With his parents in the stands for their first view of Larry McWilliams pitching in the major leagues, the Braves' young lefthander allowed only three hits in eight innings and gained a 1-0 victory over the Astros. McWilliams was removed for a pinch-hitter and Gene Garber finished.

Garber, who retired the side in order in the ninth, picked up his 19th save of the season. The Braves scored their lone run off Joe Niekro in the sixth when Jeff Burroughs beat out an infield hit, Joe Nolan walked and Dale Murphy singled. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 1, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Office cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Matthews rf 2 0 2 0 2 0 .284 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Burroughs lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Bonnell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Howard lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Nolan c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .218 Cruz rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .301 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .244 Sexton ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Pujols c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 McWilliams p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Bochy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .343 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 9 1 4 4 Totals 29 0 3 0 1 5 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 16,035 Left on Base: Braves 10, Astros 4 DP: Braves 0, Astros 2 Errors: Cabell, Bochy Stolen Bases: Nolan (1), Murphy (10), Royster (22) Caught Stealing: Matthews (6) Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (3) GIDP: Burroughs (11), Office (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams W(5-0) 8 3 0 0 1 4 0 28 2.21 Garber SV(19) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.75 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 31 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(9-9) 8 9 1 1 3 4 0 34 4.34 Andujar 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.87 Sambito 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.88 Totals 9 9 1 1 4 4 0 38 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Office grounded out (pitcher to first) [Royster to second]; Matthews walked; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Gonzalez struck out; Cabell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner struck out; Nolan singled; Nolan stole second; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath singled [Nolan to third]; McWilliams flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Howard grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled; Office grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Royster out at second]; Matthews walked; Burroughs made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Sexton flied out to right; Pujols struck out; Niekro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied out to left; Nolan flied out to left; Murphy reached on an error by Cabell [Murphy to first]; Murphy stole second; Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Cabell struck out; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: McWilliams struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howard singled; Cruz singled [Howard to second]; Sexton flied out to center; Pujols struck out; Niekro forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews singled; Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burroughs singled; Horner flied out to center; Nolan walked [Burroughs to second]; Murphy singled [Burroughs scored, Nolan to second]; Gilbreath forced Nolan (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Gonzalez flied out to right; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: McWilliams struck out; Royster grounded out (second to first); Office singled; Matthews singled [Office to second]; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to left; Howard flied out to right; Cruz walked; Sexton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 8TH: Horner flied out to center; Nolan flied out to right; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: LANDESTOY BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Landestoy popped to catcher in foul territory; ALOU BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 9TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); BOCHY REPLACED LANDESTOY (PLAYING C ); Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to second to first); BEALL BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Beall walked; Royster forced Beall (second to shortstop); SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Royster stole second [Royster to third (error by Bochy)]; Office made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Bergman struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0.

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