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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros

1980-10-02 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 45022 · 76°F, dome, dry · 2:35

Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 3–2. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 4th. Joe Niekro earned the win and Frank LaCorte picked up the save. Chris Chambliss went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Niekro L: Larry McWilliams SV: Frank LaCorte

Umpires — HP: Ed Vargo · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Steve Fields · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Terry Harper	4	0	0	0	0
Rafael Ramirez	3	0	0	0	1
Gary Matthews	4	1	2	0	0
Bob Horner	4	0	1	0	0
Chris Chambliss	4	1	3	2	1
Dale Murphy	4	0	1	0	1
Glenn Hubbard	3	0	0	0	1
Bruce Benedict	3	0	0	0	0
Larry McWilliams	1	0	0	0	1
Mike Lum	1	0	0	0	1
Biff Pocoroba	1	0	0	0	0
Jeff Burroughs	1	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Morgan	2	0	1	2	2	0
Enos Cabell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Cruz	4	0	2	0	0	0
Cesar Cedeno	3	0	0	0	1	0
Art Howe	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Woods	2	1	1	1	1	0
Rafael Landestoy	4	1	3	0	0	0
Alan Ashby	3	1	2	0	1	0
Joe Niekro	2	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Puhl	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry McWilliams	4.0	5	3	1
Rick Matula	0.2	1	0	0
Al Hrabosky	2.1	2	2	0
Gene Garber	1.0	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Joe Niekro	8.2	6	5
Joe Sambito	0.0	1	0
Frank LaCorte	0.1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Terry Harper: 63
Rafael Ramirez: 3/FL
Gary Matthews: 63

Bot 1

Joe Morgan: 3/G
Enos Cabell: K
Jose Cruz: 63

Top 2

Bob Horner: 8
Chris Chambliss: HR/9
Dale Murphy: S9
Glenn Hubbard: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 2

Cesar Cedeno: 7
Art Howe: 7
Gary Woods: W
Rafael Landestoy: S6.1-2
Alan Ashby: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Niekro: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Bruce Benedict: 8
Larry McWilliams: K
Terry Harper: 8

Bot 3

Joe Morgan: W
Enos Cabell: 43.1-2
Jose Cruz: 43.2-3
Cesar Cedeno: 2/FL

Top 4

Rafael Ramirez: K
Gary Matthews: S9
Bob Horner: E3.1-3;B-1
Chris Chambliss: K
Dale Murphy: 53

Bot 4

Art Howe: 9
Gary Woods: HR/F7D
Rafael Landestoy: S8
Alan Ashby: S7.1-2
Joe Niekro: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Joe Morgan: S9.3-H;2-H
Enos Cabell: 53

Top 5

Glenn Hubbard: 8
Bruce Benedict: 53
Mike Lum: K

Bot 5

Jose Cruz: S7
Cesar Cedeno: SB2
Cesar Cedeno: 63
Art Howe: 53.2-3
Gary Woods: OA.3XH(21)

Top 6

Terry Harper: 6
Rafael Ramirez: 43/G4M
Gary Matthews: 13

Bot 6

Gary Woods: 7
Rafael Landestoy: S8
Alan Ashby: SB2
Alan Ashby: 53
Joe Niekro: 6/L

Top 7

Bob Horner: S7/F7DW.BX2(74)
Chris Chambliss: S8
Dale Murphy: 8
Glenn Hubbard: K

Bot 7

Joe Morgan: W
Enos Cabell: PO1(13)
Enos Cabell: 63
Jose Cruz: S9
Cesar Cedeno: W.1-2
Art Howe: 53

Top 8

Bruce Benedict: 3/FL
Biff Pocoroba: 9
Terry Harper: 63

Bot 8

Terry Puhl: 8
Rafael Landestoy: 43
Alan Ashby: D9.BX3(945)

Top 9

Jeff Burroughs: 63
Gary Matthews: D9
Bob Horner: 53
Chris Chambliss: S7.2-H
Dale Murphy: SB2
Dale Murphy: K

Notes & reviews

Braves manager Cox visited the mound but forgot his pitching coach had already been out once that inning; so umpire Davidson required a pitching change per rule

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