Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
July 12, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1980 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 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

Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
  Royster ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Murphy cf 2 2 2 0
Chambliss 1b 1 0 1 1
  Lum pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Matthews rf 5 0 2 2
Horner 3b 5 1 2 2
Burroughs lf 5 0 0 0
Nahorodny c 4 0 1 0
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
  Blanks ph,ss 2 0 1 0
McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Hanna p 2 1 2 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy 2b 5 3 3 0
Puhl rf,cf 2 2 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 3 3
Cedeno cf 1 0 1 2
  Bergman 1b 3 0 1 2
Howe ss,3b 3 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 2 1 0
  Reynolds ss 1 0 1 0
Leonard 1b,rf 5 0 1 1
Pujols c 5 0 2 1
Niekro p 3 1 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 15 9
Atlanta 001 001 1025120
Houston 231 120 00x9151
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (5-6) 1.2 6 5 5 1 0
  Hanna   2.1 5 4 4 5 0
  Camp   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bradford   3.0 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
6
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (10-7) 8.2 12 5 5 5 2
  Smith  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
5
3

  E–Cruz (4).  DP–Atlanta 2, Houston 3.  2B–Houston Cruz 2 (15,off McWilliams,off Bradford); Niekro (4,off McWilliams).  3B–Atlanta Hanna (1,off Niekro), Houston Cedeno (4,off McWilliams).  HR–Atlanta Horner (11,6th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Chambliss (3,off Niekro).  SH–Howe (1,off McWilliams).  HBP–Puhl (3,by McWilliams).  SB–Murphy (2,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Cabell (12,2nd base off Hanna/Nahorodny); Landestoy (10,2nd base off Hanna/Nahorodny).  HBP–McWilliams (6,Puhl).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:54.  A–38,610.
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