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| Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Astrodome, Attendance: 45,110 |
Saturday, August 4, 1979 Time of Game: 2:23 |
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Braves
2
45-67
Lost 3
6th, 20 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Braves 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Astros 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 X 6 8 0
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Astros
6
65-47
Won 5
1st
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Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Wessinger 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 0 2 J Royster PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 .672 0 0 G Matthews RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .311 .915 2 0 R Office CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .268 .700 2 0 C Spikes PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .836 0 0 B Horner 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .321 .923 1 1 HR D Murphy 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .305 .924 9 0 B Bonnell LF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .708 1 0 D Chaney SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .130 .424 1 1 B Benedict C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .215 .590 5 4 J Nolan C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .754 3 2 P Niekro P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .198 .473 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 0 3 12 24 10
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details R Landestoy 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .193 .530 2 1 CS C Reynolds SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .635 0 1 SB T Puhl CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .290 .741 2 0 D Walling RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .883 0 0 J Cruz LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .302 .838 0 0 2B E Cabell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .648 6 1 J Leonard RF-CF 2 3 1 1 2 1 .286 .705 3 0 2B A Howe 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .252 .691 1 2 B Bochy C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .207 .534 12 0 F LaCorte P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 J Sexton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .459 0 0 SB G Throop P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 J Sambito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .778 1 0 Totals 33 6 8 0 3 11 27 5
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, L (14-14) 8 8 6 5 3 11 0 3.72 36 - · · 7· 7· 0· 8 52 - 0.91 -0.37 Totals 8 8 6 5 3 11 0 36 - · · 7· 7· 0· 8 -
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA F LaCorte, W (1-0) 5 3 2 2 1 6 1 5.40 19 - · · 4· 5· 0· 3 58 - 0.74 -0.03 G Throop, H (2) 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 4.50 10 - · · 1· 2· 0· 2 0-0 1.23 0.00 J Sambito, S (13) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.22 6 - · · 1· 2· 0· 0 2-0 1.23 0.16 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 12 1 35 - · · 6· 9· 0· 5 2-0
Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Jim Wessinger 2B 1. Rafael Landestoy 2B 2. Gary Matthews RF 2. Craig Reynolds SS 3. Rowland Office CF 3. Terry Puhl CF 4. Bob Horner 3B 4. Jose Cruz LF 5. Dale Murphy 1B 5. Enos Cabell 1B 6. Barry Bonnell LF 6. Jeffrey Leonard RF 7. Darrel Chaney SS 7. Art Howe 3B 8. Bruce Benedict C 8. Bruce Bochy C 9. Phil Niekro P 9. Frank LaCorte P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t4 | 1 | 1-- | RR | -23% | 27% | 0-0 | ATL | B. Horner | F. LaCorte | Home Run; Office Scores | |
| b5 | 2 | -2- | R | 15% | 70% | 2-2 | HOU | J. Sexton | P. Niekro | Strikeout; Sexton to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch); Bochy Scores/unER | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 15% | 55% | 1-2 | HOU | J. Sexton | P. Niekro | Wild Pitch; Leonard Scores; Bochy to 2B | |
| b5 | 2 | -23 | R | 12% | 40% | 0-2 | HOU | B. Bochy | P. Niekro | Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Cruz Scores/No RBI; Leonard to 3B; Bochy to 1B | |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | R | 11% | 86% | 3-2 | HOU | J. Leonard | P. Niekro | Double to CF; Puhl Scores |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | ATL | J. Wessinger | F. LaCorte | Strikeout Looking | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | ATL | G. Matthews | F. LaCorte | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | -1% | 52% | 0-0 | ATL | R. Office | F. LaCorte | Single to CF | ||
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | ATL | B. Horner | F. LaCorte | Flyball: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | HOU | R. Landestoy | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 51% | 0-0 | HOU | C. Reynolds | P. Niekro | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | ATL | D. Murphy | F. LaCorte | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | ATL | B. Bonnell | F. LaCorte | Flyball: RF | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | ATL | D. Chaney | F. LaCorte | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Groundout: C-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Leonard | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | ATL | B. Benedict | F. LaCorte | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | ATL | P. Niekro | F. LaCorte | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | ATL | J. Wessinger | F. LaCorte | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | HOU | B. Bochy | P. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | F. LaCorte | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | ATL | G. Matthews | F. LaCorte | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | ATL | R. Office | F. LaCorte | Walk | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | RR | -23% | 27% | 0-0 | ATL | B. Horner | F. LaCorte | Home Run; Office Scores | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 28% | 2-0 | ATL | D. Murphy | F. LaCorte | Flyball: RF | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 28% | 2-0 | ATL | B. Bonnell | F. LaCorte | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 26% | 0-2 | HOU | R. Landestoy | P. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 24% | 0-2 | HOU | C. Reynolds | P. Niekro | Flyball: LF | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 23% | 0-2 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 24% | 2-0 | ATL | D. Chaney | F. LaCorte | Flyball: CF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | -2% | 23% | 2-0 | ATL | B. Benedict | F. LaCorte | Single to CF | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 25% | 2-0 | ATL | P. Niekro | F. LaCorte | Foul Flyball: 2B | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 26% | 2-0 | ATL | J. Wessinger | F. LaCorte | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 8% | 35% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Double to RF | ||
