J.R. Richard pitched a four-hitter and struck out 13 batters to lead the Astros to an 8-0 triumph over the Braves. The Astros opened the scoring in the fourth inning when they tallied three times, two on a single by Enos Cabell and the other on an infield out. They registered another pair of markers in the sixth on a single by Cabell, double by Denny Walling and singles by Luis Pujols and Rafael Landestoy. Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 0Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAstros 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 - 8 19 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .286 Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .326 Reynolds ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .264 Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228 Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Bonnell lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .256 Cruz lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .314 Cabell 3b 5 3 3 2 0 1 .272 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .284 Walling rf 4 2 3 0 1 1 .329 Whisenton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219 Pujols c 5 0 2 3 0 1 .246 Chaney ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .156 Landestoy 2b 5 0 3 3 0 0 .271 Benedict c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Richard p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .121 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249 R. Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 B. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boggs p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 M. Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Nolan c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Totals 42 8 19 8 1 5 Totals 30 0 4 0 2 13 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 1,737 Left on Base: Astros 9, Braves 6 DP: Astros 1, Braves 2 Doubles: Cedeno (27), Cruz (32), Walling (8), Landestoy (8) Stolen Bases: Cruz (36), Miller (13) GIDP: Pujols (2), Puhl (7), Bonnell (10) Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (3,by Boggs), Bonnell (2,by Richard) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(17-13) 9 4 0 0 2 13 0 33 2.78 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 13 0 33 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Boggs L(0-2) 5 7 3 3 0 0 0 22 6.39 M. Mahler 2 6 2 2 0 3 0 11 5.85 R. Mahler 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 6.14 B. McLaughlin 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 7 5.07 Totals 9 19 8 8 1 5 0 44 Hit by Pitch: Richard (3), Boggs (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Jim Quick ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno doubled; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard flied out to right; Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to right; Walling singled; Pujols grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Walling out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; Whisenton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy flied out to left; Richard grounded out (third to first); Puhl singled; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney flied out to right; Benedict popped to third in foul territory; Boggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cruz doubled [Cedeno to third]; Cabell singled [Cedeno scored, Cruz scored]; Walling singled [Cabell to third]; Pujols flied out to left; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cabell scored, Walling to second]; Richard flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Miller singled; Miller stole second; Hubbard struck out; Bonnell was hit by a pitch; Horner struck out; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Whisenton struck out; Chaney singled; Benedict struck out; POCOROBA BATTED FOR BOGGS; Pocoroba grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: M. MAHLER REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Cabell singled; Walling doubled [Cabell to third]; Pujols singled [Cabell scored, Walling to third]; Landestoy singled [Walling scored, Pujols to second]; Richard struck out; Puhl grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Landestoy out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Hubbard singled; Bonnell grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hubbard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds singled; Cedeno grounded out (third to first) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz singled [Reynolds to third]; Cruz stole second; Cabell struck out; Walling struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Horner struck out; Murphy grounded out (third to first); Whisenton singled; Chaney walked [Whisenton to second]; LUM BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: R. MAHLER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); NOLAN REPLACED M. MAHLER (PLAYING C ); Pujols struck out; Landestoy doubled; Richard struck out; Puhl singled [Landestoy out at home (shortstop to first to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Nolan walked; Miller struck out; Hubbard popped to shortstop; Bonnell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. ASTROS 9TH: B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED R. MAHLER (PITCHING); Reynolds singled; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz lined to shortstop; Cabell singled [Reynolds to second]; Walling walked [Reynolds to third, Cabell to second]; Pujols singled [Reynolds scored, Cabell scored, Walling to second]; Landestoy singled [Walling scored, Pujols to third, Landestoy out at second (right to shortstop)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: Horner flied out to left; Murphy struck out; Whisenton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Braves 0. |
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