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August 4, 1978

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Astros 2 10 1
Braves 7 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 2 10 1
Braves 7 12 0

Julio Gonzalez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .271
OBP .250 .311
At Bats 4 70
Hits 1 19
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 5

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 11 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 4, 1978
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Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Dale Murphy
Rod Gilbreath
Bob Horner
Jerry Royster
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Julio Gonzalez
Terry Puhl
Jesus Alou

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 2 10 1 9
Atlanta Braves 7 12 0 9
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Mark Lemongello
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jeff Burroughs
Attendance 11,282
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Top 9 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Mike Fischlin. Howard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bonnell hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Niekro moves to third. Office moves to second.
Bottom 8 Office takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to third. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gilbreath strikes out.
Bottom 8 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bochy hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bergman strikes out.
Top 8 Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Watson strikes out. Pocoroba drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Watson out.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out.
Bottom 7 Horner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ken Forsch now pitching. Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cabell strikes out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Puhl scores. Gonzalez moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Rick Williams. Landestoy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Office strikes out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbreath moves to second.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin misplays the ball. That's an error on Fischlin.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fischlin is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bochy strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Bergman. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Bergman steals second.
Top 6 Bergman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Royster tags and scores. Office tags and moves to third.
Bottom 5 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Royster moves to third. Office moves to second.
Bottom 5 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 5 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rick Williams now pitching. Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 5 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Denny Walling pinch hits for Floyd Bannister. Walling strikes out.
Top 4 Fischlin hits a popup in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bochy hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bergman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Watson moves to second.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to second.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Horner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Horner reaches second base with a double. Matthews scores.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Matthews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Office strikes out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 3 Puhl takes first base on ball four. Bannister moves to second.
Top 3 Bannister hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bochy moves to third.
Top 3 Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fischlin for the out. Bochy moves to second.
Top 3 Bochy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Cabell who tags Royster trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gilbreath scores.
Bottom 2 Floyd Bannister now pitching. Niekro bunts towards the mound. Bannister fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first - double play. Gilbreath moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bergman strikes out.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pocoroba hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Office takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Royster. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Royster steals second.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cabell strikes out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.