Recovering from a four-run Houston first inning, the Braves came back to gain a 7-5 decision over the Astros. The Braves trailed, 4-3, going into the bottom of the fifth, when Gary Matthews led off with a double and went to third as Jeff Burroughs reached first base on an error by Astro third baseman Enos Cabell. One out later, Bob Horner drilled the ball over the left field fence. Matthews also homered for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Monday, May       21, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Astros       4  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  5  2
Braves       0  0  2    1  3  0    1  0  x  -   7 13  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .265      Royster 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .324
Gonzalez ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .241      Matthews rf           5   2   2   2     0   1   .294
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burroughs lf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .250
Cedeno cf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .270        Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Cruz lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Murphy c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .348
Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Horner 1b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .280
Watson 1b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .252        Chaney pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .077
Howe 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .202        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Office cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .242
Dixon p               1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Hubbard 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .238
  Sexton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Frias ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .257
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .161
  Landestoy ph,ss     0   1   0   0     2   0   .182        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum 1b              1   0   1   0     0   0   .250

Totals               27   5   5   3     8   3             Totals               37   7  13   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  1,988
Left on Base: Astros 5, Braves 8
DP: Astros 1, Braves 2
Errors: Cabell, Howe, Murphy
Doubles: Frias (6), Matthews (11), Hubbard (5), Royster (6), Office (1)
Home Runs: Puhl (4), Matthews (9), Horner (3)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (10), Cruz (11), Cabell (13)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (2)
GIDP: Gonzalez (3), Puhl (1), Murphy (2)
Hit by Pitch: Gonzalez (1,by Niekro)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon                   4     7   3   3   1   0   1  19   7.45
McLaughlin L(1-2)       2     4   3   2   0   3   1  11   5.51
Andujar                 2     2   1   0   1   0   0   9   2.58
Totals                  8    13   7   5   2   3   2  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(5-6)           6.2   5   5   4   7   3   1  30   3.89
Skok                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.39
Garber SV(8)            2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.89
Totals                  9     5   5   4   8   3   1  37

Passed Balls: Ashby (7), Murphy 2 (11)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (3)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bruce Froemming


ASTROS 1ST: 35 minute rain delay sometime in game; Puhl
homered; Gonzalez was hit by a pitch; Murphy allowed a passed
ball [Gonzalez to second]; Cedeno singled [Gonzalez to third];
Murphy allowed a passed ball [Gonzalez scored, Cedeno to
second]; Cruz singled [Cedeno stayed at second]; Cedeno stole
third and Cruz stole second; Cabell struck out but Cedeno
advanced to home and Cruz advanced to third and Cabell advanced
to first on an error by Murphy; Cabell stole second; Watson hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored (unearned), Cabell to
third]; Cabell was out trying to advance to home (catcher to
pitcher); Howe flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews flied out to
left; Burroughs singled; Murphy walked [Burroughs to second];
Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4,
Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby struck out; Dixon singled; Puhl forced Dixon
(shortstop to second); Puhl was caught stealing second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Office popped to center; Hubbard flied out to left;
Frias flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez flied out to right; Cedeno walked; Cedeno
was picked off first (catcher to first); Cruz grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
singled; Matthews homered [Royster scored]; Burroughs singled;
Murphy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Braves 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
walked; Howe flied out to center; Ashby made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Office
grounded out (second to first); Hubbard singled; Frias doubled
[Hubbard scored]; Niekro singled [Frias to third]; Royster
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4,
Braves 3.

ASTROS 5TH: SEXTON BATTED FOR DIXON; Sexton popped to second;
Puhl singled; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Matthews
doubled; Burroughs reached on an error by Cabell [Matthews to
third, Burroughs to first]; Murphy flied out to center; Horner
homered [Matthews scored, Burroughs scored (unearned)]; Office
flied out to left; Hubbard doubled; Frias grounded out (third to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz made an
out to third; Cabell walked; Watson forced Cabell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro struck out; Royster doubled; Matthews struck
out; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Braves 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to
first); LANDESTOY BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Landestoy walked; Puhl
walked [Landestoy to second]; Gonzalez walked [Landestoy to
third, Puhl to second]; Cedeno walked [Landestoy scored, Puhl to
third, Gonzalez to second]; SKOK REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 5,
Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ANDUJAR
REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Murphy walked; Horner forced
Murphy (third to second) [Horner to second (error by Howe)];
CHANEY RAN FOR HORNER; Office doubled [Chaney scored
(unearned)]; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Office to third];
Hubbard reached on a fielder's choice [Office out at home (third
to catcher to third to pitcher to catcher to shortstop to first
to shortstop), Hubbard to second]; Frias grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 7.

ASTROS 8TH: LUM REPLACED SKOK (PLAYING 1B); GARBER REPLACED
CHANEY (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first);
Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum singled; Royster grounded out (second to first)
[Lum to second]; Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
5, Braves 7.

ASTROS 9TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Ashby
grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Landestoy walked;
Puhl grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Landestoy
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 7.