Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1979 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Atlanta Braves 0, Houston Astros 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 3 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 2 0 0 0
Lum 1b 3 0 0 0
Murphy c 3 0 0 0
Bonnell cf 2 0 0 0
Frias ss 2 0 0 0
  Beall ph 1 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 0 0 0 0
McWilliams p 2 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 0 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 4 1 3 1
Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1
Watson 1b 4 0 0 0
  Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b,1b 4 1 1 1
Howe 2b,3b 4 1 1 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 0
Ashby c 4 1 2 3
Forsch p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Atlanta 000 000 000002
Houston 200 000 31x6110
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (0-1) 6.0 8 5 5 0 3
  Skok   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Devine   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 11 6 5 0 4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (1-0) 9.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals 9.0 0 0 0 2 3

  E–Royster 2 (2).  2B–Houston Cedeno (1,off McWilliams).  3B–Houston Cruz (1,off McWilliams); Ashby (1,off McWilliams).  SH–Reynolds (2,off McWilliams).  SB–Cabell (2,2nd base off Devine/Murphy).  CS–Puhl (1,2nd base by McWilliams/Murphy).  U-HP–Murray Strey, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Howard Hansen, 3B–Jim Rains.  T–2:05.  A–24,325.

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