Final
HOU 4 — ATL 9
9/26/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · ATL197909260
Complete available game record for HOU at ATL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 12 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Miller | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Royster | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Matthews | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Horner | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Bonnell | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Heep | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrel Chaney | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Benedict | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dixon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Ladd | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mendoza | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Niemann | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Roberge | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 2.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Phil Niekro | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Rick Williams | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Dixon | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Randy Niemann | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Ladd | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bert Roberge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Mendoza | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Niemann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Roberge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Ladd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Miller | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonnell | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrel Chaney | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Horner | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Matthews | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Benedict | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Royster | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | E6.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | PB.2-3;1-2# | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | D.3-H;2-H;1XH(762);B-3(THH) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | WP.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S.3-H | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E3.B-1 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3(E7) | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | NP | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43.3-H(UR);1-2 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | IW.2-3;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 1–7 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–7 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–7 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E3.B-1 | 1–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR.1-H(UR) | 1–7 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–9 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–9 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 1–9 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D.1-3 | 1–9 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–9 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–9 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S | 1–9 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 14(1)3/GDP | 1–9 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–9 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–9 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR | 1–9 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 2–9 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–9 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3;1-2 | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S.3-H;2-H | 2–9 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–9 |