J.R. Richard struck out 15 to equal his career high while pitching the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Braves. The Astros scored twice in the second inning on a single by Enos Cabell, a stolen base, a double by Art Howe and single by Alan Ashby.

Their two other runs followed in the fourth when Terry Puhl doubled with the bases loaded. Richard pitched a six-hitter and yielded the Braves' lone run in the third when Jerry Royster and Garry Matthews walked and Bob Horner singled. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, August    3, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Astros       0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   1   0   0     1   2   .267      Cedeno 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .314      Reynolds ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .276
Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .256      Puhl cf               4   0   2   2     0   0   .284
Horner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .323      Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Lum lf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Leonard rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Nolan c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .255      Howe 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Frias ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .299        Landestoy 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Matula p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .054      Ashby c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .219
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Richard p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .133
  Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .304

Totals               34   1   6   1     3  15             Totals               33   4  10   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 20,716
Left on Base: Braves 9, Astros 8
DP: Braves 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Howe (14), Cruz (27), Puhl (16), Ashby (13)
Stolen Bases: Royster (18), Puhl (22), Cabell 2 (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Richard (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula L(6-8)           3.2   8   4   4   2   1   0  21   3.83
Bradford                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
B. McLaughlin           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.70
Devine                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.96
Totals                  8    10   4   4   2   3   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(10-11)        9     6   1   1   3  15   0  37   3.66
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3  15   0  37

Wild Pitches: Richard (16)
Balks: Bradford (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Matthews flied out to left;
Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno made an out to second; Reynolds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl singled to right; Puhl stole second;
Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros
0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner struck out; Murphy struck out but advanced to
first on a wild pitch; Lum singled to center [Murphy to second];
Nolan struck out; Frias flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to shortstop; Cabell stole second;
Leonard struck out; Howe doubled to center [Cabell scored];
Ashby singled to center [Howe scored]; Richard out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Ashby to second]; Cedeno
walked; Reynolds flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Matula struck out; Royster walked; Royster stole
second; Matthews walked; Office struck out; Horner singled to
center [Royster scored, Matthews to second]; Murphy flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cruz doubled to
center; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Cabell stole second; Leonard walked; Howe
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Astros 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Nolan flied out
to center; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby flied out to center; Richard singled to
center; Cedeno singled to center [Richard to second]; Reynolds
forced Cedeno (third to second) [Richard to third]; Puhl doubled
to center [Richard scored, Reynolds scored]; BRADFORD REPLACED
MATULA (PITCHING); Bradford balked [Puhl to third]; Cruz struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 4.

BRAVES 5TH: CHANEY BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Chaney struck out;
Royster flied out to left; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Cabell
singled to left; Leonard forced Cabell (third to second); Howe
flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Horner
struck out; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Richard struck out; Cedeno made an out to shortstop;
Reynolds made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Astros 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Nolan singled to
center; Frias singled to center [Nolan to second]; BURROUGHS
BATTED FOR B. MCLAUGHLIN; Burroughs was called out on strikes;
Royster made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: DEVINE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Puhl lined to
right; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Cabell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews struck out; Office singled to shortstop;
Horner flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Leonard grounded out (third to first); Howe flied to
left in foul territory; Ashby doubled to center; Richard
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Astros 4.

BRAVES 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Lum walked;
Nolan struck out; Frias singled to center [Lum to second];
SPIKES BATTED FOR DEVINE; Spikes struck out; Royster struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 4.