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August 5, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 7 1
Astros 3 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 7 1
Astros 3 8 0

Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .265
OBP .250 .331
At Bats 3 431
Hits 0 114
• Singles 0 89
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 45
RBI’s 0 38

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 13
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Astrodome - August 5, 1979
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Out
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Jerry Royster
Barry Bonnell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 2 7 1 8
Houston Astros 3 8 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bert Roberge
Losing Pitcher Gene Garber
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Jeffrey Leonard
Attendance 35,399
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rowland Office pinch hits for Gene Garber. Joe Sambito now pitching. Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Rowland Office. Spikes strikes out.
Top 9 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonnell moves to second.
Top 9 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. There goes Cabell trying to get to home. Frias throws to Nolan who tags Cabell for the out.
Bottom 8 Cabell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There goes Cruz. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landestoy scores.
Bottom 8 Puhl hits a line drive towards the mound. Garber reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 8 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out.
Top 8 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bert Roberge now pitching. Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Walling 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 7 Ashby strikes out. The ball gets by Nolan. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Cabell. Nolan drops the ball. Cabell is safe on the error. There goes Cabell. He's safe. There goes Howe. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Gene Garber now pitching. There goes Howe. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Howe steals second.
Bottom 7 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Cabell. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Royster takes first base on ball four. Solomon moves to second.
Top 7 Solomon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonnell scores.
Top 7 Frias bunts towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Landestoy covering, for the out. Bonnell moves to second.
Top 7 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ashby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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. Landestoy moves to third.
Bottom 6 Reynolds strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Bottom 6 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Nolan strikes out.
Top 6 Ashby fires to third and picks off Lum.
Top 6 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lum moves to third.
Top 6 Horner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Lum moves to second.
Top 6 Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Howe. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Howe steals second.
Bottom 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Nolan and he is out, Royster applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Solomon covering, for the out.
Top 4 Frias hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Nolan hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Horner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Horner reaches second base with a double. Lum goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Bottom 3 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Niekro 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 3 Ashby strikes out.
Top 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Solomon moves to third.
Top 3 Solomon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Solomon reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Frias hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Leonard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Nolan strikes out.
Top 2 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Reynolds. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Reynolds steals second.
Bottom 1 Reynolds takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Landestoy is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Horner strikes out.
Top 1 Lum hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Matthews. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Matthews steals second.
Top 1 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.