Behind the combined pitching of Vern Ruhle and Joe Sambito, the Astros shut out the Braves, 4-0. All runs came in the eighth inning. After three singles loaded the bases, Bruce Bochy drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly. After a walk reloaded the sacks, Jeff Leonard slashed a three-run double. It was the second straight game the Astros shut out the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   4  7  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          4   1   0   0     0   1   .267      Royster ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .257
Leonard lf            4   0   2   3     0   1   .353      Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Puhl cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .292      Matthews rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .287
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .303
Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .296        Whisenton pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bergman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Office cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Drumright 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .137        Murphy ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Bochy c               3   0   0   1     0   1   .264      Small 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruhle p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .056      Gilbreath 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Obradovich ph       0   1   0   0     1   0   .188      Benedict c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .275
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      LaCorte p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Davey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Theiss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   4     2   5             Totals               28   0   5   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  2,710
Left on Base: Astros 4, Braves 6
DP: Astros 2, Braves 1
Errors: Office
Doubles: Leonard (1)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (32)
Caught Stealing: Royster (17)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCorte (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochy (2)
GIDP: Burroughs (16), Small (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(3-3)            7     4   0   0   3   3   0  26   2.18
Sambito                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.10
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   4   0  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(0-1)          7.2   6   4   4   1   4   0  29   3.68
Davey                   0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   0.00
Theiss                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy struck out; Leonard singled; Puhl lined
into a double play (third to first) [Leonard out at first]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

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

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bergman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Small
grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Hank
Small; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

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

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict singled; LaCorte out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Benedict to second]; Royster singled
[Benedict to third]; Hubbard flied out to center; Matthews
forced Royster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy flied out to left; Leonard was called out
on strikes; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Office grounded
out (second to first); Small flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath flied out to center; Benedict walked;
LaCorte struck out; Royster singled [Benedict to second];
Hubbard flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy
grounded out (third to first); Ruhle was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews singled; Burroughs grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; Office
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Leonard
made an out to first; Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Small made an out to third; Gilbreath flied out to
left; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled; Bergman singled [Cabell to second];
Drumright singled [Cabell to third, Bergman to second]; Bochy
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored, Bergman to third
(error by Office)]; OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR RUHLE; Obradovich was
walked intentionally [Drumright to second]; Landestoy forced
Bergman (first to catcher) [Drumright to third, Obradovich to
second]; Leonard doubled [Drumright scored, Obradovich scored,
Landestoy scored]; DAVEY REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Puhl
walked; Cruz flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED OBRADOVICH (PITCHING); BEALL BATTED
FOR DAVEY; Beall flied out to right; Royster grounded out (first
unassisted); Hubbard made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 0.

ASTROS 9TH: THEISS REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Cabell singled;
Bergman grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell to
second]; Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cabell to
third]; Bochy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Matthews struck out; Burroughs walked; WHISENTON RAN
FOR BURROUGHS; MURPHY BATTED FOR OFFICE; Murphy singled
[Whisenton to second]; Small grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 0.