe singled to center [Cabell scored, Leonard scored (unearned)]; BRADFORD REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howe to second]; Niekro walked; Landestoy lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Niekro out at first]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy flied out to right; Nolan flied out to left; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: Reynolds singled to left; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz flied out to right [Reynolds to third]; J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Frias made an out to shortstop; LUM BATTED FOR J. MCLAUGHLIN; Lum walked; WESSINGER RAN FOR LUM; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Royster forced Wessinger (shortstop to second); Matthews lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 6 1 3 Braves 1 7 0 10
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