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.

Pujols singled home two tallies in the ninth and Landestoy added a run with another single. Richard's strikeout total reached 302 for his second straight season with more than 300. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Astros       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.