Braves @ Astros
October 2, 1980

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 7 0
Astros 3 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 7 0
Astros 3 9 1

Dale Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .281
OBP .333 .350
At Bats 3 556
Hits 1 156
• Singles 1 97
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 31
Walks 0 59
RBI’s 0 86

Frank LaCorte Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 4 10
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Astrodome - October 2, 1980
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Strikeout
Frank LaCorte
Alan Ashby
Dave Bergman
Joe Morgan
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Dale Murphy
Gary Cooper

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 2 7 0 4
Houston Astros 3 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Larry McWilliams
Save Frank LaCorte
Game Winning RBI Joe Morgan
Attendance 45,022
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Murphy strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gary Cooper pinch runs for Chris Chambliss. Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop. Frank LaCorte now pitching. There goes Cooper. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Cooper steals second.
Top 9 Joe Sambito now pitching. Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews scores.
Top 9 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Matthews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Matthews reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Terry Puhl now playing right field. Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Rafael Ramirez. Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Ashby reaches second base with a double. Matthews throws the ball in to Horner who tags Ashby trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Landestoy 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 8 Gene Garber now pitching. Terry Puhl pinch hits for Gary Woods. Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Al Hrabosky. Pocoroba hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Benedict hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hrabosky fires to first and picks off Morgan.
Bottom 7 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hubbard strikes out.
Top 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Horner, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a line drive towards short. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Bottom 6 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ramirez 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 6 Harper hits a popup towards short. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Benedictdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Cruz. The throw to Hrabosky covering the plate. The slide. Cruz is out.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Cruz. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 5 Rick Matula now pitching. Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mike Lum pinch hits for Larry McWilliams. Lum strikes out.
Top 5 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landestoy scores. Ashby scores.
Bottom 4 Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Benedict fields it and throws to first for the out. Landestoy moves to third. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Woods hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss strikes out.
Top 4 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe juggles the ball. That's an error on Howe. Matthews moves to third.
Top 4 Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 3 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. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McWilliams strikes out.
Top 3 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashby takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Woods moves to second.
Bottom 2 Woods takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hubbard hits a line drive towards first. Howe catches it and steps on first to double up Murphy.
Top 2 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ramirez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.