April 7, 1979 Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CHW 3 CLE 3
BOS 0 TEX 8
@DET 2 KCR 7
TOR 4 MIL 4
@NYY 3 MIN 3
@OAK 1
(12) CAL 5
@SEA 4 NYM 9
@CHC 4 SFG 4
@CIN 2 HOU 6
ATL 0 LAD 5
SDP 2 PIT 7
MON 6 STL 3
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,325

Saturday, April 7, 1979
Time of Game: 2:05

Braves

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  2
Astros          2  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  X    6 11  0

W: K Forsch (1-0), L: L McWilliams (0-1)

Astros

2-0

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    2   1   
G Matthews RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    2   0   
J Burroughs LF                2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .571    0    0   0   
M Lum 1B                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0   10   2   
D Murphy C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    4   1   
B Bonnell CF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .143    0    0   0   
P Frias SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   3   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Chaney SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
L McWilliams P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   
  C Skok P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Devine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Office PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   0   0   0    2   3                    24  11

BATTING

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: J Royster 2 (2).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     4   1   3   1    0   0  .571 1.196    0    0   0   CS
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   6   SH
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .715    0    6   0   2B
B Watson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    9   0   
  R Landestoy 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   2   
E Cabell 3B-1B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .429 1.000    0    6   1   SB
A Howe 2B-3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .333 1.096    0    1   0   3B
A Ashby C                     4   1   2   3    0   0  .286  .857    0    3   1   3B
K Forsch P                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   4   
Totals                       35   6  11   6    0   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Cedeno (1, off L McWilliams).

3B: A Ashby (1, off L McWilliams); J Cruz (1, off L McWilliams).

SH: C Reynolds (2, off L McWilliams).

TB: J Cruz 4; A Ashby 4; C Cedeno 3; T Puhl 3; A Howe; E Cabell.

RBI: A Ashby 3 (3); C Cedeno (1); T Puhl (1); E Cabell (3).

2-out RBI: A Ashby; E Cabell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Cabell (2, 2nd base off A Devine/D Murphy).

CS: T Puhl (1, 2nd base by L McWilliams/D Murphy).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L McWilliams, L (0-1)          6     8   5   5    0   3   0   7.50   26     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 8     39    -     0.65  -0.11
C Skok                         1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 2          1-1    0.12   0.00
A Devine                       1     1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   6   5    0   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 2·11          1-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Forsch, W (1-0)              9     0   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   29     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 0     88    -     0.67   0.38
Totals                         9     0   0   0    2   3   0          29     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 0           -

L McWilliams faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Murray Strey, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Howard Hansen, 3B - Jim Rains.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 24,325.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Houston Astros                       
1. J Royster            3B    1. T Puhl               RF 
2. G Hubbard            2B    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. G Matthews           RF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. J Burroughs          LF    4. B Watson             1B 
5. M Lum                1B    5. E Cabell             3B 
6. D Murphy             C     6. A Howe               2B 
7. B Bonnell            CF    7. J Cruz               LF 
8. P Frias              SS    8. A Ashby              C  
9. L McWilliams         P     9. K Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  67% C Cedeno        L McWilliams    Double to LF; Puhl Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  -2-       9%  73% E Cabell        L McWilliams    Single to CF; Cedeno Scores
   t 2   0  2-0  ---      -4%  68% J Burroughs     K Forsch        Walk
   b 7   0  0-2  1--       4%  95% J Cruz          L McWilliams    Single to RF; Howe to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  58% T Puhl          L McWilliams    Single to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Royster       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Puhl          Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  C Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Puhl to 2B
   R      -2-      67%  C Cedeno        Double to LF; Puhl Scores
   O      -2-      64%  B Watson        Strikeout
   R      -2-      73%  E Cabell        Single to CF; Cedeno Scores
          1--      74%  A Howe          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cabell to 2B
   O      12-      72%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      1--      71%  M Lum           Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      74%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      76%  B Bonnell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      74%  K Forsch        Strikeout
          ---      75%  T Puhl          Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  C Reynolds      Puhl Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  P Frias         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  L McWilliams    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      78%  J Royster       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  C Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  A Howe          Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      80%  J Cruz          Triple to RF
   O      --3      77%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  B Bonnell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  K Forsch        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  C Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  P Frias         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  L McWilliams    Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  C Cedeno        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      84%  B Watson        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      84%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  G Hubbard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry McWilliams facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  A Howe          Single to LF
          1--      95%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Howe to 3B
   RR     1-3      99%  A Ashby         Triple to LF; Howe Scores; Cruz Scores
                  Craig Skok replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      98%  K Forsch        Strikeout Looking
   R      --3      99%  T Puhl          Single to CF; Ashby Scores
   O      1--      99%  C Reynolds      Flyball: 2B
          1--      99%  C Cedeno        Single to RF; Puhl to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  B Watson        Lineout: 3B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
                  Enos Cabell moves to 1B; Rafael Landestoy replaces Bob Watson playing 2B batting 4th; Art Howe moves to 3B
   O      ---      99%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  B Bonnell       Walk
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Pepe Frias batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  B Beall         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Adrian Devine facing 5-6-7
                  Adrian Devine replaces Craig Skok pitching and batting 9th; Darrel Chaney replaces Bob Beall playing SS batting 8th
          ---     100%  E Cabell        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  A Howe          Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Lineout: 1B
   O      -2-     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Cabell to 3B
   R      --3     100%  A Ashby         Single to CF; Cabell Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  K Forsch        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Rowland Office pinch hits for Adrian Devine batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Hubbard       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197904070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation