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August 5, 1978

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 5 6 0
Braves 3 6 1
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Astros 5 6 0
Braves 3 6 1

Dale Murphy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .244
OBP .333 .308
At Bats 3 365
Hits 1 89
• Singles 1 61
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 57

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 3
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 5, 1978
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Strikeout
Ken Forsch
Luis Pujols
Bob Watson
Julio Gonzalez
Enos Cabell
Jimmy Sexton
Dave Bergman
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Dale Murphy
Jeff Burroughs
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Murphy strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 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. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 8 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Forsch 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 8 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jamie Easterly now pitching. Barry Bonnell now playing center field. Pujols strikes out. Pocoroba drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pujols out.
Bottom 7 Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Cito Gaston. Ken Forsch now pitching. Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cito Gaston pinch hits for Rowland Office. Gaston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Gilbreath moves to second.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pocoroba tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Bob Beall pinch hits for Craig Skok. Joe Sambito now pitching. Beall is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Gilbreath takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Pocoroba moves to third. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Craig Skok now pitching. Bergman strikes out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Cruz moves to third.
Top 7 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Campbell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Campbell fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Top 7 Puhl is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dave Campbell now pitching. Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Denny Walling pinch hits for Mike Fischlin. Walling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Walling reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. Bergman scores. Pujols goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Pujols takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to third. Bergman moves to second.
Top 6 Bergman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanna fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hanna hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hanna covering, for the out.
Top 5 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Horner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pujols strikes out.
Top 4 Bergman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hanna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbreath moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Fischlin hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Matthews goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Office 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 1 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pujols strikes out.
Top 1 Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy juggles the ball. That's an error on Murphy. Gonzalez scores. Cabell moves to second.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third.
Top 1 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.