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Jose Cruz drove in two runs with a double in the first inning and another run with a single in the second to start the Astros off to a 9-5 victory over the Braves. After Cruz' single, Cesar Cedeno batted in two runs with a triple. Dave Bergman also accounted for two RBIs with a single in the fifth. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 5Game Played on Saturday, July 12, 1980 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 - 5 12 0 Astros 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 x - 9 15 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Landestoy 2b 5 3 3 0 0 0 .235 Royster ph,2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .228 Puhl rf,cf 2 2 0 0 2 1 .283 Murphy cf 2 2 2 0 3 0 .301 Cruz lf 4 1 3 3 1 0 .316 Chambliss 1b 1 0 1 1 2 0 .302 Cedeno cf 1 0 1 2 1 0 .317 Lum pr,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Bergman 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .140 Matthews rf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .279 Howe ss,3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 Horner 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .235 Cabell 3b 4 2 1 0 0 0 .268 Burroughs lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .272 Reynolds ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .177 Nahorodny c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Leonard 1b,rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .213 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Pujols c 5 0 2 1 0 0 .212 Blanks ph,ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .196 Niekro p 3 1 1 0 1 1 .227 McWilliams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hanna p 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 36 5 12 5 5 3 Totals 36 9 15 9 6 2 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 38,610 Left on Base: Braves 10, Astros 11 DP: Braves 2, Astros 3 Errors: Cruz Doubles: Cruz 2 (15), Niekro (4) Triples: Hanna (1), Cedeno (4) Home Runs: Horner (11) Stolen Bases: Murphy (2), Cabell (12), Landestoy (10) Sacrifice Hits: Howe (1) Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (3) GIDP: Gomez (6), Hubbard (2), Horner (8), Howe (6), Leonard (4) Hit by Pitch: Puhl (3,by McWilliams) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams L(5-6) 1.2 6 5 5 1 0 0 13 4.62 Hanna 2.1 5 4 4 5 0 0 17 6.31 Camp 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.94 Bradford 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.12 Totals 8 15 9 9 6 2 0 44 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(10-7) 8.2 12 5 5 5 2 1 41 3.89 Smith SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.27 Totals 9 12 5 5 5 3 1 42 Hit by Pitch: McWilliams (6) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Eric Gregg BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard struck out; Murphy singled to center; Murphy stole second; Chambliss walked; Matthews popped to second; Horner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to second; Puhl was hit by a pitch [Landestoy to second]; Cruz doubled to center [Landestoy scored, Puhl scored]; Cedeno walked; Howe out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cruz to third, Cedeno to second]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Leonard lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro doubled to center; Landestoy singled to right [Niekro to third]; Puhl popped to third; Cruz singled to right [Niekro scored, Landestoy to third]; Cedeno tripled to right [Landestoy scored, Cruz scored]; HANNA REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Howe flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5. BRAVES 3RD: Hanna tripled to center; Hubbard flied to right in foul territory; Murphy walked; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hanna scored]; Matthews reached on an error by Cruz [Murphy to third, Matthews to first]; Horner popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell singled to right; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cabell to second]; Pujols singled to right [Cabell scored, Pujols to second (on throw to home)]; Niekro walked; Landestoy forced Niekro (first to shortstop) [Pujols to third]; Puhl walked [Landestoy to second]; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. BRAVES 4TH: PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LEONARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BERGMAN REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 1B); Burroughs popped to shortstop; Nahorodny singled to left; Gomez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Nahorodny out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 4TH: Bergman flied out to center; Howe walked; Cabell forced Howe (shortstop unassisted) [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Leonard singled to right [Cabell scored]; Pujols singled to center [Leonard to second]; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 7. BRAVES 5TH: Hanna singled to left; Hubbard grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hanna out at second]; Murphy singled to right; Chambliss singled to right [Murphy to second]; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 7. ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy singled to left; Landestoy stole second; Puhl walked; Cruz walked [Landestoy to third, Puhl to second]; CAMP REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Bergman singled to right [Landestoy scored, Puhl scored, Cruz to second]; Howe grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Cruz to third, Bergman out at second]; Cabell popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 9. BRAVES 6TH: Horner homered; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Nahorodny flied out to right; BLANKS BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Blanks singled to left; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR CAMP; Asselstine forced Blanks (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 9. ASTROS 6TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BRADFORD REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols made an out to second; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 9. BRAVES 7TH: HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); REYNOLDS REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING SS); ROYSTER BATTED FOR HUBBARD; Royster flied out to left; Murphy walked; Chambliss walked [Murphy to second]; LUM RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; Matthews singled to left [Murphy scored, Lum to second]; Horner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 9. ASTROS 7TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl struck out; Cruz doubled to right; Bergman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 9. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs flied out to left; Nahorodny lined to shortstop; Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 9. ASTROS 8TH: Howe singled to center; Reynolds singled to center [Howe to second]; Leonard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howe to third, Reynolds out at second]; Pujols flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 9. BRAVES 9TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Pocoroba popped to second; Royster singled to left; Murphy walked [Royster to second]; Lum flied out to center; Matthews singled to center [Royster scored, Murphy to third]; Horner singled to left [Murphy scored, Matthews to second]; SMITH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Burroughs struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 9. |
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