Despite a record-setting performance by J.R. Richard, the Astros lost to the Braves, 3-2, on a ninth-inning double by Bob Horner. Richard struck out 11 batsmen, raising his season's total to 290, most ever by a National League righthander, before being relieved in the eighth inning with the score tied, 2-2. In the ninth, Jeff Burroughs drew a one-out walk off reliever Joaquin Andujar and scored easily when Horner sliced the ball into the right field corner. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  4  1
Astros       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            3   1   1   0     1   2   .262      Landestoy ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Office cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .249      Sexton 2b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .195
Matthews rf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .283        Gonzalez 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Burroughs lf          2   0   1   0     2   0   .310      Puhl cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .295
  Bonnell pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .224      Cruz rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .307
Horner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .270      Cabell 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .301
Nolan c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Murphy 1b             3   0   0   0     1   3   .234      Walling lf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .258
Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Bochy c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Bouton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
                                                            Obradovich ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               28   3   4   2     6  13             Totals               31   2   6   2     5   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  5,710
Left on Base: Braves 5, Astros 7
DP: Braves 1, Astros 1
Errors: Nolan
Doubles: Matthews (19), Horner (17), Bochy (8), Cabell (30)
Stolen Bases: Royster (26), Sexton (15), Puhl (30), Landestoy (7)
Caught Stealing: Office (6), Burroughs (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hubbard (4)
GIDP: Watson (18)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bouton                  7     5   2   2   5   1   0  30   4.00
Garber W(5-5)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.27
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   2   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                 7     3   2   2   3  11   0  25   3.18
Andujar L(5-6)          2     1   1   1   3   2   0  10   3.30
Totals                  9     4   3   3   6  13   0  35

Wild Pitches: Richard (15)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Office walked; Office was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Matthews flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy struck out; Sexton walked; Sexton stole
second; Jimmy Sexton strained back sliding into 2B, left game
in 4th; Puhl flied out to center; Cruz walked; Cabell made
an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Horner struck out while Burroughs
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Nolan flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Walling walked [Watson to second];
Bochy forced Watson (pitcher to third) [Walling to second];
Richard flied out to right; Landestoy grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Murphy struck out; Hubbard struck out; Bouton popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Sexton made an out to third; Puhl singled; Puhl
stole second; Cruz walked; Cabell singled [Puhl scored, Cruz to
second]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Cabell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 1.

BRAVES 4TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED SEXTON (PLAYING 2B); Royster
struck out; Jimmy Sexton left because of strained back;
Office struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling singled; Bochy doubled [Walling scored];
Richard grounded out (second to first) [Bochy to third];
Landestoy made an out to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
grounded out (third to first); Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy struck out; Hubbard struck out; Bouton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to center; Walling grounded out
(second to first); Bochy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Office flied
out to right [Royster to third]; Matthews doubled [Royster
scored]; Burroughs singled [Matthews to third]; Richard threw a
wild pitch [Matthews scored, Burroughs to second]; Horner struck
out; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Richard flied out to right; Landestoy singled;
Landestoy stole second [Landestoy to third (error by Nolan)];
Gonzalez flied out to right; Puhl made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy walked; J.R. Richard left due to stiffness
in forearm; ANDUJAR REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Hubbard out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Murphy to second];
BEALL BATTED FOR BOUTON; Beall flied out to right; Royster
walked; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out
(first unassisted); Cabell doubled to left [Cabell out at third
(left to shortstop to third)]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs walked;
BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner doubled [Bonnell scored];
Nolan was walked intentionally; Murphy struck out; Hubbard made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Walling struck
out; HOWARD BATTED FOR BOCHY; Howard grounded out (second to
first); OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Obradovich flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 2.