Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 151
Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 HOU N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Office cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Nolan c 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Miller pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benedict c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Murphy 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 LaCorte p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Bonnell lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 35 3 9 2 0 11 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hubbard-Royster-Murphy. BATTING - 3B: Murphy (3,off Niekro). SF: Burroughs (6,off Niekro). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Office (8,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Miller (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 Drumright 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz rf 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 Walling lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Pujols c 3 1 1 0 0 1 9 4 Obradovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 3 4 27 10 FIELDING - E: Landestoy (4). PB: Pujols (12). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (31,off LaCorte); Pujols (7,off LaCorte). SH: Niekro (9,off LaCorte); Drumright (1,off Garber). GDP: Drumright (2,off LaCorte). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz 2 (34,2nd base off LaCorte/Nolan 2); Cabell (33,2nd base off Garber/Benedict).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP LaCorte 7 3 2 2 3 3 0 27 Garber W(6-5) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 4 0 35 WP: LaCorte (1).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(12-14) 9 9 3 2 0 11 0 36 WP: Niekro (8). Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 3950 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Royster ss Landestoy ss 2. Office cf Drumright 2b 3. Matthews rf Puhl cf 4. Burroughs lf Cruz rf 5. Horner 3b Cabell 3b 6. Nolan c Watson 1b 7. Murphy 1b Walling lf 8. Hubbard 2b Pujols c 9. LaCorte p Niekro p BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Office singled [Royster to second]; Matthews singled [Royster to third, Office to second]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to right [Royster scored, Office to third]; Horner made an out to third; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Drumright flied out to left; Puhl flied out to center; Cruz doubled [Landestoy scored]; Cabell made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard singled; On a bunt LaCorte forced Hubbard (catcher to shortstop) [LaCorte to second (error by Landestoy)]; Royster struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Walling flied out to center; Pujols flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 3RD: Office struck out; Matthews struck out; Burroughs singled; Horner forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Drumright grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 4TH: Nolan struck out; Murphy tripled; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Murphy scored (unearned)]; Hubbard grounded out (third to first); LaCorte struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Cabell struck out; Watson walked; Walling flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to left; Office grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols doubled; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pujols to third]; Landestoy singled [Pujols scored]; Drumright grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Landestoy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; Horner grounded out (third to first); Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 7TH: Murphy flied out to right; Hubbard grounded out (third to first); LaCorte popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Walling flied out to center; Pujols struck out; Niekro made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: Royster struck out; Office singled; Office stole second; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Office to third]; Matthews struck out; Burroughs struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); BONNELL REPLACED LACORTE (PLAYING LF); Landestoy singled; Drumright out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: Horner struck out; Nolan singled; MILLER RAN FOR NOLAN; Miller stole second; Murphy flied out to right; Hubbard singled [Miller scored, Hubbard to second (on throw to home)]; Bonnell struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: BENEDICT REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); Cabell singled; Cabell stole second; Watson flied out to center; Walling flied out to right; OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Obradovich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 3 9 0 6 Astros 2 5 1 6
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