August 12, 1979 Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 4
SEA 3 CHW 7
TOR 0 TOR 7
@CHW 5 KCR 7
DET 1 MIN 1
OAK 0 CLE 6
@TEX 3 ATL 3
HOU 2 CIN 9
@SDP 2 SDP 5
CIN 4 SFG 4
LAD 1 CHC 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 7,557

Sunday, August 12, 1979, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 2:07

Astros

68-50

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  8  1
Braves          0  0  0   1  1  1   0  0  X    3  9  0

W: P Niekro (15-15), L: R Williams (3-5)

Braves

47-72

Won 1

6th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Landestoy 2B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .203  .539    0    4   3   
C Reynolds SS                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .274  .637    0    0   4   2B
T Puhl CF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .285  .733    0    5   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .823    0    2   0   
E Cabell 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .270  .652    0    7   0   CS,SF
J Leonard RF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .299  .732    0    3   0   SB
A Howe 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .693    0    1   1   
A Ashby C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .213  .558    0    2   0   
  G Throop P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .852    0    0   0   
R Williams P                  2   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .650    0    0   1   
  A Knicely PH-C              2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       32   2   8   2    3   8                    24  10

BATTING

2B: C Reynolds (15, off P Niekro).

SF: E Cabell (1, off P Niekro).

TB: R Williams 2; C Reynolds 2; J Cruz; T Puhl; J Leonard; R Landestoy; E Cabell.

GIDP: A Knicely (1).

RBI: T Puhl (37); E Cabell (51).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Reynolds-R Landestoy-E Cabell.

E: C Reynolds (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Leonard (14, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Benedict).

CS: E Cabell (13, 2nd base by P Niekro/B Benedict).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .670    0    2   1   
G Matthews RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .886    0    0   0   
R Office CF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .266  .693    0    5   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .325  .935    0    1   1   GDP
D Murphy 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .861    0    8   0   
B Bonnell LF                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .256  .730    0    2   0   HR
P Frias SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .664    0    1   2   
B Benedict C                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .212  .584    0    8   1   
P Niekro P                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .195  .475    0    0   1   2B
Totals                       32   3   9   3    4   2                    27   6

BATTING

2B: P Niekro (5, off R Williams).

HR: B Bonnell (9, off R Williams; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Bonnell 6; R Office 2; P Niekro 2; B Horner 2; J Royster.

GIDP: B Horner (4).

RBI: B Bonnell 2 (34); R Office (36).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Horner-J Royster-D Murphy.

PB: B Benedict (5).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Williams, L (3-5)            6     8   3   3    2   2   1   3.26   27     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 8     44    -     1.01  -0.05
G Throop                       2     1   0   0    2   0   0   4.05    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.35   0.04
Totals                         8     9   3   3    4   2   1          36     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 9           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, W (15-15)            9     8   2   2    3   8   0   3.64   36     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 8     68    -     1.33   0.50
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   8   0          36     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 7,557.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves                       
1. R Landestoy          2B    1. J Royster            2B 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. G Matthews           RF 
3. T Puhl               CF    3. R Office             CF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. B Horner             3B 
5. E Cabell             1B    5. D Murphy             1B 
6. J Leonard            RF    6. B Bonnell            LF 
7. A Howe               3B    7. P Frias              SS 
8. A Ashby              C     8. B Benedict           C  
9. R Williams           P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-0  12-       9%  94% A Knicely       P Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 8   1  3-1  1--      -9%  76% J Cruz          P Niekro        Single to RF; Puhl to 3B
   t 8   2  3-2  -2-       8%  87% J Leonard       P Niekro        Groundout: SS-1B
   b 4   1  0-0  1-3       8%  72% B Bonnell       R Williams      Single to LF; Office Scores; Horner to 2B
   b 4   0  0-0  -2-       7%  71% B Horner        R Williams      Single to CF; Office to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Landestoy     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      54%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Royster       Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--      53%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  B Horner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  E Cabell        Strikeout
          ---      53%  J Leonard       Walk
   O      1--      55%  A Howe          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  B Bonnell       Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  P Frias         Groundout: SS-1B; Bonnell to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  B Benedict      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  R Williams      Single to RF
          1--      46%  R Landestoy     Single to 1B; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      51%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  P Niekro        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  J Royster       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  E Cabell        Single to SS
   O      1--      55%  J Leonard       Cabell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      56%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---      63%  R Office        Single to SS; Office to 2B/Adv on E6
          -2-      71%  B Horner        Single to CF; Office to 3B
   O      1-3      64%  D Murphy        Popfly: 2B
   R      1-3      72%  B Bonnell       Single to LF; Office Scores; Horner to 2B
   O      12-      68%  P Frias         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      64%  B Benedict      Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  A Howe          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      70%  A Ashby         Flyball: SS
          ---      68%  R Williams      Single to LF
          1--      65%  R Landestoy     Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      71%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Williams facing 9-1-2
          ---      77%  P Niekro        Double to CF (LF-CF)
          -2-      83%  J Royster       Single to 1B; Niekro to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
   R      1-3      84%  R Office        Single to LF; Niekro Scores; Royster to 2B
   OO     12-      78%  B Horner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   R      ---      91%  B Bonnell       Home Run
   O      ---      90%  P Frias         Lineout: 2B
          ---      90%  B Benedict      Walk
   O      1--      90%  P Niekro        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
          ---      85%  J Leonard       Single to CF
          1--      84%  A Howe          Leonard Steals 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      85%  A Ashby         Walk
                  Alan Knicely pinch hits for Rick Williams batting 9th
   OO     12-      94%  A Knicely       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, George Throop facing 1-2-3
                  George Throop replaces Alan Ashby pitching and batting 8th; Alan Knicely moves to C
   O      ---      94%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  R Office        Walk
          1--      94%  B Horner        Single to LF; Office to 2B
   O      12-      93%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  R Landestoy     Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  C Reynolds      Double to LF
   R      -2-      86%  T Puhl          Single to CF; Reynolds Scores
          1--      76%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Puhl to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Puhl Scores
          1--      79%  J Leonard       Passed Ball; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-2, George Throop facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  B Bonnell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  P Frias         Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  B Benedict      Walk
   O      1--      84%  P Niekro        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for George Throop batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  A Knicely       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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