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April 15, 1980

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Braves	0	0	0
Astros	2	4	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Braves	0	0	0
Astros	2	4	0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	1.000
OBP	.000	1.000
At Bats	0	1
Hits	0	1
• Singles	0	1
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	2

Larry McWilliams Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	1	0

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Astrodome - April 15, 1980

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Larry McWilliams

Biff Pocoroba

Chris Chambliss

Jerry Royster

Bob Horner

Luis Gomez

Gary Matthews

Brian Asselstine

Dale Murphy

Joe Niekro

Luis Pujols

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Niekro bunts between the mound and first base. McWilliams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Pujols moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Pujols hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Pujols reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Murphy strikes out.

Top 2 Horner hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Cruz moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard scores. Morgan moves to second.

Bottom 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Cedeno is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes Leonard. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Leonard steals second.

Bottom 1 Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 1 Matthews hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out.

Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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