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The Astros hit four homers, but still lost to the Braves, who gained a 5-4 victory with the help of only one circuit clout. Terry Puhl poked two homers and Joe Morgan and Rafael Landestoy banged one apiece for the Astros. The Braves took a 3-1 lead in the first inning and then decided the outcome when Brian Asselstine homered with a man on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4Game Played on Friday, May 9, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAstros 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 2 Braves 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 8 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .290 Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Blanks 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .176 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .238 Murphy rf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .259 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .338 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .308 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .330 Burroughs lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .304 Leonard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Asselstine cf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .270 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Benedict c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .219 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .294 McWilliams p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .500 Landestoy ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .231 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 33 4 9 4 1 2 Totals 32 5 8 5 3 8 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 11,111 Left on Base: Astros 3, Braves 6 DP: Astros 2, Braves 1 Errors: Morgan, Leonard Doubles: Chambliss (5) Home Runs: Puhl 2 (4), Morgan (3), Landestoy (1), Asselstine (1) Stolen Bases: Royster (6) Caught Stealing: Puhl (3), Morgan (1) GIDP: Cruz (2), Royster (2), Gomez (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(4-1) 6 8 5 5 2 5 1 27 2.98 Smith 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2.08 Niemann 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 LaCorte 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.56 Totals 8 8 5 5 3 8 1 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams W(2-2) 7 8 4 4 1 2 4 28 5.11 Camp 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38 Bradford SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.46 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 2 4 34 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Fred Brocklander ASTROS 1ST: Puhl homered; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to right; Cabell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Blanks singled to center; Murphy walked [Blanks to second]; Chambliss singled to right [Blanks scored, Murphy to second]; Burroughs singled to right [Murphy scored, Chambliss to third]; Asselstine reached on an error by Leonard [Chambliss scored (RBI), Burroughs to second]; Benedict flied out to center; Gomez grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard grounded out (second to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; Ashby grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 2ND: McWilliams singled to shortstop; Royster grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McWilliams out at second]; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled to center; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Chambliss doubled to left; Burroughs flied out to left; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan homered; Cedeno lined to shortstop; Cabell singled to second; Leonard grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Benedict singled to center; Gomez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Benedict out at second]; McWilliams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch struck out; Puhl homered; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to left; Cabell singled to left; Leonard forced Cabell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss struck out; Burroughs singled to pitcher; Asselstine homered [Burroughs scored]; Benedict struck out; Gomez walked; McWilliams struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 5. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz made an out to second; Ashby lined to third; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR FORSCH; Landestoy homered; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. BRAVES 7TH: SMITH REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Royster reached on an error by Morgan; Royster stole second; Blanks struck out; Murphy walked; NIEMANN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Chambliss flied out to center; LACORTE REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. ASTROS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: Asselstine struck out; Benedict flied out to left; Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. ASTROS 9TH: Cabell flied out to left; Leonard singled to left; BRADFORD REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 5. |
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