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October 1, 1980

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Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	2	4	0
Astros	0	2	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Braves	2	4	0
Astros	0	2	1

Phil Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.141
OBP	.000	.151
At Bats	0	85
Hits	0	12
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	5

Vern Ruhle Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	4	0

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Astrodome - October 1, 1980

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Out

Vern Ruhle

Alan Ashby

Art Howe

Joe Morgan

Enos Cabell

Craig Reynolds

Jose Cruz

Cesar Cedeno

Terry Puhl

Phil Niekro

Bruce Benedict

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Benedict hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Benedict reaches second base with a double. Hubbard scores.

Top 2 There goes Hubbard. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Hubbard steals second.

Top 2 Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss scores.

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

Top 2 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Chambliss reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Howe strikes out.

Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to third. Puhl moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cruz strikes out.

Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 1 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Ruhle fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ruhle. Ramirez moves to second.

Top 1 Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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

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