Houston Astros (2) Atlanta Braves (0)

| 1978

Date of Game: Thursday, September 21, 1978
Stadium: Astrodome

Atlanta Braves (NL)	Houston Astros (NL)
Record: 68-85	Record: 69-83
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Attendance: 3,775 Time of Game: 1:47

Game Notes:

Ken Forsch - 10 Strikeouts, Complete game/Shutout

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Best at-bats

Jeff Leonard 1B in 7th inning (12.02)

Rowland Office 2B in 4th inning (9.82)

Julio Gonzalez 1B in 1st inning (6.42)
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GAME INFORMATION

Boxscore

Play by Play

Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Houston Astros	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	x	2	11	1

Atlanta Braves Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Jerry Royster	ss	25.338	4	0	0	0	0	0	.259	132	450	2	34	26
Rowland Office	cf	25.331	4	0	2	0	0	0	.254	139	620	9	38	8
Gary Matthews	rf	28.078	4	0	1	0	0	3	.283	122	864	16	60	8
Jeff Burroughs	lf	27.198	4	0	0	0	0	3	.308	145	999	22	75	1
Bob Horner	3b	21.046	4	0	0	0	0	1	.263	86	86	20	59	0
Joe Nolan	c	27.132	2	0	0	0	1	2	.238	90	160	4	21	3
Dale Murphy	1b	22.193	3	0	0	0	0	1	.232	143	180	23	79	11
Glenn Hubbard	2b	20.361	3	0	1	0	0	0	.289	35	35	0	9	2
Phil Niekro	p	39.173	3	0	1	0	0	0	.211	43	547	0	10	0
Totals:			31	0	5	0	1	10	.161	935	3941

Houston Astros Batting Stats

Houston Astros	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Rafael Landestoy	ss	25.116	4	0	2	0	0	0	.271	52	67	0	8	7
Julio Gonzalez	2b	25.270	4	0	2	0	0	1	.228	71	181	1	11	5
Jeff Leonard	cf	22.365	4	1	2	1	0	0	.333	3	14	0	1	0
Jose Cruz	rf	31.044	4	0	1	1	0	0	.308	144	998	10	80	34
Enos Cabell	3b	28.348	4	0	0	0	0	1	.298	152	678	7	71	33
Bob Watson	1b	32.164	3	0	0	0	0	1	.291	132	1317	14	79	3
Dave Bergman	1b	25.107	1	0	1	0	0	0	.237	98	110	0	12	2
J.J. Cannon	lf	25.070	3	0	0	0	0	0	.111	4	13	0	0	0
Denny Walling	lf	24.157	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253	115	130	3	34	9
Bruce Bochy	c	23.158	4	1	2	0	0	0	.262	46	46	3	13	0
Ken Forsch	p	32.013	3	0	1	0	0	1	.192	50	354	0	3	0
Totals:			35	2	11	2	0	4	.314	867	3908

Game Stats

2B: Jose Cruz (32), Rowland Office 2 (13)
RBIs: Jose Cruz (80), Jeff Leonard (1)
CS: Joe Nolan (1)
GDP: Phil Niekro (3)

Atlanta Braves Pitching Stats

Atlanta Braves	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Phil Niekro (L 19-16)	39.173	8	11	2	2	0	4	0	2.90	1.18	0	0	0	42	550
Pitching Totals:		8	11	2	2	0	4	0			0	0	0	42	550

Houston Astros Pitching Stats

Houston Astros	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Ken Forsch (W 10-6)	32.013	9	5	0	0	1	10	0	2.75	1.31	0	0	0	50	359
Pitching Totals:		9	5	0	0	1	10	0			0	0	0	50	359

Other Game Information

Wild Pitches: Ken Forsch;
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Phil Niekro 0-0-0; Ken Forsch 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Phil Niekro 35; Ken Forsch 32;
Time of Game: 1:47 Attendance: 3,775
Umpires: Home: Jerry Dale 1B John McSherry 2B Paul Runge 3B Bob Engel

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