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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros
1979-08-04 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 45110 · 2:23
Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 6–2. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 5th. Frank LaCorte earned the win and Joe Sambito picked up the save. Bob Horner went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
W: Frank LaCorte L: Phil Niekro SV: Joe Sambito
Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Dutch Rennert · 2B: Ed Montague · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Wessinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gary Matthews | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rowland Office | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Horner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dale Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Barry Bonnell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Darrel Chaney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bruce Benedict | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Phil Niekro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Nolan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Royster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Spikes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rafael Landestoy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Craig Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Puhl | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Enos Cabell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jeffrey Leonard | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Art Howe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bruce Bochy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank LaCorte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Throop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank LaCorte | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| George Throop | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Sambito | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Wessinger: K/C
- Gary Matthews: 53
- Rowland Office: S8
- Bob Horner: 5
Bot 1
- Rafael Landestoy: K
- Craig Reynolds: 3/G
- Terry Puhl: K23
Top 2
- Dale Murphy: 63
- Barry Bonnell: 9
- Darrel Chaney: 43
Bot 2
- Jose Cruz: 23
- Enos Cabell: K23
- Jeffrey Leonard: K
Top 3
- Bruce Benedict: K
- Phil Niekro: K
- Jim Wessinger: K
Bot 3
- Art Howe: K
- Bruce Bochy: 43
- Frank LaCorte: K
Top 4
- Gary Matthews: K
- Rowland Office: W
- Bob Horner: HR/7.1-H
- Dale Murphy: 9
- Barry Bonnell: K
Bot 4
- Rafael Landestoy: 43
- Craig Reynolds: 7
- Terry Puhl: 53
Top 5
- Darrel Chaney: 8
- Bruce Benedict: S8
- Phil Niekro: 4/FL
- Jim Wessinger: 53
Bot 5
- Jose Cruz: D9
- Enos Cabell: WP.2-3
- Enos Cabell: K
- Jeffrey Leonard: W
- Art Howe: WP.1-2;3-3#
- Art Howe: 8
- Bruce Bochy: K+WP.3-H(NR);2-3;B-1
- Jimmy Sexton: WP.3-H;1-2
- Jimmy Sexton: K.BX1(2E3);2-H(UR)
- Rafael Landestoy: SB2
- Rafael Landestoy: W
- Craig Reynolds: 5
Top 6
- Gary Matthews: 9
- Rowland Office: 3/G
- Bob Horner: K
Bot 6
- Terry Puhl: S8
- Jose Cruz: WP.1-2#
- Jose Cruz: K
- Enos Cabell: 63
- Jeffrey Leonard: D8.2-H
- Art Howe: S8.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Bruce Bochy: 8
Top 7
- Dale Murphy: W
- Barry Bonnell: 8
- Darrel Chaney: K
- Joe Nolan: S9.1-2
- Phil Niekro: K
Bot 7
- George Throop: 23
- Rafael Landestoy: S8
- Craig Reynolds: CS2(26)
- Craig Reynolds: S7
- Terry Puhl: SB2
- Terry Puhl: S4.2-3
- Jose Cruz: K
Top 8
- Jerry Royster: W
- Gary Matthews: S8.1-2
- Charlie Spikes: K
- Bob Horner: 3
- Dale Murphy: 4
Bot 8
- Enos Cabell: 9
- Jeffrey Leonard: W
- Art Howe: WP.1-2
- Art Howe: 2/FL
- Bruce Bochy: S8.2-H
- Joe Sambito: 9
Top 9
- Barry Bonnell: K/C
- Darrel Chaney: K
- Joe Nolan: 31