Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros - April 8,1979

Visiting Team

Atlanta Braves (0-3)

Home Team

Houston Astros (3-0)

Game Date

April 8,1979

Year

1979

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Astrodome

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

16,501

Time of Game

2:00

Umpires

[HP]: Steve Fields [1B]: Jim Rains [2B]: Bob Schroeder [3B]: Murray Strey

Atlanta Braves - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Jerry Royster	3b	26.172	R	4	0	2	0	0	1	.222	3	461
2	Glenn Hubbard	2b	21.195	R	4	0	1	0	0	2	.167	3	47
3	Gary Matthews	rf	28.277	R	4	0	0	0	0	0	.182	3	874
4	Jeff Burroughs	lf	28.032	R	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	3	1010
5	Mike Lum	1b	33.163	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	.100	3	1243
6	Dale Murphy	c	23.027	R	3	0	1	0	0	1	.222	3	191
7	Barry Bonnell	cf	25.163	R	3	0	1	0	0	0	.111	3	220
8	Pepe Frias	ss	30.268	R	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3	431
	Bob Beall	ph	30.349	B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3	131
9	Rick Matula	p	25.137	R	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1	1
	Joe Nolan	ph	27.331	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	1	166
Totals

Errors: Glenn Hubbard

GDP: Barry Bonnell (1)

SB: Jerry Royster (1)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Terry Puhl	rf	22.274	L	4	1	1	0	0	1	.455	3	212
2	Craig Reynolds	ss	26.102	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	.100	3	324
3	Cesar Cedeno	cf	28.042	R	4	1	2	1	0	1	.364	3	1155
4	Jose Cruz	lf	31.243	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	.333	3	1010
5	Enos Cabell	3b-1b	29.182	R	3	0	0	0	0	1	.300	3	691
6	Bob Watson	1b	32.363	R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3	1327
7	Art Howe	2b-3b	32.114	R	3	0	0	0	0	1	.100	3	359
8	Alan Ashby	c	27.274	B	3	0	2	0	0	0	.400	3	406
9	Joe Niekro	p	34.152	R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1	388
Totals

2B: Cesar Cedeno (2)

RBI: Cesar Cedeno (2), Jose Cruz (1)

SB: Jose Cruz 2 (3)

CS: Craig Reynolds (1), Cesar Cedeno (1)

Atlanta Braves - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Rick Matula	R	L 0-1	7.0	6	2	2	0	3	0	2.57	0.86	1	1
2	Gene Garber	R		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.00	1	379
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Rick Matula (0-0-0), Gene Garber (0-0-0)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Joe Niekro	R	W 1-0	9.0	5	0	0	0	7	0	0.00	0.56	1	400
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Joe Niekro (0-0-0)

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team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Atlanta Braves	ATL	0-3		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	5	1		6	12	26	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	3-0		2	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	x		2	7	0		1	3	5	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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