Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Thursday, October 2, 1980 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harper lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matthews rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 2 0 1 13 0 Cooper pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 McWilliams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Matula p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 0 6 24 16 BATTING - 2B: Matthews (17,off Niekro). HR: Chambliss (18,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cooper (2,2nd base off LaCorte/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Cruz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Howe 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Woods rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Puhl ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landestoy ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashby c 3 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reynolds ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 9 3 5 1 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howe. E: Howe (10). BATTING - 2B: Ashby (18,off Garber). HR: Woods (2,4th inning off McWilliams 0 on 1 out). SH: Niekro (16,off McWilliams). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (35,2nd base off Matula/Benedict); Landestoy (23,2nd base off Hrabosky/Benedict).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McWilliams L(9-14) 4 5 3 3 3 1 1 20 Matula 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Hrabosky 2.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 Garber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 9 3 3 5 1 1 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Hrabosky 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(19-12) 8.2 6 2 2 0 5 1 31 Sambito 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 LaCorte SV(11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 6 1 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-1; LaCorte 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Steve Fields Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 45022 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Harper lf Morgan 2b 2. Ramirez ss Cabell 3b 3. Matthews rf Cruz lf 4. Horner 3b Cedeno cf 5. Chambliss 1b Howe 1b 6. Murphy cf Woods rf 7. Hubbard 2b Landestoy ss 8. Benedict c Ashby c 9. McWilliams p Niekro p BRAVES 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez popped to first in foul territory; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied out to center; Chambliss homered; Murphy singled to right; Hubbard lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Murphy out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno flied out to left; Howe flied out to left; Woods walked; Landestoy singled to shortstop [Woods to second]; Ashby walked [Woods to third, Landestoy to second]; Niekro forced Ashby (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Benedict flied out to center; McWilliams struck out; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Morgan walked; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to third]; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Ramirez struck out; Matthews singled to right; Horner reached on an error by Howe [Matthews to third, Horner to first]; Chambliss struck out; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to right; Woods homered; Landestoy singled to center; Ashby singled to left [Landestoy to second]; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Landestoy to third, Ashby to second]; Morgan singled to right [Landestoy scored, Ashby scored]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict grounded out (third to first); LUM BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: MATULA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING); Cruz was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 6TH: Harper made an out to shortstop; Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Woods flied out to left; Landestoy singled to center; Landestoy stole second; Ashby grounded out (third to first); Niekro lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 7TH: Horner singled to left [Horner out at second (left to second)]; Chambliss singled to center; Murphy flied out to center; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to right; Cedeno walked [Cruz to second]; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 8TH: BERGMAN REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 1B); Benedict popped to first in foul territory; POCOROBA BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Pocoroba flied out to right; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); PUHL BATTED FOR WOODS; Puhl flied out to center; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Ashby doubled to right [Ashby out at third (right to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. BRAVES 9TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BURROUGHS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews doubled to right; Horner grounded out (third to first); SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to left [Matthews scored]; COOPER RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; REYNOLDS REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING SS); LACORTE REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Cooper stole second; Murphy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 2 7 0 4 Astros 3 9 1 8
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