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August 11, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 1 9 0
Astros 0 3 2
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Braves 1 9 0
Astros 0 3 2

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .000 .360
At Bats 3 379
Hits 0 112
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 68

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 18
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Astrodome - August 11, 1978
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Out
Gene Garber
Joe Nolan
Dale Murphy
Rod Gilbreath
Bob Horner
Jerry Royster
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Bob Watson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 1 9 0 10
Houston Astros 0 3 2 4
Winning Pitcher Larry McWilliams
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save Gene Garber
Game Winning RBI Dale Murphy
Attendance 16,035
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Gene Garber now pitching. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Dave Bergman pinch hits for Julio Gonzalez. Bergman strikes out.
Top 9 Office hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe Sambito now pitching. There goes Royster. The throw from Bochy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 9 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Bob Beall pinch hits for Larry McWilliams. Beall takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Bruce Bochy now catching. Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Andujar, and towards Gonzalez, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Luis Pujols. Landestoy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nolan hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sexton hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Office moves to second.
Top 7 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McWilliams strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with McWilliams covering, for the out.
Top 6 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Nolan moves to second.
Top 6 Nolan takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 6 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 There goes Matthews. The throw from Pujols and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag.
Top 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Pujols strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sexton hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McWilliams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Murphy. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Murphy steals second.
Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell.
Top 4 Nolan hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pujols strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sexton hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McWilliams hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nolan moves to third.
Top 2 Murphy strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Nolan. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Nolan steals second.
Top 2 Nolan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to second.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.