Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 158
Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 7 0 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 Leonard lf 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 Puhl cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 Bergman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Drumright 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 Bochy c 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 Ruhle p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Obradovich ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 7 4 2 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Cabell-Drumright-Bergman, Landestoy-Drumright-Bergman. BATTING - 2B: Leonard (1,off LaCorte). SF: Bochy (2,off LaCorte). IBB: Obradovich (1,by LaCorte). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (32,2nd base off LaCorte/Benedict).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Royster ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Matthews rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Whisenton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Office cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Murphy ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Small 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Benedict c 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 LaCorte p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Davey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Theiss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 5 0 4 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gilbreath-Small. E: Office (3). BATTING - SH: LaCorte (1,off Ruhle). GDP: Burroughs (16,off Ruhle); Small (1,off Sambito). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Royster (17,2nd base by Ruhle/Bochy).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle W(3-3) 7 4 0 0 3 3 0 26 Sambito 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 9 5 0 0 4 4 0 33
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP LaCorte L(0-1) 7.2 6 4 4 1 4 0 29 Davey 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Theiss 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 5 0 35 IBB: LaCorte (1,Obradovich). Inherited Runners - Scored: Davey 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 2710 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Landestoy ss Royster ss 2. Leonard lf Hubbard 2b 3. Puhl cf Matthews rf 4. Cruz rf Burroughs lf 5. Cabell 3b Office cf 6. Bergman 1b Small 1b 7. Drumright 2b Gilbreath 3b 8. Bochy c Benedict c 9. Ruhle p LaCorte p ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy struck out; Leonard singled; Puhl lined into a double play (third to first) [Leonard out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hubbard struck out; Matthews walked; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bergman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Small grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Hank Small; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Drumright grounded out (first unassisted); Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruhle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Benedict singled; LaCorte out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Benedict to second]; Royster singled [Benedict to third]; Hubbard flied out to center; Matthews forced Royster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy flied out to left; Leonard was called out on strikes; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Office grounded out (second to first); Small flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath flied out to center; Benedict walked; LaCorte struck out; Royster singled [Benedict to second]; Hubbard flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy grounded out (third to first); Ruhle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews singled; Burroughs grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; Office made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Leonard made an out to first; Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Small made an out to third; Gilbreath flied out to left; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled; Bergman singled [Cabell to second]; Drumright singled [Cabell to third, Bergman to second]; Bochy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored, Bergman to third (error by Office)]; OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR RUHLE; Obradovich was walked intentionally [Drumright to second]; Landestoy forced Bergman (first to catcher) [Drumright to third, Obradovich to second]; Leonard doubled [Drumright scored, Obradovich scored, Landestoy scored]; DAVEY REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Puhl walked; Cruz flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED OBRADOVICH (PITCHING); BEALL BATTED FOR DAVEY; Beall flied out to right; Royster grounded out (first unassisted); Hubbard made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. ASTROS 9TH: THEISS REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Cabell singled; Bergman grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell to second]; Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cabell to third]; Bochy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: Matthews struck out; Burroughs walked; WHISENTON RAN FOR BURROUGHS; MURPHY BATTED FOR OFFICE; Murphy singled [Whisenton to second]; Small grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 7 0 4 Braves 0 5 1 6
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