Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 11, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1980 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 2 0 0 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard rf 3 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 3 1
Walling 1b 2 0 1 0
Pujols c 3 1 1 1
Niekro p 1 0 1 1
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Landestoy ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 0 1 2
Horner 3b 4 2 0 0
  Blanks 3b 1 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 0 3 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0
Burroughs lf 3 1 2 2
Asselstine cf 4 1 1 0
Benedict c 4 1 2 0
Gomez ss 4 1 1 2
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
Houston 000 020 020472
Atlanta 200 014 00x7122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (4-2) 5.0 9 7 6 1 2
  Ruhle   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Smith   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
1
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-4) 9.0 7 4 4 6 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
3

  E–Cabell (6), Pujols (2), Royster (7), Gomez (7).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 3.  2B–Houston Niekro (1,off Niekro), Atlanta Burroughs (5,off Niekro).  3B–Atlanta Royster (2,off Ruhle).  SH–Niekro (5,off Niekro); Niekro (3,off Ruhle).  SF–Reynolds (1,off Niekro); Pujols (1,off Niekro).  HBP–Burroughs (1,by Smith).  SB–Cabell (4,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).  HBP–Smith (1,Burroughs).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:25.  A–10,871.
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