Helped by two errors, the Astros breezed to a 7-1 victory over the Braves behind the pitching of Ken Forsch, who turned in his first complete game since July 28. Terry Puhl singled, stole second and scored on a single by Jose Cruz in the first inning and then doubled and counted on a single by Cesar Cedeno in the third for the Astros' only earned runs. Their remaining tallies, two more in the third and three in the eighth, were tainted on a pair of errors by Darrel Chaney. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 20, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  2
Astros       1  0  3    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   7 11  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Puhl cf               5   2   3   2     0   0   .283
Beall 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .077      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .257
Whisenton rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .190      Cedeno 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .268
Horner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .313      Cruz lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .288
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Cabell 3b             4   2   1   0     0   0   .266
Nolan c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .250      Leonard rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .293
Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Pujols c              4   0   2   1     0   1   .265
Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .133      Landestoy 2b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .269
Boggs p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Forsch p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .151
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  M. Mahler p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Royster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .269

Totals               36   1   9   1     1   2             Totals               36   7  11   6     1   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 22,584
Left on Base: Braves 9, Astros 7
DP: Braves 0, Astros 1
Errors: Chaney 2, Cedeno, Landestoy
Doubles: Beall (1), Puhl 2 (22)
Stolen Bases: Miller (11), Puhl (28), Cedeno 2 (29), Cabell (35), Leonard (20), Landestoy (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (33)
GIDP: Lum (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(0-1)            3     6   4   2   0   0   0  16   7.04
M. Mahler               3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   5.81
Bradford                2     4   3   0   0   2   0  11   0.98
Totals                  8    11   7   2   1   5   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(11-6)          9     9   1   1   1   2   0  37   3.08
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   2   0  37

Balks: Forsch (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Miller struck out; Beall doubled; Whisenton reached
on a fielder's choice [Beall out at third (pitcher unassisted)];
Horner singled [Whisenton to second]; Office flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Reynolds flied out
to right; Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz singled [Puhl scored];
Cabell forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Hubbard
reached on an error by Cedeno [Hubbard to first]; Chaney
grounded out (second to first) [Hubbard to second]; Boggs
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Leonard flied out to center; Pujols singled;
Landestoy forced Pujols (second to shortstop); Forsch flied to
right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros
1.

BRAVES 3RD: On a bunt Miller singled; Miller stole second; Beall
lined to left; Whisenton grounded out (second to first) [Miller
to third]; Horner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl doubled; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Puhl to third]; Cedeno singled [Puhl
scored]; Cedeno stole second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cabell reached on an error by Chaney [Cedeno scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second;
Leonard singled [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Leonard stole
second; Pujols grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Office flied out to center; Nolan singled; Hubbard
singled [Nolan to second]; Chaney singled [Nolan to third,
Hubbard to second]; LUM BATTED FOR BOGGS; Lum grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at
second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: M. MAHLER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Landestoy popped
to third; Forsch was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Beall
grounded out (second to first); Whisenton grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds walked; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz
flied out to right; Cabell singled [Reynolds to second]; Leonard
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled; Office flied out to right; Nolan
singled [Horner out at third (right to third)]; Hubbard forced
Nolan (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros
4.

ASTROS 6TH: Pujols struck out; Landestoy lined to second; Forsch
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney lined to right; POCOROBA BATTED FOR M.
MAHLER; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Miller reached
on an error by Landestoy [Miller to first]; Beall grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Puhl flied
out to center; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno
singled; Cedeno stole second; Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Whisenton walked; Forsch balked [Whisenton to
second]; Horner struck out; Office grounded out (second to
first) [Whisenton to third]; Nolan singled [Whisenton scored];
Hubbard flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell reached on an error by Chaney [Cabell to
first]; Leonard singled [Cabell to second]; Pujols singled
[Cabell scored (unearned), Leonard to second]; Landestoy forced
Pujols (second to shortstop) [Leonard to third]; Landestoy stole
second; Forsch struck out; Puhl doubled [Leonard scored
(unearned), Landestoy scored (unearned)]; Reynolds was called
out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney flied out to center; ROYSTER BATTED FOR
BRADFORD; Royster grounded out (third to first); Miller grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 7.