Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1978 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 5 0 1 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0
Cruz rf 3 1 1 0
Watson 1b 2 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 0 0 0
Herrmann c 2 0 0 0
  Ferguson ph,c 1 0 0 1
Sexton ss 3 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Metzger ss 0 0 0 0
Andujar p 3 0 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 0 1 1
Office cf 4 0 2 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Asselstine rf 3 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0
Gilbreath 3b 3 1 0 0
Rockett ss 2 0 0 0
  Beall ph 1 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 0 0 0 0
Hanna p 2 1 1 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 6 1
Houston 000 000 100 0132
Atlanta 000 001 000 1260
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   9.0 4 1 0 0 6
  Forsch  L (1-1) 0.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna   6.0 2 1 1 3 6
  Devine   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Mahler   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Campbell  W (1-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
3
1
1
5
8

  E–Sexton 2 (2).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Puhl (4,off Hanna); Cruz (6,off Hanna).  SH–Cruz (2,off Campbell).  SF–Ferguson (2,off Mahler).  IBB–Watson (4,by Campbell).  HBP–Asselstine (2,by Andujar).  SB–Cedeno (10,2nd base off Hanna/Pocoroba); Gilbreath (2,2nd base off Forsch/Ferguson).  HBP–Andujar (2,Asselstine).  IBB–Campbell (4,Watson).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:45.  A–7,901.
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