Phil Niekro notched his 15th victory of the season and 200th complete game of his career as the Braves edged the Astros, 3-2. Barry Bonnell drove in two of the Braves' runs, starting with a single in the fourth. After Rowland Office drove in a run with a single in the fifth, Bonne!l homered for the deciding marker in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    12, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  1
Braves       0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy 2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .203      Royster 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Reynolds ss           4   1   1   0     0   2   .274      Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Puhl cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .285      Office cf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .266
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Horner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .325
Cabell 1b             3   0   1   1     0   2   .270      Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Leonard rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .299      Bonnell lf            4   1   3   2     0   0   .256
Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .213      Benedict c            2   0   0   0     2   1   .212
  Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              4   1   1   0     0   0   .195
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Williams p            2   0   2   0     0   0   .261
  Knicely ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               32   2   8   2     3   8             Totals               32   3   9   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  7,557
Left on Base: Astros 7, Braves 9
DP: Astros 1, Braves 1
Errors: Reynolds
Doubles: Reynolds (15), Niekro (5)
Home Runs: Bonnell (9)
Stolen Bases: Leonard (14)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Cabell (1)
GIDP: Knicely (1), Horner (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(3-5)         6     8   3   3   2   2   1  27   3.26
Throop                  2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.05
Totals                  8     9   3   3   4   2   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(15-15)         9     8   2   2   3   8   0  36   3.64
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   8   0  36

Passed Balls: Benedict (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy popped to third; Reynolds struck out; Puhl
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Matthews walked; Office
grounded out (second to first) [Matthews to second]; Horner
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell struck
out; Leonard walked; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell singled to
center; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonnell to
second]; Benedict grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
singled to right; Landestoy singled to first [Williams to
second]; Reynolds struck out; Puhl flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro popped to third in foul territory; Royster
flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
singled to shortstop; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Leonard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office singled to shortstop [Office to second (error
by Reynolds)]; Horner singled to center [Office to third];
Murphy popped to second; Bonnell singled to left [Office scored,
Horner to second]; Frias flied out to right; Benedict struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby made an
out to shortstop; Williams singled to left; Landestoy walked
[Williams to second]; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro doubled to center; Royster singled to first
[Niekro to third]; Matthews flied out to right; Office singled
to left [Niekro scored, Royster to second]; Horner grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz struck
out; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves
2.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy struck out; Bonnell homered; Frias lined to
second; Benedict walked; Niekro forced Benedict (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Leonard singled to center; Leonard stole second;
Howe flied out to center; Ashby walked; KNICELY BATTED FOR
WILLIAMS; Knicely grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Ashby out at second]; Debut game for Alan
Knicely; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: KNICELY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); THROOP REPLACED
ASHBY (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (third to first);
Matthews flied out to center; Office walked; Horner singled to
left [Office to second]; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy flied out to left; Reynolds doubled to
left; Puhl singled to center [Reynolds scored]; Cruz singled to
right [Puhl to third]; Cabell hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Puhl scored]; Benedict allowed a passed ball [Cruz to second];
Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Bonnell flied out to left; Frias flied out to
center; Benedict walked; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe flied out to center; WALLING BATTED FOR THROOP;
Walling flied out to center; Knicely struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 3.