Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Regular Season Game 108
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 5 6 0 ATL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 Gonzalez 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Cabell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Cruz rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 Watson 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 12 0 Bergman lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 Pujols c 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 Fischlin ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Walling ph 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Sexton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 6 5 4 8 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Niekro-Fischlin-Watson. PB: Pujols (7). BATTING - 2B: Walling (4,off Hanna). SH: Gonzalez (2,off Campbell). HBP: Puhl (3,by Campbell). IBB: Cruz (8,by Campbell). Team LOB: 7.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 Office cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Gaston ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Matthews rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Horner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Pocoroba c 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 Murphy 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 12 1 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 Hanna p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bonnell cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 7 3 5 4 27 14 FIELDING - E: Murphy (14). BATTING - 2B: Burroughs (25,off Niekro). SF: Royster (2,off Sambito). GDP: Pocoroba (15,off Niekro). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(9-8) 6 5 3 3 4 0 0 26 Sambito 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Forsch SV(4) 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 Totals 9 7 3 3 5 4 0 38 Niekro faced 3 batters in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 3-2; Forsch 2-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hanna L(7-10) 5.2 5 4 4 3 6 0 26 Campbell 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 Skok 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Easterly 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 6 5 5 4 8 0 39 HBP: Campbell (2,Puhl). IBB: Campbell (9,Cruz). Inherited Runners - Scored: Campbell 1-0; Skok 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:48 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Puhl cf Royster ss 2. Gonzalez 2b Office cf 3. Cabell 3b Matthews rf 4. Cruz rf Burroughs lf 5. Watson 1b Horner 3b 6. Bergman lf Pocoroba c 7. Pujols c Murphy 1b 8. Fischlin ss Gilbreath 2b 9. Niekro p Hanna p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez walked; Cabell singled [Gonzalez to third]; Cruz reached on an error by Murphy [Gonzalez scored (RBI), Cabell to second, Cruz to first]; Watson walked [Cabell to third, Cruz to second]; Bergman flied out to left; Pujols struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews walked; Burroughs doubled [Matthews scored]; Horner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 2ND: Fischlin flied out to center; Niekro was called out on strikes; Puhl was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy flied out to center; Gilbreath singled; Hanna singled [Gilbreath to second]; Royster flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Bergman singled; Pujols struck out; Fischlin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Horner walked; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Horner out at second]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro struck out; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Hanna flied out to right; Royster walked; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson singled; Bergman singled [Watson to second]; Pujols walked [Watson to third, Bergman to second]; WALLING BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Walling doubled [Watson scored, Bergman scored, Pujols scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Niekro flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: SEXTON REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl was hit by a pitch; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Puhl to second]; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz was walked intentionally; Watson singled [Puhl scored, Cruz to third]; SKOK REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Bergman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba singled; Murphy singled [Pocoroba to second]; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Pocoroba to third, Murphy to second]; Gilbreath walked; BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Beall was called out on strikes; Royster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Pocoroba scored]; GASTON BATTED FOR OFFICE; Gaston singled [Murphy scored, Gilbreath to second]; RUIZ RAN FOR GASTON; FORSCH REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Matthews struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. ASTROS 8TH: EASTERLY REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); BONNELL REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING CF); Pujols struck out (catcher to first); Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs walked; Horner flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded out (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs to second]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath singled; Bonnell made an out to third; Royster made an out to first; NOLAN BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 6 0 7 Braves 3 7 1 8
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