Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 157
Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Leonard lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Puhl cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 Cruz rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Watson 1b 2 0 2 0 2 0 11 0 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 5 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 8 2 5 6 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Leonard-Gonzalez-Pujols, Gonzalez-Bergman. BATTING - GDP: Gonzalez (7,off Niekro); Cabell (13,off Niekro). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (31,2nd base off Niekro/Nolan); Cruz 2 (37,2nd base off Niekro/Nolan 2).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Office cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matthews rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Nolan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Murphy 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 12 2 Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Niekro p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 7 0 2 4 27 19 FIELDING - DP: 2. Hubbard-Murphy, Hubbard-Murphy. E: Gilbreath (7). PB: Nolan 2 (14). BATTING - 2B: Matthews (20,off Niekro). HBP: Royster (3,by Niekro); Office (6,by Niekro). GDP: Beall (4,off Forsch). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Royster (27,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(13-14) 8 6 0 0 2 4 0 33 Forsch SV(6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 36 Niekro faced 1 batter in the 9th inning WP: Niekro (9). HBP: Niekro 2 (9,Royster,Office). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(19-17) 9 8 2 1 5 6 0 37 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 3089 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Landestoy ss Royster ss 2. Leonard lf Office cf 3. Puhl cf Matthews rf 4. Cruz rf Burroughs lf 5. Cabell 3b Nolan c 6. Watson 1b Murphy 1b 7. Gonzalez 2b Hubbard 2b 8. Pujols c Gilbreath 3b 9. Niekro p Niekro p ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Puhl to third]; Cruz singled [Puhl scored]; Cruz stole second; Cabell flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster was hit by a pitch; Royster stole second; Office was hit by a pitch; Matthews was called out on strikes; Burroughs forced Royster (shortstop to third) [Office to second]; Nolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (second to first) [Watson out at second]; Pujols struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy struck out; Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro flied out to left; Royster grounded out (catcher to first); Office grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Cruz stole second; Cabell flied out to right; Watson walked; Gonzalez singled to left [Cruz scored (unearned), Watson out at third (left to third to second to shortstop)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs was called out on strikes; Nolan singled; Murphy walked [Nolan to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Nolan to third, Murphy to second]; Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols struck out; Niekro struck out; Landestoy singled; Leonard singled [Landestoy to second]; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Niekro grounded out (third to first); Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled; Gonzalez forced Watson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Office flied out to center; Matthews singled; Burroughs flied out to right; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Pujols struck out; Niekro made an out to third; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard singled; Gilbreath singled [Hubbard to second]; Niekro singled to left [Hubbard to third, Gilbreath to second]; Royster hit into a double play (left to second to catcher) [Hubbard out at home]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked; Cruz singled [Puhl to second]; Cabell grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews doubled; Burroughs struck out; Nolan made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 9TH: Watson singled; SEXTON RAN FOR WATSON; Gonzalez singled [Sexton to second]; Pujols reached on an error by Gilbreath [Sexton out at home (third to second to first to catcher), Gonzalez to second, Pujols to first]; Niekro made an out to first; Landestoy forced Pujols (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: BERGMAN REPLACED SEXTON (PLAYING 1B); Murphy walked; FORSCH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hubbard singled [Murphy to second]; Gilbreath made an out to first; BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hubbard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 8 0 8 Braves 0 7 1 9
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