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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves

1979-05-21 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 1988 · 75°F, cloudy, rain · Wind 7 mph L to R · 2:27

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 7–5. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 5th. Phil Niekro earned the win and Gene Garber picked up the save. Bob Horner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	5
ATL	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	0		7	13

W: Phil Niekro L: Bo McLaughlin SV: Gene Garber

Umpires — HP: Joe West · 1B: Bill Williams · 2B: Jerry Dale · 3B: Bruce Froemming · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Terry Puhl	4	1	2	1	1	0
Julio Gonzalez	2	1	0	0	1	0
Cesar Cedeno	2	1	1	1	2	0
Jose Cruz	4	1	1	0	0	0
Enos Cabell	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Watson	2	0	0	1	1	0
Art Howe	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Ashby	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Dixon	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Sexton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Landestoy	0	1	0	0	2	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Royster	5	1	2	0	0	0
Gary Matthews	5	2	2	2	0	1
Jeff Burroughs	5	1	2	0	0	1
Dale Murphy	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bob Horner	4	1	1	3	0	0
Rowland Office	4	0	1	1	0	0
Glenn Hubbard	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pepe Frias	4	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Niekro	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Lum	1	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Dixon	4.0	7	1	0
Bo McLaughlin	2.0	4	0	3
Joaquin Andujar	2.0	2	1	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	6.2	5	7	3
Craig Skok	0.1	0	0	0
Gene Garber	2.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Terry Puhl: HR/F89XD
Julio Gonzalez: HP
Cesar Cedeno: S8.1-3
Jose Cruz: SB2.3-H(PB)
Jose Cruz: S7.2-3
Enos Cabell: SB2.3-H(PB)
Enos Cabell: K+E2/TH1.B-1;2-3
Bob Watson: SB2
Bob Watson: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Art Howe: OA.3XH(21)
Art Howe: 8

Bot 1

Jerry Royster: 8
Gary Matthews: 7
Jeff Burroughs: S
Dale Murphy: W.1-2
Bob Horner: 8

Top 2

Alan Ashby: K
Tom Dixon: S
Terry Puhl: 64(1)/FO
Julio Gonzalez: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Rowland Office: 8/P
Glenn Hubbard: 7
Pepe Frias: 9

Top 3

Julio Gonzalez: 9
Cesar Cedeno: W
Jose Cruz: PO1(23)
Jose Cruz: 53

Bot 3

Phil Niekro: 63
Jerry Royster: S8
Gary Matthews: HR/F7D.1-H
Jeff Burroughs: S
Dale Murphy: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Enos Cabell: 63
Bob Watson: W
Art Howe: 8
Alan Ashby: 3

Bot 4

Bob Horner: 53
Rowland Office: 43
Glenn Hubbard: S
Pepe Frias: D8/L78.1-H
Phil Niekro: S.2-3
Jerry Royster: 53

Top 5

Jimmy Sexton: 4/P
Terry Puhl: S
Julio Gonzalez: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Gary Matthews: D
Jeff Burroughs: E5/TH.2-3;B-1
Dale Murphy: 8
Bob Horner: HR/F7D.3-H;1-H(UR)
Rowland Office: 7
Glenn Hubbard: D7/L7L
Pepe Frias: 53

Top 6

Cesar Cedeno: 13
Jose Cruz: 5
Enos Cabell: W
Bob Watson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Phil Niekro: K
Jerry Royster: D
Gary Matthews: K
Jeff Burroughs: K

Top 7

Art Howe: K
Alan Ashby: 43
Rafael Landestoy: W
Terry Puhl: W.1-2
Julio Gonzalez: W.2-3;1-2
Cesar Cedeno: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jose Cruz: 8

Bot 7

Dale Murphy: W
Bob Horner: 54(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH1)
Rowland Office: D.2-H(UR)
Glenn Hubbard: PB.2-3
Glenn Hubbard: FC5.3XH(52512636);B-2
Pepe Frias: 63

Top 8

Enos Cabell: 13
Bob Watson: 53
Art Howe: 53

Bot 8

Mike Lum: S
Jerry Royster: 43.1-2
Gary Matthews: 8
Jeff Burroughs: 63

Top 9

Alan Ashby: 341
Rafael Landestoy: W
Terry Puhl: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Notes & reviews

Cabell tried to take home on a ball that got away from Murphy but not far enough as the catcher threw to Niekro who got him at the plate
Rain delay of 25 minutes here

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