Final
ATL 6 — HOU 4
5/21/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197805210
Complete available game record for ATL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Royster | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Asselstine | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Matthews | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rowland Office | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Bonnell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burroughs | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denny Walling | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biff Pocoroba | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Murphy | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrel Chaney | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar Zamora | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Devine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Herrmann | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemongello | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Niekro | 7.1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Mark Lemongello | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Oscar Zamora | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Devine | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemongello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oscar Zamora | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Matthews | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Asselstine | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonnell | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burroughs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrel Chaney | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adrian Devine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Asselstine | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowland Office | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biff Pocoroba | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Royster | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HR | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D.2-H | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 4(B)6(2)/LDP | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | T.3-H;2-H;B-H(E4)(NR) | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | T | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E6.B-1 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | S.2XH(42);1-2 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S.2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S | 6–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 6–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D.2-H;1-3 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H;2-H | 6–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 1/G | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 6–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 6–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S | 6–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 6–4 |