Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 24
Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 ATL N 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 x - 5 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cabell 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 Watson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 1 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Sexton ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Howard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 31 2 5 2 4 6 24 7 FIELDING - E: Howe (3). BATTING - HR: Watson (4,6th inning off Boggs 0 on 1 out). SH: Niekro (4,off Boggs). GDP: Puhl (2,off Boggs). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (5,2nd base off Boggs/Pocoroba).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Asselstine rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Burroughs lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Murphy 1b 2 2 1 1 2 0 8 0 Gilbreath 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Rockett ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 Boggs p 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 Solomon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 30 5 6 4 5 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Royster-Rockett-Murphy. BATTING - 2B: Gilbreath 2 (4,off Niekro 2). HR: Boggs (1,5th inning off Niekro 0 on 0 out). SH: Pocoroba (1,off Bannister). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Royster (12,2nd base off Niekro/Herrmann); Murphy 2 (4,2nd base off Niekro/Herrmann,2nd base off Bannister/Herrmann).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(1-4) 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 27 Bannister 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 9 Totals 8 6 5 4 5 4 1 36
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Boggs W(1-3) 7 5 2 2 4 3 1 30 Solomon SV(2) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 6 1 36 WP: Boggs (1). Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 5699 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Puhl lf Royster 2b 2. Cabell 3b Office cf 3. Cedeno cf Asselstine rf 4. Watson 1b Burroughs lf 5. Cruz rf Pocoroba c 6. Howe 2b Murphy 1b 7. Herrmann c Gilbreath 3b 8. Sexton ss Rockett ss 9. Niekro p Boggs p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cabell struck out but Puhl advanced to third and Cabell advanced to first on a wild pitch; Cedeno forced Cabell (third to second) [Puhl scored]; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; Cruz flied out to center; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Office struck out; Asselstine flied out to right [Royster to third]; Burroughs walked; Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Sexton walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sexton to second]; Puhl made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Gilbreath doubled [Murphy to third]; Rockett made an out to second; Boggs reached on an error by Howe [Murphy scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gilbreath to third, Boggs to second]; Royster flied out to left; Office made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell walked; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Watson flied out to right; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Asselstine made an out to second; Burroughs made an out to third; Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to center; Herrmann flied out to right; Sexton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath made an out to first; Rockett made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro struck out; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Boggs homered; Royster grounded out (second to first); Office made an out to catcher; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Watson homered; Cruz flied out to center; Howe singled; Herrmann walked [Howe to second]; Sexton grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Gilbreath doubled [Murphy scored]; Rockett singled [Gilbreath scored]; Boggs struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. ASTROS 7TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Howard singled; Puhl grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howard out at second]; Cabell walked; On a bunt Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: BANNISTER REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office flied out to center; Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. ASTROS 8TH: SOLOMON REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz struck out; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs walked; Pocoroba out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Burroughs to second]; Murphy singled [Burroughs scored]; Murphy stole second; Gilbreath flied out to center; Rockett walked; Solomon struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 5. ASTROS 9TH: Herrmann grounded out (third to first); Sexton struck out; WALLING BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 5 1 7 Braves 5 6 0 7
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