A five-run outburst in the third inning triggered the Braves to a 6-5 triumph over the Astros. The Braves trailed, 2-0, when Joe Nolan reached first base on an error by Astro third baseman Enos Cabell and moved to third on a double by Darrel Chaney.

After a single by Eddie Miller plated Nolan, Glenn Hubbard followed with a three-run homer to climax the rally. The Braves' other tally came in the fourth on a double by Larry Whisenton and single by Chaney. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  5    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Astros       0  2  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf,lf          5   1   1   1     0   2   .314      Landestoy 2b          4   1   3   2     0   1   .274
Hubbard 2b            3   1   1   3     1   0   .223      Cedeno cf             5   0   1   2     0   0   .266
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Cruz lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Leonard rf            3   1   2   0     2   0   .291
Horner 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .312      Cabell 1b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .266
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Howe 3b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Whisenton lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Gonzalez ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .253
  B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Royster 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Bochy c               2   2   1   0     1   0   .213
Nolan c               4   1   0   0     0   0   .241        Puhl ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Chaney ss             4   1   2   1     0   0   .128        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
McWilliams p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .158      Ruhle p               1   1   0   0     0   0   .056
  Office cf           1   0   0   0     1   1   .253        Pladson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Baldwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bergman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .600
                                                            Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                            Pujols c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               36   6   8   6     2   6             Totals               38   5  11   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 11,369
Left on Base: Braves 5, Astros 10
DP: Braves 0, Astros 0
Errors: Cabell
Doubles: Chaney (4), Whisenton (1), Cedeno (25), Cabell (28)
Triples: Landestoy (6)
Home Runs: Hubbard (3), Horner (29)
Stolen Bases: Miller (10), Landestoy (12), Leonard 2 (19)
Hit by Pitch: Landestoy (1,by McWilliams)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams              4     6   4   4   2   1   0  21   6.88
B. McLaughlin W(2-3)    2.2   3   1   1   0   3   0  11   4.73
Garber SV(24)           2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   4.37
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   5   0  42

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(2-4)            2.2   4   5   3   0   1   2  13   2.89
Pladson                 1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.45
LaCorte                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.97
Dixon                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.47
Sambito                 1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   1.81
Totals                  9     8   6   4   2   6   2  38

Hit by Pitch: McWilliams (4)
Wild Pitches: McWilliams (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bruce Froemming


BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (third to first); Hubbard
grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled; Landestoy stole second;
McWilliams threw a wild pitch [Landestoy to third]; Cedeno flied
out to left; Cruz was called out on strikes; Leonard walked;
Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner lined to left; Murphy grounded out (second to
first); Whisenton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to left; Gonzalez singled; Bochy
singled [Gonzalez to second]; Ruhle forced Gonzalez (pitcher to
third) [Bochy to second]; Landestoy tripled [Bochy scored, Ruhle
scored]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Nolan reached on an error by Cabell [Nolan to
first]; Chaney doubled [Nolan to third]; McWilliams struck out;
Miller singled [Nolan scored (unearned), Chaney to third];
Miller stole second; Hubbard homered [Chaney scored, Miller
scored]; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Horner homered
(unearned); PLADSON REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Murphy popped to
first in foul territory; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard
singled; Cabell flied out to right; Howe flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Whisenton doubled; Nolan flied out to left; Chaney
singled [Whisenton scored]; McWilliams singled [Chaney to
second]; Miller grounded out (second to first) [Chaney to third,
McWilliams to second]; Hubbard walked; Matthews forced Hubbard
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; Bochy walked; BALDWIN
BATTED FOR PLADSON; Baldwin popped to first in foul territory;
Landestoy was hit by a pitch [Bochy to second]; Cedeno doubled
[Bochy scored, Landestoy scored]; Cruz flied out to left; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 4.

BRAVES 5TH: LACORTE REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Horner flied
out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Whisenton
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: OFFICE REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PLAYING CF); MILLER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED WHISENTON
(PITCHING); Leonard lined to first; Cabell flied out to center;
Howe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Astros 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Chaney flied
out to left; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez struck out; Bochy flied out to left;
BERGMAN BATTED FOR LACORTE; Bergman singled; Landestoy struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 4.

BRAVES 7TH: DIXON REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Miller struck
out; Hubbard popped to catcher in foul territory; Matthews
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Leonard singled; Leonard stole second;
Cabell doubled [Leonard scored]; GARBER REPLACED HUBBARD
(PITCHING); ROYSTER REPLACED B. MCLAUGHLIN (PLAYING 2B); Howe
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6,
Astros 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Horner singled; Murphy flied out to right; Royster
lined to center; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: REYNOLDS BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); PUHL BATTED FOR BOCHY; Puhl singled; WALLING
BATTED FOR DIXON; Walling forced Puhl (second to shortstop);
Landestoy singled [Walling to second]; Cedeno flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 5.

BRAVES 9TH: PUJOLS REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING C ); SAMBITO
REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Chaney grounded out (third to first); Office walked; Miller
struck out; Garber struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard walked;
Leonard stole second; Cabell struck out; Howe flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 5.