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Houston Astros 2 Atlanta Braves 7

August 4,1978

Visiting Team

Houston Astros (49-58)

Home Team

Atlanta Braves (50-57)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

11,282

Time of Game

2:30

Umpires

[HP]: Paul Runge [1B]: Jerry Dale [2B]: (none) [3B]: John McSherry

Houston Astros 2 Atlanta Braves 7

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team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Houston Astros	HOU	49-58		0	0	0		1	0	0		1	0	0			2	10	1		6	10	20	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Atlanta Braves	ATL	50-57		3	1	1		0	1	0		0	1	x			7	12	0		5	8	18	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Terry Puhl	cf	22.027	L	3	1	2	0		2	0	.292		99	159
2	Julio Gonzalez	2b	25.222	R	5	0	1	0		0	2	.268		34	144
3	Enos Cabell	3b	28.300	R	4	0	0	0		0	2	.289		107	633
4	Jose Cruz	rf	30.361	L	4	1	1	0		0	0	.296		101	955
5	Bob Watson	1b	32.116	R	4	0	1	0		0	1	.290		104	1289
6	Dave Bergman	lf	25.059	L	4	0	2	1		0	2	.241		69	81
7	Bruce Bochy	c	23.110	R	4	0	1	0		0	1	.276		10	10
8	Mike Fischlin	ss	22.325	R	3	0	0	0		0	1	.132		35	48
	Wilbur Howard	ph	29.208	B	1	0	0	0		0	1	.240		59	441
	Floyd Bannister	p	23.055	L	1	0	1	0		0	0	.167		20	43
	Denny Walling	ph	24.109	L	1	0	0	0		0	1	.225		73	88
	Rafael Landestoy	ph	25.068	B	1	0	0	0		0	1	.256		22	37
	Jesus Alou	ph	36.133	R	1	0	1	0		0	0	.347		52	1308
Totals

Errors: Mike Fischlin

RBI: Dave Bergman (8)

GDP: Julio Gonzalez (2)

SB: Dave Bergman (2)

Atlanta Braves - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Jerry Royster	ss	25.290	R	5	2	4	1		0	0	.279		94	412
2	Rowland Office	cf	25.283	L	3	1	1	0		2	2	.262		94	575
3	Gary Matthews	rf	28.030	R	5	1	2	1		0	1	.292		80	822
4	Jeff Burroughs	lf	27.150	R	3	1	1	3		1	1	.322		101	955
	Barry Bonnell	lf	24.281	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.235		81	181
5	Bob Horner	3b	20.363	R	3	0	2	2		0	0	.284		46	46
6	Biff Pocoroba	c	25.010	B	4	0	0	0		0	0	.239		89	323
7	Dale Murphy	1b	22.145	R	2	1	0	0		2	0	.243		102	139
8	Rod Gilbreath	2b	25.314	R	4	1	1	0		0	1	.246		81	464
9	Phil Niekro	p	39.125	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.228		30	534
Totals

2B: Gary Matthews (13), Bob Horner (11)

HR: Jeff Burroughs (16)

RBI: Jerry Royster (27), Gary Matthews (40), Jeff Burroughs 3 (59), Bob Horner 2 (32)

SF: Bob Horner (4)

GDP: Phil Niekro (1)

SB: Jerry Royster (20)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Mark Lemongello	R	L 7-10	1.0	3	4	4	2	0	1		3.97	1.25		22	60
2	Floyd Bannister	L		2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0		4.33	1.67		21	45
3	Joaquin Andujar	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2.90	1.22		16	70
4	Rick Williams	R		2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0		4.85	1.69		11	11
5	Ken Forsch	R		2.0	3	1	1	2	2	0		3.03	1.53		39	348
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Mark Lemongello (0-0-0), Floyd Bannister (0-0-0), Joaquin Andujar (0-0-0), Rick Williams (0-0-0), Ken Forsch (0-0-0)

Atlanta Braves - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Phil Niekro	R	W 13-11	9.0	10	1	1	2	12	0		2.89	1.14		30	538
Totals				0.0

WP: Phil Niekro (5)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Phil Niekro (0-0-0)