Making it a night to remember for Tommy Boggs, the Braves' righthander not only won in the N. L. for the first time, but also socked his first major league homer in a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Boggs had a 1-10 record with the Rangers in the A.L. before going to the Braves in a trade.

Boggs' homer in the fifth inning put the Braves ahead, 2-1. After the Astros tied the score in the sixth on a circuit clout by Bob Watson, the Braves clinched matters in their half with two runs on a pass to Dale Murphy, double by Rod Gilbreath and single by Pat Rockett. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Braves 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 x - 5 6 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Cabell 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .273 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .275 Asselstine rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Watson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .299 Burroughs lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .405 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Murphy 1b 2 2 1 1 2 0 .181 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .133 Gilbreath 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .271 Sexton ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Rockett ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .134 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Boggs p 3 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Howard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Solomon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Totals 31 2 5 2 4 6 Totals 30 5 6 4 5 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 5,699 Left on Base: Astros 7, Braves 7 DP: Astros 0, Braves 1 Errors: Howe Doubles: Gilbreath 2 (4) Home Runs: Watson (4), Boggs (1) Stolen Bases: Puhl (5), Royster (12), Murphy 2 (4) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (4), Pocoroba (1) GIDP: Puhl (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(1-4) 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 27 6.90 Bannister 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 9 3.86 Totals 8 6 5 4 5 4 1 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Boggs W(1-3) 7 5 2 2 4 3 1 30 5.47 Solomon SV(2) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0.90 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 6 1 36 Wild Pitches: Boggs (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cabell struck out but Puhl advanced to third and Cabell advanced to first on a wild pitch; Cedeno forced Cabell (third to second) [Puhl scored]; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; Cruz flied out to center; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Office struck out; Asselstine flied out to right [Royster to third]; Burroughs walked; Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Sexton walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sexton to second]; Puhl made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Gilbreath doubled [Murphy to third]; Rockett made an out to second; Boggs reached on an error by Howe [Murphy scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gilbreath to third, Boggs to second]; Royster flied out to left; Office made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell walked; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Watson flied out to right; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Asselstine made an out to second; Burroughs made an out to third; Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to center; Herrmann flied out to right; Sexton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath made an out to first; Rockett made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro struck out; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Boggs homered; Royster grounded out (second to first); Office made an out to catcher; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Watson homered; Cruz flied out to center; Howe singled; Herrmann walked [Howe to second]; Sexton grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Gilbreath doubled [Murphy scored]; Rockett singled [Gilbreath scored]; Boggs struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. ASTROS 7TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Howard singled; Puhl grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howard out at second]; Cabell walked; On a bunt Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: BANNISTER REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office flied out to center; Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. ASTROS 8TH: SOLOMON REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz struck out; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs walked; Pocoroba out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Burroughs to second]; Murphy singled [Burroughs scored]; Murphy stole second; Gilbreath flied out to center; Rockett walked; Solomon struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 5. ASTROS 9TH: Herrmann grounded out (third to first); Sexton struck out; WALLING BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 5.

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