Braves @ Astros
August 3, 1979

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 6 0
Astros 4 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 6 0
Astros 4 10 0

Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .267
OBP .250 .331
At Bats 3 423
Hits 0 113
• Singles 0 89
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 0 38

J.R. Richard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 11 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Astrodome - August 3, 1979
•
Strikeout
J.R. Richard
Alan Ashby
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Jerry Royster
Pepe Frias
Mike Lum

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 1 6 0 9
Houston Astros 4 10 0 8
Winning Pitcher J.R. Richard
Losing Pitcher Rick Matula
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Art Howe
Attendance 20,716
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
View Box Score
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Royster strikes out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Adrian Devine. Spikes strikes out.
Top 9 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lum moves to second.
Top 9 Nolan strikes out.
Top 9 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Lum takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Ashby reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Howe hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out.
Top 8 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Adrian Devine now pitching. Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Royster hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nolan moves to second.
Top 7 Nolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Richard strikes out.
Top 6 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Horner strikes out.
Top 6 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashby 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 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Matthews is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Larry Bradford. Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Larry Bradford now pitching. The umpire calls a balk on Bradford Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Richard scores. Reynolds goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to second for the out. Richard moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richard moves to second.
Bottom 4 Richard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Cabell. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 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 3 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Horner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster scores. Matthews moves to second.
Top 3 Office strikes out.
Top 3 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Royster. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Royster steals second.
Top 3 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Matula strikes out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Richard bunts in front of the plate. Nolan scoops up the ball and tags Richard for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howe scores.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Howe reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores.
Bottom 2 Leonard strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Cabell. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Frias hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nolan strikes out.
Top 2 Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second.
Top 2 Murphy strikes out.
Top 2 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Office strikes out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Royster strikes out.