Win: Larry Stires Loss: Ernie Sheehan
Save: Buddy Morton
Inning: 1 Atlanta Larry Stires pitching. Sammy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Blair grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Watson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Ernie Sheehan pitching. Bernie Moore singles to center field. Kiyokazu Shioya pops out to the first baseman. Bernie Moore steals second. Hank Stimac grounds out to the shortstop. Scoops Treadaway strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Gene Nold hits a home run. Red Naktenis flies out to the left fielder. Willie Sample flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Ancker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dominic Gallia flies out to the right fielder. Hiromoto Nakayama hits a home run. Luke Wingo singles to center field. Luke Wingo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Andy Joyner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Frank Stanton hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ernie Sheehan lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Sammy Baker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Sheehan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Blair hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Watson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Larry Stires lines out to the second baseman. Bernie Moore strikes out. Kiyokazu Shioya grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Gene Nold singles to center field. Red Naktenis pops out to the third baseman. Willie Sample singles to right field. Ernie Ancker flies out to the center fielder. Frank Stanton walks. Ernie Sheehan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Hank Stimac grounds out to the third baseman. Scoops Treadaway flies out to the left fielder. Dominic Gallia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Sammy Baker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Blair strikes out. Bill Watson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Hiromoto Nakayama reached on a fielding error by Frank Stanton. Luke Wingo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Andy Joyner pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Gene Nold flies out to the left fielder. Red Naktenis strikes out. Willie Sample singles to left field. Ernie Ancker singles to right field. Willie Sample advances to third on the hit. Frank Stanton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Larry Stires singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bernie Moore singles past the third baseman. Larry Stires scores. Kiyokazu Shioya singles to center field. Bernie Moore advances to third on the hit. Hank Stimac is hit by a pitch. Scoops Treadaway pops out to the first baseman. Dominic Gallia reached on a fielding error by Bill Watson. Bernie Moore scores. Hiromoto Nakayama flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Kiyokazu Shioya scores. Luke Wingo singles to left field. Hank Stimac scores. Dominic Gallia advances to third on the hit. Andy Joyner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ernie Sheehan pops out to the catcher. Sammy Baker hits a home run. Dave Blair singles to center field. Bill Watson strikes out. Gene Nold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Larry Stires strikes out. Bernie Moore singles to right field. Sammy Plaskett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bernie Moore steals second. Kiyokazu Shioya singles to left field. Bernie Moore scores. Kiyokazu Shioya is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hank Stimac flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Red Naktenis grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Sample grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Ancker doubles to center field. Frank Stanton walks. Passed ball. Ernie Ancker advances to third. Frank Stanton advances to second. Sammy Plaskett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Scoops Treadaway lines out to the second baseman. Joe Butler is pinch hitting for Dominic Gallia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Butler singles to left field. Hiromoto Nakayama singles to left field. Joe Butler advances to third on the hit. Luke Wingo strikes out. Chris Malloy is pinch hitting for Andy Joyner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Malloy singles to center field. Joe Butler scores. Hiromoto Nakayama advances to third on the hit. Larry Stires grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Sammy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Dave Blair doubles to right field. Bill Watson flies out to the left fielder. Gene Nold hits a home run. Dave Blair scores. Red Naktenis singles to right field. Buddy Morton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Willie Sample walks. Ernie Ancker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners left on base: 12 Houston total runners left on base: 5