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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves
1980-09-25 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 7926 · night · 2:39
Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 4–2. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 3rd. Nolan Ryan earned the win and Dave Smith picked up the save. Joe Morgan went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Nolan Ryan L: Phil Niekro SV: Dave Smith
Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Dick Stello · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Puhl | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Art Howe | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alan Ashby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Craig Reynolds | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nolan Ryan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeffrey Leonard | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terry Harper | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rafael Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gary Matthews | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bob Horner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Chambliss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dale Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Glenn Hubbard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bruce Benedict | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Niekro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Biff Pocoroba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Burroughs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brian Asselstine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
 Frank LaCorte | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Smith | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
 Larry Bradford | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Garber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Hrabosky | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joe Morgan: 9
- Enos Cabell: 7
- Terry Puhl: 43
Bot 1
- Terry Harper: 63
- Rafael Ramirez: 53
- Gary Matthews: K
Top 2
- Jose Cruz: 43
- Cesar Cedeno: S8
- Art Howe: S7.1-2
- Alan Ashby: 16(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Bob Horner: K/C
- Chris Chambliss: 6/P
- Dale Murphy: 31
Top 3
- Craig Reynolds: 43
- Nolan Ryan: S9
- Joe Morgan: HR/9.1-H
- Enos Cabell: 8
- Terry Puhl: W
- Jose Cruz: 3/G
Bot 3
- Glenn Hubbard: 8
- Bruce Benedict: 3/G
- Phil Niekro: S7
- Terry Harper: W.1-2
- Rafael Ramirez: WP.2-3;1-2
- Rafael Ramirez: K/C
Top 4
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Art Howe: 9
- Alan Ashby: 13
Bot 4
- Gary Matthews: S7
- Bob Horner: S7.1-2
- Chris Chambliss: W.2-3;1-2
- Dale Murphy: 7
- Glenn Hubbard: 7/SF.3-H;2-3
- Bruce Benedict: S8.3-H;1-3
- Phil Niekro: K/C
Top 5
- Craig Reynolds: S6
- Nolan Ryan: 34/SH.1-2
- Joe Morgan: S7.2-H
- Enos Cabell: 43.1-2
- Terry Puhl: K
Bot 5
- Terry Harper: S8
- Rafael Ramirez: CS2(26)#
- Rafael Ramirez: K
- Gary Matthews: W
- Bob Horner: 4
Top 6
- Jose Cruz: K
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Art Howe: T9
- Alan Ashby: W
- Craig Reynolds: K
Bot 6
- Chris Chambliss: 5/P
- Dale Murphy: 7
- Glenn Hubbard: K
Top 7
- Jeffrey Leonard: S7
- Joe Morgan: W.1-2
- Enos Cabell: S8.2-H;1-2
- Terry Puhl: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Jose Cruz: 43
- Cesar Cedeno: K
Bot 7
- Bruce Benedict: 63
- Biff Pocoroba: K/C
- Terry Harper: D7
- Jeff Burroughs: K/C
Top 8
- Art Howe: S8
- Alan Ashby: 34/SH.1-2
- Craig Reynolds: K
- Jeffrey Leonard: 8
Bot 8
- Gary Matthews: K
- Bob Horner: 63
- Chris Chambliss: S6
- Dale Murphy: K
Top 9
- Joe Morgan: 7
- Enos Cabell: 8
- Terry Puhl: S9
- Dave Smith: CS2(26)
Bot 9
- Glenn Hubbard: 53
- Bruce Benedict: S7
- Mike Lum: W.1-2
- Terry Harper: 9
- Brian Asselstine: 5/FL
Notes & reviews
- 46 minute rain delay sometime this inning
- Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by HP umpire Bruce Froemming