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Astros 5 @ Braves 3
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 3, 1980

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros, played on July 3, 1980 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJuly 3, 1980 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 3 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJ.R. Richard  
Losing PitcherTommy Boggs  
SaveFrank LaCorte  
Game Winning RBIDenny Walling 

Game Info

DateJuly 3, 1980 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherJ.R. Richard  
Home Starting PitcherTommy Boggs  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance15,769 
Time of Game2 hours 44 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dutch Rennert
1B: Ed Montague
2B: Satch Davidson
3B: Dave Pallone

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Right Fielder 
Denny Walling  First Baseman 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Art Howe  Third Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
J.R. Richard  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Dale Murphy  Center Fielder 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Bob Horner  Third Baseman 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Bill Nahorodny  Catcher 
Luis Gomez  Shortstop 
Tommy Boggs  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Astros 5 @ Braves 3
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 3, 1980

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/3/1980 -- Houston at Atlanta (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, rf            3  1  1  1   Hubbard G, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Walling D, 1b         5  1  1  1   Murphy D, cf          3  1  2  1   
LaCorte F, p          0  0  0  0   Chambliss C, 1b       4  1  2  1   
Morgan J, 2b          4  1  1  0   Matthews G, rf        4  0  0  0   
Smith D, p            0  0  0  0   Horner B, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   Burroughs J, lf       4  1  1  0   
Cabell E, 1b          1  1  1  0   Nahorodny B, c        3  0  1  1   
Cruz J, lf            5  1  2  0   Royster J, pr         0  0  0  0   
Cedeno C, cf          5  0  1  1   Blanks L, ss          0  0  0  0   
Howe A, 3b            5  0  2  0   Gomez L, ss           2  0  0  0   
Ashby A, c            4  0  2  1   Lum M, ph             1  0  0  0   
Reynolds C, ss        4  0  1  0   Benedict B, c         1  0  1  0   
Richard J, p          3  0  1  0   Boggs T, p            1  0  0  0   
Landestoy R, 2b       1  0  1  0   Camp R, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Pocoroba B, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Hrabosky A, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Asselstine B, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Spikes C, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  5 14  4                        34  3  7  3

Houston          000 003 101 --  5
Atlanta          000 002 100 --  3

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Richard J (W)         6.0  3  2  2  1  8
Smith D               1.1  3  1  1  0  0
Sambito J             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
LaCorte F (S)         1.1  1  0  0  1  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Boggs T (L)*          5.0  6  3  3  1  0
Camp R                1.0  3  0  0  0  0
Hrabosky A            1.0  2  1  1  0  0
Garber G              2.0  3  1  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- Horner B, Blanks L
DP -- Atlanta 2
LOB -- Houston 10, Atlanta 6
2B -- Nahorodny B, Murphy D, Cabell E
HR -- Walling D, Murphy D, Chambliss C, Puhl T
CS -- Cedeno C
T -- 2:44
A -- 15769

    

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