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August 10, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 2 6 1
Braves 1 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 2 6 1
Braves 1 7 0

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .306
OBP .250 .363
At Bats 4 477
Hits 1 146
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 69

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 14
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 10, 1979
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Out
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Gary Matthews
Jerry Royster

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 2 6 1 3
Atlanta Braves 1 7 0 10
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Eddie Solomon
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Art Howe
Attendance 10,394
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Matthews hits a line drive into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 9 Jim Wessinger pinch runs for Mike Lum. Joe Sambito now pitching. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Mike Lum pinch hits for Joey McLaughlin. Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Frias hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joey McLaughlin now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reynolds moves to third.
Top 9 Puhl bunts towards the mound. Bradford fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 9 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Nolan hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Landestoy hits a line drive towards first. Murphy catches it and steps on first to double up Niekro.
Top 8 Niekro takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Larry Bradford now pitching. Ashby bunts towards the mound. Bradford fields it and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to second.
Top 8 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Leonard scores.
Top 8 The ball gets by Nolan for a passed ball. Leonard moves to second.
Top 8 Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Office. The throw from Ashby to Landestoy and they have Office trapped. The throw over to Cabell, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 7 Office takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Solomon hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Frias hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro bunts between the mound and first base. Solomon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Howe moves to second.
Top 6 Ashby strikes out.
Top 6 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Nolan. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Nolan steals second.
Bottom 5 Nolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Leonard strikes out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a line drive towards short. Frias reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Royster. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Royster steals second.
Bottom 4 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out.
Bottom 3 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonnell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nolan moves to third.
Bottom 3 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Horner hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Frias hits a popup towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonnell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Nolan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murphy takes first base on ball four. Office moves to third. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe juggles the ball. That's an error on Howe.
Bottom 1 There goes Office. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Office steals second.
Bottom 1 Office hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster scores.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Royster. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Royster steals second.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Reynolds. The throw from Nolan and he is out, Frias applying the tag.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out.