Final
ATL 0 — HOU 2
4/8/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197904080
Complete available game record for ATL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hubbard | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Matthews | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burroughs | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Bonnell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrel Chaney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Beall | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepe Frias | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nolan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Matula | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Garber | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Matula | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Gene Garber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Watson | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enos Cabell | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Howe | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Ashby | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonnell | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burroughs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Royster | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lum | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrel Chaney | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Matthews | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepe Frias | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Garber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Matula | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2# | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 26(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 23 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | E4 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 14(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S5 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K23 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3 | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S1 | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26)# | 0–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |