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July 14, 1980

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Bottom 6 R H E
Braves 1 3 0
Astros 0 1 2
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Braves 1 3 0
Astros 0 1 2

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .312
OBP .000 .365
At Bats 2 311
Hits 0 97
• Singles 0 73
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 51

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 11 1
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Astrodome - July 14, 1980
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Chris Chambliss
Glenn Hubbard
Bob Horner
Luis Gomez
Jeff Burroughs
Dale Murphy
Gary Matthews
Jose Cruz
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Cruz strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cruz out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Landestoy strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Landestoy out.
Top 6 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops it up and throws to first, with Pladson covering, for the out.
Top 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hubbard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pladson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pujols strikes out.
Top 5 Niekro strikes out.
Top 5 There go the runners. The throw from Pujols to Cabell. The throw back to home, and Benedict is out at the plate.
Top 5 Gomez bunts towards first. Howe scoops it up and throws to first, with Landestoy covering, for the out. Benedict moves to third.
Top 5 Benedict hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Benedict reaches second base with a double. Burroughs scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 There goes Burroughs. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Burroughs steals second.
Top 5 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 4 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordie Pladson now pitching. Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Chambliss trying to get to home. Leonard throws the ball in to Pujols who tags Chambliss who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe fields the ball and throws to second. Reynolds drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Reynolds. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 4 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Leonard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Landestoy strikes out.
Bottom 3 Richard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Richard reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Hubbard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gomez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Gomez reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cabell strikes out.
Top 2 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 2 Horner strikes out.
Top 2 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 1 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a line drive into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Bottom 1 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hubbard strikes out.