Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 44
Played on Tuesday, May 22, 1979 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 Cruz lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 Leonard rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Cabell 3b,1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Howe 2b,3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Totals 36 4 8 3 2 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Watson-Gonzalez-Niekro. BATTING - 2B: Cruz (9,off M. Mahler). HR: Cabell (4,4th inning off M. Mahler 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 7.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Horner 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 Office cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Benedict c 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 Frias ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 M. Mahler p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 6 1 2 1 27 11 FIELDING - E: Burroughs (2), Horner 2 (2). BATTING - 2B: Matthews (12,off Niekro). GDP: Benedict (2,off Niekro). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(5-2) 9 6 1 1 2 1 0 32
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP M. Mahler L(1-4) 8 8 4 2 2 4 1 35 Devine 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 8 4 2 2 5 1 38 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 5091 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Gonzalez ss Royster 3b 2. Cruz lf Hubbard 2b 3. Cedeno cf Matthews rf 4. Leonard rf Burroughs lf 5. Cabell 3b Horner 1b 6. Watson 1b Office cf 7. Howe 2b Benedict c 8. Ashby c Frias ss 9. Niekro p M. Mahler p ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cruz struck out; Cedeno singled; Leonard flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Watson singled; Howe popped to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner flied out to center; Office made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cruz doubled; Cedeno made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Benedict walked; Frias flied out to right; M. Mahler singled to left [Benedict to third, M. Mahler out at second (left to pitcher to second)]; Royster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Leonard struck out; Cabell homered; Watson flied out to right; Howe flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard flied out to right; Matthews doubled; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby struck out; Niekro grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez singled; Cruz singled [Gonzalez to second]; Cedeno singled to left [Gonzalez scored, Cruz to third (error by Burroughs), Cedeno to second]; Leonard reached on an error by Horner [Cruz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cedeno to third, Leonard to first]; Cabell singled [Cedeno scored (unearned), Leonard to second]; Watson forced Cabell (shortstop to second); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Office singled; Benedict grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Office out at second]; Frias popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); Niekro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: M. Mahler flied out to right; Royster flied out to center; Hubbard popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Cruz lined to pitcher; Cedeno walked; Leonard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs flied out to left; Horner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; Howe walked; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Office walked; Benedict singled [Office to second]; Frias forced Benedict (shortstop to second) [Office to third]; LUM BATTED FOR M. MAHLER; Lum made an out to second; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 9TH: DEVINE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Horner dropped a foul fly hit by Niekro for an error; Niekro struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard singled; Matthews popped to first in foul territory; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hubbard to second]; Horner singled to left [Hubbard scored, Horner out at second (left to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 8 0 7 Braves 1 6 3 4
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