Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 151
Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 0 HOU N 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 11 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller cf,lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Horner 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Whisenton lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 B. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Royster 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Nolan c 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 Chaney ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 McWilliams p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Office cf 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Totals 36 6 8 6 2 6 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Chaney (4,off Ruhle); Whisenton (1,off Pladson). HR: Hubbard (3,3rd inning off Ruhle 2 on 1 out); Horner (29,3rd inning off Ruhle 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Miller (10,2nd base off Ruhle/Bochy).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 Cruz lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Leonard rf 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 Cabell 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 12 0 Howe 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Reynolds ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bochy c 2 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 Puhl ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruhle p 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pladson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 38 5 11 5 3 5 27 9 FIELDING - E: Cabell (14). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (25,off McWilliams); Cabell (28,off B. McLaughlin). 3B: Landestoy (6,off McWilliams). HBP: Landestoy (1,by McWilliams). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Landestoy (12,2nd base off McWilliams/Nolan); Leonard 2 (19,2nd base off B. McLaughlin/Nolan,2nd base off Garber/Nolan).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McWilliams 4 6 4 4 2 1 0 21 B. McLaughlin W(2-3) 2.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 11 Garber SV(24) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 5 0 42 WP: McWilliams (2). HBP: McWilliams (4,Landestoy). Inherited Runners - Scored: Garber 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle L(2-4) 2.2 4 5 3 0 1 2 13 Pladson 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 8 LaCorte 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Dixon 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 Sambito 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 Totals 9 8 6 4 2 6 2 38 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 11369 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Miller cf Landestoy 2b 2. Hubbard 2b Cedeno cf 3. Matthews rf Cruz lf 4. Horner 3b Leonard rf 5. Murphy 1b Cabell 1b 6. Whisenton lf Howe 3b 7. Nolan c Gonzalez ss 8. Chaney ss Bochy c 9. McWilliams p Ruhle p BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (third to first); Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled; Landestoy stole second; McWilliams threw a wild pitch [Landestoy to third]; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz was called out on strikes; Leonard walked; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner lined to left; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Whisenton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to left; Gonzalez singled; Bochy singled [Gonzalez to second]; Ruhle forced Gonzalez (pitcher to third) [Bochy to second]; Landestoy tripled [Bochy scored, Ruhle scored]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Nolan reached on an error by Cabell [Nolan to first]; Chaney doubled [Nolan to third]; McWilliams struck out; Miller singled [Nolan scored (unearned), Chaney to third]; Miller stole second; Hubbard homered [Chaney scored, Miller scored]; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Horner homered (unearned); PLADSON REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Murphy popped to first in foul territory; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard singled; Cabell flied out to right; Howe flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Whisenton doubled; Nolan flied out to left; Chaney singled [Whisenton scored]; McWilliams singled [Chaney to second]; Miller grounded out (second to first) [Chaney to third, McWilliams to second]; Hubbard walked; Matthews forced Hubbard (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Bochy walked; BALDWIN BATTED FOR PLADSON; Baldwin popped to first in foul territory; Landestoy was hit by a pitch [Bochy to second]; Cedeno doubled [Bochy scored, Landestoy scored]; Cruz flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 5TH: LACORTE REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Horner flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Whisenton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: OFFICE REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PLAYING CF); MILLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED WHISENTON (PITCHING); Leonard lined to first; Cabell flied out to center; Howe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 6TH: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Chaney flied out to left; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez struck out; Bochy flied out to left; BERGMAN BATTED FOR LACORTE; Bergman singled; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. BRAVES 7TH: DIXON REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Miller struck out; Hubbard popped to catcher in foul territory; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard singled; Leonard stole second; Cabell doubled [Leonard scored]; GARBER REPLACED HUBBARD (PITCHING); ROYSTER REPLACED B. MCLAUGHLIN (PLAYING 2B); Howe grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5. BRAVES 8TH: Horner singled; Murphy flied out to right; Royster lined to center; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: REYNOLDS BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); PUHL BATTED FOR BOCHY; Puhl singled; WALLING BATTED FOR DIXON; Walling forced Puhl (second to shortstop); Landestoy singled [Walling to second]; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5. BRAVES 9TH: PUJOLS REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING C ); SAMBITO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Chaney grounded out (third to first); Office walked; Miller struck out; Garber struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard walked; Leonard stole second; Cabell struck out; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 6 8 0 5 Astros 5 11 1 10
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