With rookie Larry McWilliams winning his fourth straight game and Bob Horner leading the attack with two RBIs, the Braves achieved a 3-2 decision over the Astros. After a homer by Bob Watson put the Astros ahead, 1-0, in the second inning, the Braves tied it in the bottom of the frame on a triple by Jeff Burroughs and single by Horner.

The Braves went ahead, 2-1, in the third on a double by Rowland Office and single by Gary Matthews. The final Atlanta tally came in the sixth when Office doubled, advanced to third on a flyout by Burroughs and scored on a sacrifice fly by Horner. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0 Braves 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 5 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Royster ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 Office cf 4 2 2 0 0 2 .258 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Matthews rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .289 Watson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .298 Burroughs lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .318 Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Horner 3b 1 0 1 2 1 0 .278 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Sexton ss 1 0 0 0 2 1 .176 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .242 Pujols c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 McWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Bochy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Garber p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .153 Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 3 Totals 26 3 5 3 3 13 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 8,551 Left on Base: Astros 4, Braves 3 DP: Astros 0, Braves 0 Errors: Nolan Doubles: Office 2 (6) Triples: Burroughs (4) Home Runs: Watson (12), Gonzalez (1) Stolen Bases: Sexton (8) Caught Stealing: Matthews (5) Sacrifice Flies: Horner (5) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(11-10) 7 5 3 3 3 11 0 27 2.98 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.98 Totals 8 5 3 3 3 13 0 30 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams W(4-0) 6.2 4 1 1 2 2 1 25 2.83 Garber SV(17) 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 1.72 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 3 2 33 Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office struck out; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson homered; Howard flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (third to first); Sexton walked; Sexton was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs tripled; Horner singled [Burroughs scored]; Nolan was called out on strikes; Murphy was called out on strikes; Gilbreath struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols made an out to catcher; Richard grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: McWilliams struck out; Royster struck out; Office doubled; Matthews singled to left [Office scored, Matthews out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled; Howard singled [Watson to second]; Cruz forced Howard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Horner walked; Nolan popped to first in foul territory; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 5TH: Sexton struck out; Pujols flied out to left; Richard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath struck out; McWilliams grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez singled; Cabell flied out to center; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Office doubled; Matthews walked; Burroughs flied out to right [Office to third]; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Office scored]; Matthews was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 7TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to right; Sexton walked; Sexton stole second [Sexton to third (error by Nolan)]; GARBER REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); WALLING BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: BOCHY REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING C ); Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy struck out; Gilbreath walked; Garber struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 3. ASTROS 8TH: LANDESTOY BATTED FOR RICHARD; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez homered; Cabell popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (second to first); Office struck out; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3. ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3.

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