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Joe Niekro, who pitched 8 1/3 innings before Joe Sambito came in to save the game, posted his 16th victory when the Astros edged the Braves, 2-1. Rowland Office batted in the Braves' run with a single in the first. Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 1
Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Landestoy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Royster 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .266
Reynolds ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Matthews rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .305
Puhl cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Office cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .261
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323
Cabell 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290
Leonard rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .299 Nolan c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .245
Howe 3b 3 0 2 2 0 0 .260 Bonnell lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .249
Ashby c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Frias ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Niekro p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .100 Solomon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .163
Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Lum ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
Wessinger pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 2 6 2 1 3 Totals 34 1 7 1 4 1
Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 10,394
Left on Base: Astros 3, Braves 10
DP: Astros 0, Braves 1
Errors: Howe
Stolen Bases: Royster 2 (24), Office (4), Nolan (1)
Caught Stealing: Reynolds (4), Office (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (9), Ashby (2), Puhl (7)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(16-6) 8.1 7 1 1 4 1 0 36 3.13
Sambito SV(15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.57
Totals 9 7 1 1 4 1 0 38
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Solomon L(4-9) 7 5 2 1 0 3 0 25 4.67
Bradford 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.00
J. McLaughlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.83
Totals 9 6 2 1 1 3 0 32
Passed Balls: Nolan (5)
Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Charlie Williams
ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
singled to right; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to second; Royster stole second;
Matthews flied out to center [Royster to third]; Office singled
to left [Royster scored]; Office stole second; Horner reached on
an error by Howe [Horner to first, Office stayed at second];
Murphy walked [Office to third, Horner to second]; Nolan popped
to third in foul territory; Bonnell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Frias made an out to third; Solomon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster singled to left; Matthews singled
to center [Royster to second]; Office grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Howe flied out to right; Ashby grounded out
(shortstop to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Horner popped to first; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nolan singled to pitcher; Bonnell singled
to right [Nolan to third]; Frias forced Bonnell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
flied out to right; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Solomon grounded out (third to first); Royster
walked; Royster stole second; Matthews flied out to center;
Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell lined
to shortstop; Leonard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Horner flied out to center; Murphy grounded out
(second to first); Nolan singled to center; Nolan stole second;
Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to left; Ashby struck out; Niekro out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Howe to second];
Landestoy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Frias flied out to right; Solomon made an out to
shortstop; Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Puhl
grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory; Office
walked; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second to
first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.
ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled to left; Leonard singled to center
[Cabell to third]; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Leonard to
second]; Howe singled to center [Cabell scored, Leonard scored
(unearned)]; BRADFORD REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Ashby out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howe to second]; Niekro
walked; Landestoy lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Niekro out at first]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 8TH: Murphy flied out to right; Nolan flied out to left;
Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Braves 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Reynolds singled to left; Puhl out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz flied out to
right [Reynolds to third]; J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BRADFORD
(PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 9TH: Frias made an out to shortstop; LUM BATTED FOR J.
MCLAUGHLIN; Lum walked; WESSINGER RAN FOR LUM; SAMBITO REPLACED
NIEKRO (PITCHING); Royster forced Wessinger (shortstop to
second); Matthews lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
2, Braves 1.
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