Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
August 4, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 3, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 0 1 0
Matthews rf 3 1 0 0
Office cf 4 1 3 2
Horner 3b 4 0 1 1
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Lum lf 2 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Nolan c 3 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Bonnell lf 1 0 0 0
Frias ss 1 0 0 0
  Wessinger pr 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Benedict c 2 0 0 0
Hanna p 1 0 0 0
  Chaney ph,ss 2 1 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno 1b 5 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 1
Puhl cf 5 0 3 1
Cruz lf 4 0 2 0
Cabell 3b,1b 5 1 1 0
Leonard rf 4 1 1 0
Howe 2b 2 0 1 0
  Landestoy pr,2b 1 0 1 0
Ashby c 4 1 1 0
Andujar p 2 1 1 1
  Roberge p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 37 4 12 4
Atlanta 000 000 030363
Houston 010 101 0014121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna   4.0 7 2 1 3 2
  Devine   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Bradford   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  McLaughlin   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Garber  L (5-12) 1.1 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.1
12
4
2
6
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   7.2 4 3 3 3 2
  Roberge   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Sambito  W (6-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
4

  E–Horner (15), Frias (26), Devine (3), Andujar (2).  DP–Atlanta 1, Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Office (12,off Andujar).  3B–Atlanta Royster (3,off Andujar).  HBP–Frias (2,by Andujar).  SH–Andujar (3,off Devine).  SF–Reynolds (2,off Bradford).  IBB–Howe (4,by Hanna); Ashby (8,by Garber).  SB–Cruz (29,2nd base off Hanna/Nolan); Puhl (23,2nd base off Hanna/Nolan); Leonard (13,2nd base off Bradford/Nolan); Cabell (29,2nd base off Garber/Benedict).  WP–Bradford (1).  HBP–Andujar (2,Frias).  IBB–Hanna (1,Howe); Garber (8,Ashby).  T–3:15.
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