Astros @ Braves
May 22, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 8 0
Braves 0 5 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 8 0
Braves 1 6 3

Bob Horner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .312
At Bats 3 28
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 9

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 22, 1979
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Single
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Julio Gonzalez
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Jeffrey Leonard
Bob Horner
Glenn Hubbard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 8 0 7
Atlanta Braves 1 6 3 4
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Mickey Mahler
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Enos Cabell
Attendance 5,091
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Gonzalez who tags Horner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hubbard scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 9 Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Niekro strikes out.
Top 9 Adrian Devine now pitching. Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horner settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Horner.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Lum pinch hits for Mickey Mahler. Lum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. Office moves to third.
Bottom 8 Benedict hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Office moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Art Howe now playing third base. Office takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive towards the mound. Mahler reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbard hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mahler hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Frias hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Niekro covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 5 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Leonard moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner juggles the ball. That's an error on Horner. Cruz scores. Cedeno moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burroughs. Gonzalez scores. Cruz moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Matthews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Leonard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mahler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Howe who tags Mahler trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Benedict moves to third.
Bottom 3 Frias hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Office hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster strikes out.
Top 1 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz strikes out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.