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 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       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.