Gaining credit for his 100th career victory, Joe Niekro hurled the Astros to a 4-1 triumph over the Braves. Enos Cabell lashed a solo homer in the fourth inning and the Astros added three more tallies in the fifth.

With two out, Julio Gonzalez, Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedeno stroked successive singles for one run and Cruz scored when Jeff Leonard reached first on an error by Bob Horner. Cabell then followed with an RBI single. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 22, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gonzalez ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 Cruz lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .314 Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .280 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Leonard rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .322 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Cabell 3b,1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .297 Horner 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .276 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Office cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .257 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Benedict c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .189 Howe 2b,3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .197 Frias ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 M. Mahler p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .087 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 8 3 2 5 Totals 30 1 6 1 2 1 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 5,091 Left on Base: Astros 7, Braves 4 DP: Astros 1, Braves 0 Errors: Burroughs, Horner 2 Doubles: Cruz (9), Matthews (12) Home Runs: Cabell (4) GIDP: Benedict (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(5-2) 9 6 1 1 2 1 0 32 2.77 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 1 0 32 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA M. Mahler L(1-4) 8 8 4 2 2 4 1 35 5.13 Devine 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.21 Totals 9 8 4 2 2 5 1 38 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West 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.

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