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Houston Astros 5 Atlanta Braves 7

May 21,1979

Visiting Team

Houston Astros (23-20)

Home Team

Atlanta Braves (14-25)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

1,988

Time of Game

2:27

Umpires

[HP]: Joe West [1B]: Bill Williams [2B]: Jerry Dale [3B]: Bruce Froemming

Houston Astros 5 Atlanta Braves 7

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**35 minute rain delay sometime in game**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Houston Astros	HOU	23-20		4	0	0		0	0	0		1	0	0			5	5	2		3	6	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Atlanta Braves	ATL	14-25		0	0	2		1	3	0		1	0	x			7	13	0		6	11	23	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Terry Puhl	rf	22.317	L	4	1	2	1		1	0	.265		43	252
2	Julio Gonzalez	ss	26.147	R	2	1	0	0		1	0	.241		13	201
3	Cesar Cedeno	cf	28.085	R	2	1	1	1		2	0	.270		36	1188
4	Jose Cruz	lf	31.286	L	4	1	1	0		0	0	.311		42	1049
5	Enos Cabell	3b	29.225	R	3	0	0	0		1	1	.292		43	731
6	Bob Watson	1b	33.041	R	2	0	0	1		1	0	.252		42	1366
7	Art Howe	2b	32.157	R	4	0	0	0		0	1	.202		38	394
8	Alan Ashby	c	27.317	B	4	0	0	0		0	1	.232		34	437
9	Tom Dixon	p	24.028	R	1	0	1	0		0	0	1.000		5	44
	Jimmy Sexton	ph	27.157	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.143		15	117
	Rafael Landestoy	ph-ss	25.358	B	0	1	0	0		2	0	.182		34	108
Totals

Errors: Enos Cabell, Art Howe

HR: Terry Puhl (4)

RBI: Terry Puhl (10), Cesar Cedeno (16), Bob Watson (18)

SF: Bob Watson (2)

HBP: Julio Gonzalez (1)

GDP: Terry Puhl (1), Julio Gonzalez (3)

SB: Cesar Cedeno (10), Jose Cruz (11), Enos Cabell (13)

CS: Terry Puhl (10)

Atlanta Braves - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Jerry Royster	3b	26.215	R	5	1	2	0		0	0	.324		37	495
2	Gary Matthews	rf	28.320	R	5	2	2	2		0	1	.294		39	910
3	Jeff Burroughs	lf	28.075	R	5	1	2	0		0	1	.250		39	1046
4	Dale Murphy	c	23.070	R	2	0	0	0		2	0	.348		39	227
5	Bob Horner	1b	21.288	R	4	1	1	3		0	0	.280		7	96
6	Rowland Office	cf	26.208	L	4	0	1	1		0	0	.242		34	661
7	Glenn Hubbard	2b	21.238	R	4	1	2	0		0	0	.238		39	83
8	Pepe Frias	ss	30.311	R	4	0	1	1		0	0	.257		35	463
9	Phil Niekro	p	40.050	R	3	0	1	0		0	1	.161		12	561
	Mike Lum	1b	33.206	L	1	0	1	0		0	0	.250		34	1274
Totals

Errors: Dale Murphy

2B: Jerry Royster (6), Gary Matthews (11), Rowland Office (1), Glenn Hubbard (5), Pepe Frias (6)

HR: Gary Matthews (9), Bob Horner (3)

RBI: Gary Matthews 2 (25), Bob Horner 3 (9), Rowland Office (8), Pepe Frias (11)

GDP: Dale Murphy (2)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Tom Dixon	R		4.0	7	3	3	1	0	1		7.45	2.07		5	44
2	Bo McLaughlin	R	L 1-2	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	1		5.51	1.59		12	87
3	Joaquin Andujar	R		2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0		2.58	1.20		18	107
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Tom Dixon (0-0-0), Bo McLaughlin (0-0-0), Joaquin Andujar (0-0-0)

Atlanta Braves - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Phil Niekro	R	W 5-6	6.2	5	4	4	7	3	1		3.89	1.40		12	564
2	Craig Skok	L		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4.39	1.54		18	80
3	Gene Garber	R	SV 8	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0		4.89	1.31		19	397
Totals				0.0

HB: Phil Niekro (3)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Phil Niekro (0-0-0), Craig Skok (0-0-0), Gene Garber (0-0-0)

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