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Driving in three runs with a homer and single, Joe Morgan led the Astros to a 4-2 triumph over the Braves, enabling the Astros to regain first place in the West Division ahead of the Dodgers. Morgan's round-tripper came in the third inning after a single by Nolan Ryan. Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAstros 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 0
Braves 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 3 1 0 .247 Harper lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .182
Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .259
Cabell 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264
Puhl rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .282 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matthews rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 .283
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .314 Horner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .274
Howe 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .282 Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277
Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Ashby c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .255
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .219 Benedict c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .254
Ryan p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .090 Niekro p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .141
LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leonard ph,lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .215 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
Lum ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Totals 33 4 11 4 3 5 Totals 33 2 8 2 4 10
Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 7,926
Left on Base: Astros 8, Braves 9
DP: Astros 0, Braves 1
Doubles: Harper (1)
Triples: Howe (5)
Home Runs: Morgan (10)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (11), Harper (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (4), Puhl (6), Ashby (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hubbard (4)
GIDP: Ashby (11)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Ryan W(10-9) 5 5 2 2 3 5 0 22 3.38
LaCorte 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.75
Smith SV(8) 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 13 2.02
Totals 9 8 2 2 4 10 0 38
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro L(15-16) 6 9 4 4 3 3 1 29 3.67
Bradford 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.50
Garber 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.92
Hrabosky 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.79
Totals 9 11 4 4 3 5 1 39
Wild Pitches: Ryan (10)
Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata
ASTROS 1ST: Morgan flied out to right; Cabell flied out to left;
Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez
grounded out (third to first); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled
to center; Howe singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Ashby
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Howe out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Horner was called out on strikes; Chambliss popped
to shortstop; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ryan
singled to right; Morgan homered [Ryan scored]; Cabell flied out
to center; Puhl walked; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict grounded out
(first unassisted); Niekro singled to left; Harper walked
[Niekro to second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Niekro to third,
Harper to second]; Ramirez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Howe flied out to right;
Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Matthews singled to left; 46 minute rain delay
sometime this inning; Horner singled to left [Matthews to
second]; Chambliss walked [Matthews to third, Horner to second];
Murphy flied out to left; Hubbard hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Matthews scored, Horner to third]; Benedict singled to center
[Horner scored, Chambliss to third]; Niekro was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds singled to shortstop; Ryan out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second]; Morgan
singled to left [Reynolds scored]; Cabell grounded out (second
to first) [Morgan to second]; Puhl struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2.
BRAVES 5TH: Harper singled to center; Harper was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Ramirez struck out; Matthews
walked; Horner made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Braves 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected
by HP umpire Bruce Froemming; Cedeno flied out to center;
Howe tripled to right; Ashby walked; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2.
BRAVES 6TH: LACORTE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Chambliss popped
to third; Murphy flied out to left; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 2.
ASTROS 7TH: LEONARD BATTED FOR LACORTE; Leonard singled to left;
Morgan walked [Leonard to second]; Cabell singled to center
[Leonard scored, Morgan to second]; BRADFORD REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Morgan to third, Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); GARBER REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Cedeno struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2.
BRAVES 7TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SMITH REPLACED
CRUZ (PITCHING); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first);
POCOROBA BATTED FOR GARBER; Pocoroba was called out on strikes;
Harper doubled to left; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Burroughs
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4,
Braves 2.
ASTROS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY
REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Howe singled to center; Ashby out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Howe to second]; Reynolds
struck out; Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Braves 2.
BRAVES 8TH: Matthews struck out; Horner grounded out (shortstop
to first); Chambliss singled to shortstop; Murphy struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 2.
ASTROS 9TH: Morgan flied out to left; Cabell flied out to
center; Puhl singled to right; Puhl was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves
2.
BRAVES 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); BERGMAN
REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 1B); Hubbard grounded out (third to
first); Benedict singled to left; LUM BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lum
walked [Benedict to second]; RUIZ RAN FOR LUM; Harper flied out
to right; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Asselstine popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves
2.
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