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Saturday August 5, 1978
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Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros       0  0  0    0  3  2    1  0  1  -   7 11  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .288      Royster ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Gonzalez 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .289      Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
  Fischlin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .128      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .318
Cruz rf               4   2   3   2     0   0   .298      Horner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Watson 1b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Murphy 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .244
  Walling pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Nolan c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Bergman lf,1b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Bochy c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Boggs p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Sexton ss,3b          3   3   2   2     1   0   .179        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Ruhle p               3   0   1   1     0   2   .167        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .239

Totals               34   7  11   6     2   4             Totals               31   0   4   0     0   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 20,950
Left on Base: Astros 4, Braves 4
DP: Astros 0, Braves 2
Errors: Sexton
Doubles: Watson (23), Murphy (10)
Triples: Sexton (1)
Home Runs: Cruz (8), Sexton (1)
Caught Stealing: Gilbreath (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruhle (1)
GIDP: Bochy 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (4,by Camp)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(1-0)            9     4   0   0   0   5   0  31   1.33
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   5   0  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(2-7)            5.1   7   5   5   1   2   1  23   6.45
Skok                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.19
Camp                    2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.29
Garber                  1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   1.66
Totals                  9    11   7   7   2   4   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Camp (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to third; Gonzalez made an out to
first; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Office made an out to
third; Matthews singled; Burroughs made an out to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Watson grounded out (third
to first); Bergman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner made an out to shortstop; Murphy made an out
to first; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton
flied out to left; Ruhle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath singled; Gilbreath was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Boggs struck out; Royster flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl flied out to left; Gonzalez made an out to
shortstop; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office made an out to catcher; Matthews struck out;
Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled; Watson doubled [Cruz to third];
Bergman was walked intentionally; Bochy grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz scored (no RBI),
Watson to third, Bergman out at second]; Sexton tripled [Watson
scored]; Ruhle singled [Sexton scored]; Puhl flied out to right;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Horner flied out to center; Murphy struck out; Nolan
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
singled; Cruz homered [Cabell scored]; Watson singled; SKOK
REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); Bergman flied out to left; Bochy
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK;
Beall grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 0.

ASTROS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Sexton walked; Ruhle
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Sexton to second];
Puhl singled to right [Sexton scored, Puhl out at second (right
to first to shortstop)]; Gonzalez flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Office flied out to center; Matthews flied out to
left; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
6, Braves 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled; Cruz singled [Cabell to third];
Watson was hit by a pitch [Cruz to second]; WALLING RAN FOR
WATSON; Bergman forced Cabell (shortstop to catcher) [Cruz to
third, Walling to second]; Bochy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bergman out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FISCHLIN REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING SS);
SEXTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Horner flied out to
center; Murphy doubled; Nolan grounded out (second to first)
[Murphy to third]; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 0.

ASTROS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Sexton homered;
Ruhle was called out on strikes; Puhl made an out to third;
Gonzalez made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR GARBER; Pocoroba grounded out
(first unassisted); Royster singled; Office forced Royster
(second to shortstop); Matthews reached on an error by Sexton
[Office to second, Matthews to first]; Burroughs was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 0.



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