Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 2
Regular Season Game 114
Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 HOU N 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 x - 5 12 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Matthews rf 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Nolan c 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 4 2 4 13 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gilbreath-Royster-Murphy. E: Niekro (1). BATTING - 2B: Royster (14,off Richard). 3B: Burroughs (5,off Richard). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Matthews (6,2nd base off Richard/Bochy).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Gonzalez ss,2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Cruz rf 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 Watson 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 1 Walling lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 Fischlin ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bergman lf,1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Bochy c 4 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 Richard p 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 34 5 12 5 1 5 27 4 FIELDING - E: Bochy (3). BATTING - 2B: Bochy (2,off Niekro). 3B: Cruz (6,off Niekro); Watson (4,off Niekro). SF: Puhl (5,off Niekro). GDP: Bochy (4,off Easterly). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (20,2nd base off Niekro/Nolan).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(14-12) 7 11 5 5 1 5 0 33 Easterly 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 12 5 5 1 5 0 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(12-10) 9 4 2 2 4 13 0 35 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 25023 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster ss Puhl cf 2. Office cf Gonzalez ss 3. Matthews rf Cabell 3b 4. Burroughs lf Cruz rf 5. Horner 3b Watson 1b 6. Nolan c Howe 2b 7. Murphy 1b Bergman lf 8. Gilbreath 2b Bochy c 9. Niekro p Richard p BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled; Office grounded out (shortstop to first) [Royster to third]; Matthews singled [Royster scored]; Matthews stole second [Matthews to third (error by Bochy)]; Burroughs tripled [Matthews scored]; Horner made an out to shortstop; Nolan flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath struck out; Niekro grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz tripled; Watson struck out; Howe struck out; Bergman walked; Bochy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster made an out to shortstop; Office struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard flied out to center; Puhl singled; Puhl was picked off first but was safe on an error by Niekro [Puhl to second]; Gonzalez singled [Puhl to third]; Cabell singled [Puhl scored, Gonzalez to second]; Cruz struck out; Watson tripled [Gonzalez scored, Cabell scored]; Howe singled [Watson scored]; Bergman struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Horner struck out; Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Bochy doubled; Richard flied out to left; Puhl flied out to left; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy flied out to left; Gilbreath struck out; Niekro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell flied out to center; Cruz struck out; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4. BRAVES 6TH: Royster struck out; Office struck out; Matthews walked; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Bergman singled; Bochy singled [Bergman to second]; Richard singled [Bergman to third, Bochy to second]; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bergman scored]; Gonzalez flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. BRAVES 7TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING SS); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Horner flied out to center; Nolan walked; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Watson flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Fischlin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. BRAVES 8TH: WALLING REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall walked; Royster struck out; Office made an out to shortstop; Matthews walked [Beall to second]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: EASTERLY REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Bergman singled; Bochy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bergman out at second]; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. BRAVES 9TH: Horner struck out; Nolan singled; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 2 4 1 6 Astros 5 12 1 7
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