Astros @ Braves
May 11, 1980

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 7 2
Braves 7 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Astros 4 7 2
Braves 7 12 2

Jeffrey Leonard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .266
OBP .500 .319
At Bats 2 64
Hits 0 17
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 2 5
RBI’s 0 5

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 11, 1980
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Chris Chambliss
Jerry Royster
Larvell Blanks
Luis Gomez
Jeff Burroughs
Brian Asselstine
Gary Matthews
Jeffrey Leonard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 7 2 8
Atlanta Braves 7 12 2 7
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gary Matthews
Attendance 10,871
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Leonard strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Dave Smith. Bergman hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 8 Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz tags and scores.
Top 8 Walling takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to third. Cabell moves to second.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leonard scores. Cruz moves to second.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leonard moves to third.
Top 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. Leonard moves to second.
Top 8 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Dave Smith now pitching. Rafael Landestoy now playing shortstop. Burroughs is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Larvell Blanks now playing third base. Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Vern Ruhle. Landestoy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell has Royster trapped. There's the throw to Pujols and back to Cabell, who tags Royster for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Royster reaches third base with a triple. Benedict scores. Gomez scores.
Bottom 6 Vern Ruhle now pitching. Niekro bunts towards first. Walling scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Benedict moves to third. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Asselstine scores. Benedict moves to second.
Bottom 6 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burroughs moves to third. Asselstine moves to second.
Bottom 6 Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Cabell. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Top 6 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cruz 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 5 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a line drive to right field. Leonard throws towards the plate. Pujols fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pujols. Horner scores. Matthews moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Leonard takes first base on ball four. Niekro moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Pujols tags and scores.
Top 5 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores. Pujols moves to third.
Top 5 Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second.
Top 5 Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Asselstine hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Morgan for the double play.
Top 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster misplays the ball. That's an error on Royster.
Top 4 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster strikes out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Niekro bunts towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Walling moves to third. Pujols moves to second.
Top 3 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gomez. Walling moves to second.
Top 3 Walling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Asselstine strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Horner scores. Chambliss goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Reynolds takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.