Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 110
Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (D) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0 ATL N 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 5 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 1 Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sexton ss 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 Pujols c 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bochy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 3 24 9 BATTING - HR: Watson (12,2nd inning off McWilliams 0 on 0 out); Gonzalez (1,8th inning off Garber 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Sexton (8,2nd base off McWilliams/Nolan).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Office cf 4 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 Matthews rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Burroughs lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Horner 3b 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 12 2 Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 McWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals 26 3 5 3 3 13 27 15 FIELDING - E: Nolan (1). BATTING - 2B: Office 2 (6,off Richard 2). 3B: Burroughs (4,off Richard). SF: Horner (5,off Richard). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Matthews (5,2nd base by Richard/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(11-10) 7 5 3 3 3 11 0 27 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 8 5 3 3 3 13 0 30
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McWilliams W(4-0) 6.2 4 1 1 2 2 1 25 Garber SV(17) 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 3 2 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: Garber 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 8551 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Puhl cf Royster ss 2. Gonzalez 2b Office cf 3. Cabell 3b Matthews rf 4. Watson 1b Burroughs lf 5. Howard lf Horner 3b 6. Cruz rf Nolan c 7. Sexton ss Murphy 1b 8. Pujols c Gilbreath 2b 9. Richard p McWilliams p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office struck out; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson homered; Howard flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Sexton walked; Sexton was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs tripled; Horner singled [Burroughs scored]; Nolan was called out on strikes; Murphy was called out on strikes; Gilbreath struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols made an out to catcher; Richard grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: McWilliams struck out; Royster struck out; Office doubled; Matthews singled to left [Office scored, Matthews out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled; Howard singled [Watson to second]; Cruz forced Howard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Horner walked; Nolan popped to first in foul territory; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 5TH: Sexton struck out; Pujols flied out to left; Richard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath struck out; McWilliams grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez singled; Cabell flied out to center; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Office doubled; Matthews walked; Burroughs flied out to right [Office to third]; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Office scored]; Matthews was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 7TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to right; Sexton walked; Sexton stole second [Sexton to third (error by Nolan)]; GARBER REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); WALLING BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: BOCHY REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING C ); Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy struck out; Gilbreath walked; Garber struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 8TH: LANDESTOY BATTED FOR RICHARD; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez homered; Cabell popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (second to first); Office struck out; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3. ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 5 0 4 Braves 3 5 1 3
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