| b5 | 0 | -2- | 4% | 39% | 0-2 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Wild Pitch; Cruz to 3B | ||
| b5 | 0 | --3 | O | -6% | 32% | 0-2 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 1 | --3 | 4% | 36% | 0-2 | HOU | J. Leonard | P. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b5 | 1 | 1-3 | 3% | 39% | 0-2 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Wild Pitch; Leonard to 2B; Cruz stays at 3B | ||
| b5 | 1 | -23 | O | -11% | 28% | 0-2 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Flyball: CF | |
| b5 | 2 | -23 | R | 12% | 40% | 0-2 | HOU | B. Bochy | P. Niekro | Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Cruz Scores/No RBI; Leonard to 3B; Bochy to 1B | |
| Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Frank LaCorte (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 15% | 55% | 1-2 | HOU | J. Sexton | P. Niekro | Wild Pitch; Leonard Scores; Bochy to 2B | |
| b5 | 2 | -2- | R | 15% | 70% | 2-2 | HOU | J. Sexton | P. Niekro | Strikeout; Sexton to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch); Bochy Scores/unER | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 71% | 3-2 | HOU | R. Landestoy | P. Niekro | Sexton Steals 2B | ||
| b5 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 71% | 3-2 | HOU | R. Landestoy | P. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b5 | 2 | 12- | O | -4% | 68% | 3-2 | HOU | C. Reynolds | P. Niekro | Flyball: 3B | |
| 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' George Throop facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| George Throop replaces Jimmy Sexton (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 71% | 2-3 | ATL | G. Matthews | G. Throop | Flyball: RF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 74% | 2-3 | ATL | R. Office | G. Throop | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 75% | 2-3 | ATL | B. Horner | G. Throop | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Joe Nolan replaces Bruce Benedict playing C batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 3% | 78% | 3-2 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Single to CF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | 3% | 81% | 3-2 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Wild Pitch; Puhl to 2B | ||
| b6 | 0 | -2- | O | -4% | 77% | 3-2 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 1 | -2- | O | -3% | 74% | 3-2 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | R | 11% | 86% | 3-2 | HOU | J. Leonard | P. Niekro | Double to CF; Puhl Scores | |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | R | 6% | 92% | 4-2 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Single to CF; Leonard Scores; Howe to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm | |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | O | -1% | 91% | 5-2 | HOU | B. Bochy | P. Niekro | Flyball: CF | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' George Throop facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | -4% | 87% | 2-5 | ATL | D. Murphy | G. Throop | Walk | ||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 91% | 2-5 | ATL | B. Bonnell | G. Throop | Flyball: CF | |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 93% | 2-5 | ATL | D. Chaney | G. Throop | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 91% | 2-5 | ATL | J. Nolan | G. Throop | Single to RF; Murphy to 2B | ||
| t7 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 95% | 2-5 | ATL | P. Niekro | G. Throop | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 5-2 | HOU | G. Throop | P. Niekro | Groundout: C-1B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | 0% | 95% | 5-2 | HOU | R. Landestoy | P. Niekro | Single to CF | ||
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 94% | 5-2 | HOU | C. Reynolds | P. Niekro | Landestoy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | 0% | 94% | 5-2 | HOU | C. Reynolds | P. Niekro | Single to LF | ||
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 95% | 5-2 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Reynolds Steals 2B | ||
| b7 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 95% | 5-2 | HOU | T. Puhl | P. Niekro | Single to 2B; Reynolds to 3B | ||
| b7 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -1% | 94% | 5-2 | HOU | J. Cruz | P. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' George Throop facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Royster pinch hits for Jim Wessinger (2B) batting 1st | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -4% | 90% | 2-5 | ATL | J. Royster | G. Throop | Walk | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | -7% | 83% | 2-5 | ATL | G. Matthews | G. Throop | Single to CF; Royster to 2B | ||
| Joe Sambito replaces George Throop pitching and batting 9th; Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Rowland Office (CF) batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | 12- | O | 6% | 89% | 2-5 | ATL | C. Spikes | J. Sambito | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 1 | 12- | O | 5% | 94% | 2-5 | ATL | B. Horner | J. Sambito | Flyball: 1B | |
| t8 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 98% | 2-5 | ATL | D. Murphy | J. Sambito | Flyball: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Royster moves from PH to 2B; Charlie Spikes moves from PH to LF; Barry Bonnell moves from LF to CF | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 5-2 | HOU | E. Cabell | P. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | 0% | 98% | 5-2 | HOU | J. Leonard | P. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | 0% | 98% | 5-2 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Wild Pitch; Leonard to 2B | ||
| b8 | 1 | -2- | O | -0% | 98% | 5-2 | HOU | A. Howe | P. Niekro | Foul Flyball: C | |
| b8 | 2 | -2- | R | 1% | 99% | 5-2 | HOU | B. Bochy | P. Niekro | Single to CF; Leonard Scores | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | -0% | 99% | 6-2 | HOU | J. Sambito | P. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| Jeffrey Leonard moves from RF to CF; Denny Walling replaces Terry Puhl (CF) playing RF batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 2-6 | ATL | B. Bonnell | J. Sambito | Strikeout Looking | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 2-6 | ATL | D. Chaney | J. Sambito | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 2-6 | ATL | J. Nolan | J. Sambito | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 6. | |||||||||||
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