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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves

1979-09-24 Β· Night game Β· Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Β· Att: 2321 Β· 70Β°F Β· 2:15

Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 8–1. Atlanta Braves put up 5 in the 6th. Eddie Solomon earned the win. Barry Bonnell went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
HOU00000000115
ATL10001510814

W: Eddie Solomon   L: Rick Williams   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Jim Quick Β· 1B: Satch Davidson Β· 2B: Paul Pryor Β· 3B: Dave Pallone Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Terry Puhl401001
Craig Reynolds311010
Cesar Cedeno401100
Jose Cruz300010
Enos Cabell402000
Jeffrey Leonard300002
Luis Pujols300000
Rafael Landestoy300001
Rick Williams100001
Dave Bergman100000
Denny Walling100000

Atlanta Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Eddie Miller422010
Glenn Hubbard312210
Gary Matthews401400
Bob Horner401010
Dale Murphy512001
Barry Bonnell423100
Darrel Chaney312110
Bruce Benedict300010
Eddie Solomon411000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Williams5.0620
Joaquin Andujar0.2410
Gordie Pladson0.1411
Bert Roberge1.0000
Pete Ladd1.0010

Atlanta Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Eddie Solomon9.0525

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Terry Puhl: S
  • Craig Reynolds: CS2(24)
  • Craig Reynolds: 63
  • Cesar Cedeno: 7

Bot 1

  • Eddie Miller: S
  • Glenn Hubbard: SB2
  • Glenn Hubbard: S.2-3
  • Gary Matthews: 64(1)/FO.3-H
  • Bob Horner: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

  • Jose Cruz: W
  • Enos Cabell: CS2(24)
  • Enos Cabell: 6/P
  • Jeffrey Leonard: 9

Bot 2

  • Dale Murphy: 8
  • Barry Bonnell: S
  • Darrel Chaney: 7
  • Bruce Benedict: 7

Top 3

  • Luis Pujols: 7
  • Rafael Landestoy: K
  • Rick Williams: K

Bot 3

  • Eddie Solomon: 7
  • Eddie Miller: 3/G
  • Glenn Hubbard: W
  • Gary Matthews: 13

Top 4

  • Terry Puhl: 3/G
  • Craig Reynolds: 3/P
  • Cesar Cedeno: 53

Bot 4

  • Bob Horner: 3/G
  • Dale Murphy: D
  • Barry Bonnell: 3
  • Darrel Chaney: IW
  • Bruce Benedict: 7

Top 5

  • Jose Cruz: 8
  • Enos Cabell: D
  • Jeffrey Leonard: K
  • Luis Pujols: 43

Bot 5

  • Eddie Solomon: S
  • Eddie Miller: S.1-2
  • Glenn Hubbard: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Gary Matthews: 8/SF.3-H
  • Bob Horner: 6/L

Top 6

  • Rafael Landestoy: 5/P
  • Dave Bergman: 3/L
  • Terry Puhl: K

Bot 6

  • Dale Murphy: S
  • Barry Bonnell: S.1-2
  • Darrel Chaney: S.2-H;1-2
  • Bruce Benedict: 63.2-3;1-2
  • Eddie Solomon: 13
  • Eddie Miller: W
  • Glenn Hubbard: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Gary Matthews: S.2-H;1-H
  • Bob Horner: S.1-2
  • Dale Murphy: K

Top 7

  • Craig Reynolds: W
  • Cesar Cedeno: 7
  • Jose Cruz: 8
  • Enos Cabell: S.1-2
  • Jeffrey Leonard: K

Bot 7

  • Barry Bonnell: HR
  • Darrel Chaney: S
  • Bruce Benedict: W.1-2
  • Eddie Solomon: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
  • Eddie Miller: 63

Top 8

  • Luis Pujols: 63
  • Rafael Landestoy: 1/G
  • Denny Walling: 43

Bot 8

  • Glenn Hubbard: 8
  • Gary Matthews: 7
  • Bob Horner: W
  • Dale Murphy: 3/P

Top 9

  • Terry Puhl: 3/P
  • Craig Reynolds: D
  • Cesar Cedeno: D.2-H
  • Jose Cruz: 9
  • Enos Cabell: 4/P

Notes & reviews

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