Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves

May 5, 1978

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	1	7
ATL	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	-	5	6	0	7

loss:

J. Niekro(1-4)win: Atlanta Braves logo

T. Boggs(1-3)save: Atlanta Braves logo

E. Solomon(2)

HOUATL

1Cesar Cedeno grounds into a force out, third baseman Rod Gilbreath to second baseman Jerry Royster. Terry Puhl scores. Enos Cabell out at 2nd. Cesar Cedeno to 1st. [1 run] [1 out] 10
2Tommy Boggs reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Art Howe. Dale Murphy scores. Rod Gilbreath to 3rd. Tommy Boggs to 2nd. [1 run] 11
5Tommy Boggs hits a home run (1). [1 run] 12
6Bob Watson hits a home run (4). [1 run] 22
6Rod Gilbreath doubles (4). Dale Murphy scores. [1 run] 23
6Pat Rockett singles. Rod Gilbreath scores. [1 run] 24
8Dale Murphy singles. Jeff Burroughs scores. [1 run] 25

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Terry PuhlLF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.275
2Enos Cabell3B	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.273
3Cesar CedenoCF	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.275
4Bob Watson1B	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.299
5Jose CruzRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.298
6Art Howe2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.306
7Ed HerrmannC	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133
8Jimmy SextonSS	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.235
9Joe NiekroP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Wilbur HowardPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Floyd BannisterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Denny WallingPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250
TOTAL	5	31	2	2	6	4	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	6.0	5	4	3	2	3	1	40	6.90
Floyd BannisterLHP	2.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	19	3.86
TOTAL	8.0	6	5	4	4	5	1	59	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jerry Royster2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
2Rowland OfficeCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.232
3Brian AsselstineRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.289
4Jeff BurroughsLF	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.405
5Biff PocorobaC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.235
6Dale Murphy1B	1	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	.181
7Rod Gilbreath3B	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.271
8Pat RockettSS	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.134
9Tommy BoggsP	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	.222
Eddie SolomonP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.200


TOTAL	6	30	5	4	4	5	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tommy BoggsRHP	7.0	5	2	2	3	4	1	48	5.47
Eddie SolomonRHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	0.90
TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	6	4	1	60	-

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1st inningHOUATL

TOP 1
SINGLE — Terry Puhl singles.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Terry Puhl steals (5) 2nd base.
00
STRIKEOUT — Enos Cabell strikes out swinging. Terry Puhl to 3rd. Enos Cabell to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Tommy Boggs.
00
FORCEOUT — Cesar Cedeno grounds into a force out, third baseman Rod Gilbreath to second baseman Jerry Royster. Terry Puhl scores. Enos Cabell out at 2nd. Cesar Cedeno to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Bob Watson singles. Cesar Cedeno to 2nd.
10
BATTER OUT — Jose Cruz out to center fielder Rowland Office. [2 outs]
10
FORCEOUT — Art Howe grounds into a force out, shortstop Pat Rockett to second baseman Jerry Royster. Bob Watson out at 2nd. Art Howe to 1st. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Jerry Royster singles.
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Jerry Royster steals (12) 2nd base.
10
STRIKEOUT — Rowland Office strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
BATTER OUT — Brian Asselstine out to right fielder Jose Cruz. Jerry Royster to 3rd. [2 outs]
10
WALK — Jeff Burroughs walks.
10
BATTER OUT — Biff Pocoroba out to right fielder Jose Cruz. [3 outs]
10

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HOU

ATL

2Runs5

5Hits6

1Errors0

.161Batting Avg.200

31At Bats30

1Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks5

1Stolen Bases3

6Strikeouts4

7Left on Base7

8Total Bases11

Friday, May 5, 1978 · 7:05 PM

Truist Park · Cumberland, GA

attendance: 5,699 (13.9%)