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One brother followed another when Ken Forsch pitched a no-hitter for the Astros in a 6-0 victory over the Braves. Last season on April 16, his brother Bob with the Cardinals pitched a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the Phillies. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Saturday, April 7, 1979 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 Astros 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 6 11 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Puhl rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .571 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Burroughs lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Lum 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Cabell 3b,1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .429 Bonnell cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Howe 2b,3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Frias ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .286 Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 McWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 27 0 0 0 2 3 Totals 35 6 11 6 0 4 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 24,325 Left on Base: Braves 2, Astros 6 DP: Braves 0, Astros 0 Errors: Royster 2 Doubles: Cedeno (1) Triples: Cruz (1), Ashby (1) Stolen Bases: Cabell (2) Caught Stealing: Puhl (1) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams L(0-1) 6 8 5 5 0 3 0 26 7.50 Skok 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Devine 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 11 6 5 0 4 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(1-0) 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 29 0.00 Totals 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 29 Umpires: HP - Murray Strey, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Howard Hansen, 3B - Jim Rains BRAVES 1ST: ump3b,rainj901 timeofgame,125 attendance,24325; Royster flied out to center; Hubbard flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to left; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Watson struck out; Cabell singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Howe reached on an error by Royster [Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Lum popped to third in foul territory; Murphy forced Burroughs (pitcher to shortstop); Bonnell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Forsch struck out; Puhl singled to center; Puhl was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 3RD: Frias flied out to left; McWilliams grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno flied out to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Matthews struck out; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe popped to third in foul territory; Cruz tripled to right; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 5TH: Lum flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Forsch struck out; Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Frias grounded out (pitcher to first); McWilliams grounded out (catcher to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson made an out to third; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe singled to left; Cruz singled to right [Howe to third]; Ashby tripled to left [Howe scored, Cruz scored]; SKOK REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Forsch was called out on strikes; Puhl singled to center [Ashby scored]; Reynolds made an out to second; Cedeno singled to right [Puhl to third]; Watson lined to third; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5. BRAVES 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Lum grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell walked; BEALL BATTED FOR FRIAS; Beall made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); DEVINE REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Cabell reached on an error by Royster; Cabell stole second; Howe lined to first; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third]; Ashby singled to center [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Forsch forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. BRAVES 9TH: OFFICE BATTED FOR DEVINE; Office grounded out (second to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6. |
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