Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves

Sep 26, 1978

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

P. Niekro(19-17)win: Houston Astros logo

J. Niekro(13-14)save: Houston Astros logo

K. Forsch(6)

HOUATL

1Jose Cruz singles. Terry Puhl scores. [1 run] 10
4Julio Gonzalez singles on a to left fielder Jeff Burroughs. Jose Cruz scores. Bob Watson out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Jeff Burroughs to third baseman Rod Gilbreath to second baseman Glenn Hubbard to shortstop Jerry Royster. [1 run] [3 outs] 20

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Rafael LandestoySS	1	5	0	0	0	0	2	.272
2Jeffrey LeonardLF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.308
3Terry PuhlCF	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	.292
4Jose CruzRF	2	3	1	1	1	1	0	.313
5Enos Cabell3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	.295
6Bob Watson1B	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	.294
Jimmy SextonPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194
Dave Bergman1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
7Julio Gonzalez2B	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	.233
8Luis PujolsC	0	4	0	0	3	0	2	.127
9Joe NiekroP	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.141
Ken ForschP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192
TOTAL	8	32	2	2	6	5	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	BB	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	8.0	6	4	2	47	3.96
Ken ForschRHP	1.0	1	0	0	3	2.73
TOTAL	9.0	7	4	2	50	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jerry RoysterSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.254
2Rowland OfficeCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254
3Gary Matthews Sr.RF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.287
4Jeff BurroughsLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.305
5Joe NolanC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.234
6Dale Murphy1B	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.228
7Glenn Hubbard2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.289
8Rod Gilbreath3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.248
9Phil NiekroP	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Bob BeallPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.243


TOTAL	7	32	0	0	4	2	0	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Phil NiekroRHP	9.0	8	2	1	6	5	0	64	2.84

TOTAL	9.0	8	2	1	6	5	0	64	-

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1st inningHOUATL

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Rafael Landestoy out, second baseman Glenn Hubbard to first baseman Dale Murphy. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Jeffrey Leonard out, shortstop Jerry Royster to first baseman Dale Murphy. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Terry Puhl walks.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Terry Puhl steals (31) 2nd base.
00
PASSED BALL — Passed ball by catcher Joe Nolan. Terry Puhl to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Jose Cruz singles. Terry Puhl scores. [1 run]
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Jose Cruz steals (36) 2nd base.
10
BATTER OUT — Enos Cabell out to right fielder Gary Matthews. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
HIT BY PITCH — Jerry Royster hit by pitch.
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Jerry Royster steals (27) 2nd base.
10
HIT BY PITCH — Rowland Office hit by pitch.
10
STRIKEOUT — Gary Matthews strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
FORCEOUT — Jeff Burroughs grounds into a force out, shortstop Rafael Landestoy to third baseman Enos Cabell. Jerry Royster out at 3rd. Rowland Office to 2nd. Jeff Burroughs to 1st. [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Joe Nolan out to right fielder Jose Cruz. [3 outs]
10

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HOU

ATL

2Runs0

8Hits7

0Errors1

.250Batting Avg.219

32At Bats32

0Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In0

5Walks2

3Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts4

8Left on Base9

8Total Bases8

Tuesday, September 26, 1978 · 7:05 PM

Truist Park · Cumberland, GA

attendance: 3,089 (7.5%)