Monday September 24, 1979
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Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, September 24, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0 Braves 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 x - 8 14 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 Miller cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .330 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .263 Hubbard 2b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .228 Cedeno 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Matthews rf 4 0 1 4 0 0 .304 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Whisenton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .317 Leonard rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .289 Murphy 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .287 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Bonnell lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .258 Landestoy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Chaney ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 .150 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Solomon p 4 1 1 0 0 0 .210 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 Pladson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Ladd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 5 1 2 5 Totals 34 8 14 8 5 1 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 2,321 Left on Base: Astros 4, Braves 9 DP: Astros 2, Braves 0 Doubles: Cabell (29), Reynolds (20), Cedeno (26), Murphy (7) Home Runs: Bonnell (12) Stolen Bases: Miller (12) Caught Stealing: Puhl (22), Cruz (14) Sacrifice Hits: Hubbard (2) Sacrifice Flies: Matthews (3) GIDP: Horner (9), Solomon (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Williams L(4-7) 5 6 2 2 2 0 0 22 3.31 Andujar 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 0 7 3.43 Pladson 0.1 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 4.50 Roberge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.74 Ladd 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.38 Totals 8 14 8 8 5 1 1 41 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon W(7-13) 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 32 4.25 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 32 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dave Pallone ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Miller singled; Miller stole second; Hubbard singled [Miller to third]; Matthews forced Hubbard (shortstop to second) [Miller scored]; Horner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cabell popped to shortstop; Leonard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy flied out to center; Bonnell singled; Chaney flied out to left; Benedict flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols flied out to left; Landestoy struck out; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Solomon flied out to left; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Hubbard walked; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds popped to first; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Horner grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy doubled; Bonnell made an out to first; Chaney was walked intentionally; Benedict flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Cabell doubled; Leonard struck out; Pujols grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Solomon singled; Miller singled [Solomon to second]; Hubbard out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Solomon to third, Miller to second]; Matthews out on an unknown play [Solomon scored]; Horner lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy popped to third; BERGMAN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Bergman lined to first; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Murphy singled; Bonnell singled [Murphy to second]; Chaney singled [Murphy scored, Bonnell to second]; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonnell to third, Chaney to second]; Solomon grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller walked; Hubbard singled [Bonnell scored, Chaney scored, Miller to second]; PLADSON REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Matthews singled [Miller scored, Hubbard scored]; Horner singled [Matthews to second]; Murphy struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds walked; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz flied out to center; Cabell singled [Reynolds to second]; Leonard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell homered; Chaney singled; Benedict walked [Chaney to second]; ROBERGE REPLACED PLADSON (PITCHING); Solomon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney to third, Benedict out at second]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 8. ASTROS 8TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy grounded out (pitcher unassisted); WALLING BATTED FOR ROBERGE; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 8. BRAVES 8TH: LADD REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Hubbard flied out to center; Matthews flied out to left; Horner walked; Murphy popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 8. ASTROS 9TH: WHISENTON REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING RF); Puhl popped to first; Reynolds doubled; Cedeno doubled [Reynolds scored]; Cruz flied out to right; Cabell popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 8.

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