Raising his league-leading strikeout total to 303, most ever in one season for a righthander in the N. L., J.R. Richard pitched the Astros to a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Richard also hit a homer. The Astros scored two runs in the seventh inning to win. Jose Cruz led off with a single and went to second on a sacrifice by Julio Gonzalez. A pinch-double by Reggie Baldwin tallied Cruz and a single by Rafael Landestoy plated Baldwin. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 28, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 9 2 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 5 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .271 Royster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Puhl cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .291 Miller lf 3 2 0 0 0 0 .111 Leonard lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .381 Beall 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .249 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 Matthews rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .287 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Office cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .252 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .312 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 Bochy c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Richard p 2 1 1 1 0 0 .178 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 McWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Baldwin ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .242 Whisenton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ruiz 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Totals 34 4 9 3 1 4 Totals 32 3 5 3 3 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 2,560 Left on Base: Astros 5, Braves 6 DP: Astros 0, Braves 0 Errors: Cabell, Bochy, Hubbard, Gilbreath Doubles: Landestoy (5), Baldwin (5), Beall (7) Home Runs: Richard (1) Stolen Bases: Miller (3) Caught Stealing: Cruz (9) Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (5) Hit by Pitch: Miller (1,by Andujar) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(18-11) 5 1 0 0 2 6 0 18 3.11 Andujar 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.43 Williams 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 9 4.67 Forsch SV(7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.70 Totals 9 5 3 3 3 6 0 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams L(9-3) 8 9 4 3 1 3 1 33 2.81 Garber 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.19 Totals 9 9 4 3 1 4 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Andujar (4) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy doubled; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher) [Landestoy to third]; Leonard reached on a fielder's choice [Landestoy out at home (third to catcher)]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Miller grounded out (second to first); Beall doubled; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Office struck out; Hubbard flied out to left; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bochy flied out to right; Richard homered; Landestoy flied out to right; Puhl walked; Leonard singled [Puhl to second]; Watson reached on an error by Hubbard [Puhl scored (error by Gilbreath) (unearned) (no RBI), Leonard out at home (third to second to first to catcher), Watson to second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Benedict made an out to catcher; McWilliams struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to center; Cruz singled; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Beall walked; Matthews forced Beall (shortstop to second); Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Bochy singled; Richard made an out to first; Landestoy flied out to center; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard flied out to center; Gilbreath walked; Benedict struck out; McWilliams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Leonard was called out on strikes; Watson struck out; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Royster flied out to right; Miller was hit by a pitch; Miller stole second [Miller to third (error by Bochy)]; Beall grounded out (shortstop to first) [Miller scored]; Matthews singled to third [Matthews to second (error by Cabell)]; Office flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cruz to second]; Bochy made an out to catcher; BALDWIN BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Baldwin doubled [Cruz scored]; Landestoy singled [Baldwin scored]; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: Leonard singled; Watson flied out to right; Cabell made an out to shortstop; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); WHISENTON BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Whisenton flied out to left; Royster singled; Miller forced Royster (pitcher to shortstop); Beall singled [Miller to second]; Matthews walked [Miller to third, Beall to second]; Office singled [Miller scored, Beall scored, Matthews to third]; FORSCH REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Hubbard forced Office (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3. ASTROS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED HUBBARD (PITCHING); RUIZ REPLACED WHISENTON (PLAYING 2B); Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochy grounded out (second to first); Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan flied out to center; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR RUIZ; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 3.

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