Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 27, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1978 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 4 1 0 0
Leonard lf 4 0 2 3
Puhl cf 3 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0
Bergman 1b 4 0 1 0
Drumright 2b 4 1 1 0
Bochy c 3 0 0 1
Ruhle p 2 0 0 0
  Obradovich ph 0 1 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 3 0 2 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 3 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
  Whisenton pr 0 0 0 0
Office cf 3 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 1 0
Small 1b 4 0 0 0
Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 1 0
LaCorte p 1 0 0 0
  Davey p 0 0 0 0
  Beall ph 1 0 0 0
  Theiss p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 5 0
Houston 000 000 040470
Atlanta 000 000 000051
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  W (3-3) 7.0 4 0 0 3 3
  Sambito   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
LaCorte  L (0-1) 7.2 6 4 4 1 4
  Davey   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Theiss   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
5

  E–Office (3).  DP–Houston 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Leonard (1,off LaCorte).  SF–Bochy (2,off LaCorte).  IBB–Obradovich (1,by LaCorte).  SH–LaCorte (1,off Ruhle).  SB–Puhl (32,2nd base off LaCorte/Benedict).  CS–Royster (17,2nd base by Ruhle/Bochy).  IBB–LaCorte (1,Obradovich).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:08.  A–2,710.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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