Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
July 2, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 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 0, Atlanta Braves 14

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 3 0 1 0
  Walling rf 1 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 1 0
  Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 0
Howe 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 2 0 0 0
  Bergman lf 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
  Leonard cf 1 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0
  Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0
Bochy c 4 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Ruhle p 1 0 1 0
  Niemann p 1 0 1 0
  Pujols ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 5 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hubbard 2b 3 1 3 1
  Royster 2b 1 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 1 1 0
  Asselstine cf 2 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 3
  Lum pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Matthews rf 4 3 4 1
  Spikes rf 1 0 0 0
Horner 3b 5 2 2 4
Burroughs lf 5 1 1 1
Benedict c 4 2 3 0
Gomez ss 2 1 1 2
  Blanks ss 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 1 1 2
Totals 41 14 18 14
Houston 000 000 000052
Atlanta 217 030 01x14181
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  L (5-2) 2.2 11 10 3 0 2
  Niemann   3.1 5 3 3 1 0
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  LaCorte   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
18
14
7
1
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (6-10) 9.0 5 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
7

  E–Cruz (3), Cabell (11), Horner (12).  DP–Houston 1.  HR–Atlanta Chambliss (9,1st inning off Ruhle 0 on, 2 out); Horner (8,5th inning off Niemann 2 on, 2 out); Burroughs (7,8th inning off LaCorte 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gomez (3,off Ruhle).  HBP–Benedict (1,by Ruhle).  SB–Matthews (2,2nd base off Ruhle/Bochy).  WP–Niekro (3).  HBP–Ruhle (1,Benedict).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:27.  A–21,908.
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