Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves - Sep 26, 1979

HOU

87-72

ATL

64-93

FINAL

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	8	2
ATL	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	0	X	9	12	2

WIN

9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

LOSS

2.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Box Score

HOU BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1T. PuhlCF	2-4	0	0	0	.287
2C. ReynoldsSS	0-4	0	0	0	.262
3C. Cedeno1B	0-4	0	0	0	.262
4J. CruzLF	1-4	0	0	0	.289
5E. Cabell3B	1-4	1	0	0	.272
6D. WallingRF	1-3	1	0	0	.329
7L. PujolsC	0-3	1	0	0	.235
↳ D. HeepPH	0-1	0	0	0	.091
8R. Landestoy2B	2-4	0	0	2	.275
9J. NiekroP	0-1	0	0	0	.123
↳ R. WilliamsP	0-0	0	0	0	.258
↳ A. HowePH	0-1	0	0	1	.245
↳ T. DixonP	0-0	0	0	0	1.000
↳ R. NiemannP	0-0	0	0	0	.133
↳ P. LaddP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ B. RobergeP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ D. BergmanPH	1-1	1	1	1	.444
↳ M. MendozaP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ A. AshbyPH	0-1	0	0	0	.202

HOU PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Niekro(L, 20-11)	2.1	6	4	2	1	23-15	3.02
R. Williams	1.2	0	0	0	0	5-5	3.26
T. Dixon	0.2	4	3	1	1	12-8	6.66
R. Niemann	0.1	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.76
P. Ladd	1.0	2	1	1	1	12-8	2.92
B. Roberge	1.0	0	0	1	1	9-5	1.69
M. Mendoza	1.0	0	0	0	0	3-3	0.00

ATL 100.0%

HOUEVENATL

10050100

TOP 9 · HOU 4-9 ATL · ATL 100.0%Alan Ashby grounds out to first baseman Dale Murphy.

BOT 2Phil Niekro 2-run double on a . Barry Bonnell scores. Darrel Chaney scores. Bruce Benedict out at home on the throw, left fielder Jose Cruz to shortstop Craig Reynolds to catcher Luis Pujols. Phil Niekro to 3rd.0-2
BOT 3Gary Matthews 1-run single. Jerry Royster scores.0-3
BOT 3Barry Bonnell 1-run single. Gary Matthews scores. Bob Horner to 2nd.0-4
TOP 5Art Howe out, second baseman Jerry Royster to first baseman Dale Murphy. Luis Pujols scores. Rafael Landestoy to 2nd.1-4
BOT 5Barry Bonnell 1-run single. Bob Horner scores. Dale Murphy to 2nd.1-5
BOT 5Phil Niekro 2-run single. Dale Murphy scores. Barry Bonnell scores. Bruce Benedict to 2nd.1-7
BOT 6Gary Matthews hits a home run (27). Jerry Royster scores.1-9
TOP 8

HOU LEADS 11-7

HOU BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1T. PuhlCF	2-4	0	0	0	.287
2C. ReynoldsSS	0-4	0	0	0	.262
3C. Cedeno1B	0-4	0	0	0	.262
4J. CruzLF	1-4	0	0	0	.289
5E. Cabell3B	1-4	1	0	0	.272
6D. WallingRF	1-3	1	0	0	.329
7L. PujolsC	0-3	1	0	0	.235
↳ D. HeepPH	0-1	0	0	0	.091
8R. Landestoy2B	2-4	0	0	2	.275
9J. NiekroP	0-1	0	0	0	.123
↳ R. WilliamsP	0-0	0	0	0	.258
↳ A. HowePH	0-1	0	0	1	.245
↳ T. DixonP	0-0	0	0	0	1.000
↳ R. NiemannP	0-0	0	0	0	.133
↳ P. LaddP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ B. RobergeP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ D. BergmanPH	1-1	1	1	1	.444
↳ M. MendozaP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
↳ A. AshbyPH	0-1	0	0	0	.202

HOU PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
J. Niekro(L, 20-11)	2.1	6	4	2	1	23-15	3.02
R. Williams	1.2	0	0	0	0	5-5	3.26
T. Dixon	0.2	4	3	1	1	12-8	6.66
R. Niemann	0.1	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.76
P. Ladd	1.0	2	1	1	1	12-8	2.92
B. Roberge	1.0	0	0	1	1	9-5	1.69
M. Mendoza	1.0	0	0	0	0	3-3	0.00

ATL 100.0%

HOUEVENATL

10050100

TOP 9 · HOU 4-9 ATL · ATL 100.0%Alan Ashby grounds out to first baseman Dale Murphy.

BOT 2Phil Niekro 2-run double on a . Barry Bonnell scores. Darrel Chaney scores. Bruce Benedict out at home on the throw, left fielder Jose Cruz to shortstop Craig Reynolds to catcher Luis Pujols. Phil Niekro to 3rd.0-2
BOT 3Gary Matthews 1-run single. Jerry Royster scores.0-3
BOT 3Barry Bonnell 1-run single. Gary Matthews scores. Bob Horner to 2nd.0-4
TOP 5Art Howe out, second baseman Jerry Royster to first baseman Dale Murphy. Luis Pujols scores. Rafael Landestoy to 2nd.1-4
BOT 5Barry Bonnell 1-run single. Bob Horner scores. Dale Murphy to 2nd.1-5
BOT 5Phil Niekro 2-run single. Dale Murphy scores. Barry Bonnell scores. Bruce Benedict to 2nd.1-7
BOT 6Gary Matthews hits a home run (27). Jerry Royster scores.1-9
TOP 8

HOU LEADS 11-7