A balk by Rick Camp allowed Bud Harrelson to score the game-winner as the Phillies rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Braves, 6-5. Garry Maddox hit a two-run homer for the Phillies in the sixth, but the Braves went into the final frame with a 5-3 lead.

Richie Hebner ignited the Phillies' rally with a single and stopped at third on a double by Maddox. Camp, relieving, was greeted with a run-scoring single by Bob Boone. Harrelson ran for Boone. Davey Johnson tied the score with a single, driving in Maddox, as Harrelson took third. With Bake McBride at bat, Camp was charged with a balk, sending Harrelson home. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  3  -   6 11  3
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   5  6  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   1   3   0     1   0   .302      Royster 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Bowa ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .306      Asselstine cf,rf      5   0   1   1     0   1   .276
Schmidt 3b            3   1   0   0     2   0   .275      Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Luzinski lf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .237        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hebner 1b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .265        Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Maddox cf             4   2   3   2     0   1   .304      Burroughs lf          2   1   1   0     2   1   .348
Boone c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .257        Office pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .236
  Harrelson pr,2b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .211      Pocoroba c            3   1   2   0     0   0   .246
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .135      Murphy 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .206
  Morrison pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Bonnell 3b,cf,lf      4   1   0   1     0   0   .226
  Foote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Chaney ss             3   1   1   1     1   1   .291
Lonborg p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Ruthven p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .361        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gilbreath 3b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .224
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .292

Totals               36   6  11   5     3   6             Totals               32   5   6   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 15,081
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 8
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 1
Errors: Luzinski, Johnson 2
Doubles: McBride (6), Maddox (9), Burroughs (13)
Home Runs: Maddox (2)
Stolen Bases: McBride 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (3), Ruthven 2 (3), Pocoroba (3)
GIDP: Bonnell (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 6     3   3   1   4   4   0  26   3.55
McGraw W(3-3)           2     3   2   0   1   0   0  11   3.20
Garber SV(1)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.03
Totals                  9     6   5   1   5   5   0  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven                 7     5   3   3   2   6   1  28   3.80
Devine                  1     3   2   2   0   0   0   5   6.28
Camp L(0-2)             1     3   1   1   1   0   0   7   5.74
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   6   1  40

Balks: Camp (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; McBride stole second;
Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Luzinski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to second; Asselstine was called out
on strikes; Matthews walked; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner struck out; Maddox struck out; Boone popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to left; Murphy struck out;
Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Lonborg
flied out to center; McBride doubled to center; Bowa singled to
center [McBride scored]; Schmidt flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney reached on an error by Johnson [Chaney to
first]; Ruthven reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Chaney to second]; Royster lined to center [Chaney to
third]; Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted) [Chaney
scored (unearned), Ruthven to second]; Matthews flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Hebner
was called out on strikes; Maddox singled to center; Boone flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs doubled to left; Pocoroba singled to right
[Burroughs to third]; Murphy reached on a fielder's choice
[Burroughs out at home (third to catcher), Pocoroba to second];
Bonnell grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Braves 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnson popped to first; Lonborg grounded out
(third to first); McBride walked; McBride stole second; Bowa
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney walked; Ruthven out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Royster lined to left;
Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski struck out; Hebner flied
out to center; Maddox homered [Schmidt scored]; Boone flied out
to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
walked; Pocoroba singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Murphy
walked [Burroughs to third, Pocoroba to second]; Bonnell forced
Murphy (third to second) [Burroughs scored, Pocoroba scored
(error by Johnson) (unearned)]; Chaney struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson flied out to left; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
LONBORG; McCarver struck out; McBride lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED
FOR RUTHVEN; Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster
flied out to right; Asselstine singled to shortstop; Matthews
forced Asselstine (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: DEVINE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); GILBREATH
REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); ASSELSTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bowa singled to
first; Schmidt lined into a double play (left to first) [Bowa
out at first]; disputed catch by Jeff Burroughs; Phillies
Manager Danny Ozark ejected by 3B umpire Jerry Crawford; 4th
ejection in 15 days; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs walked; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Pocoroba
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Office to second];
Murphy grounded out (third to first); Bonnell reached on an
error by Luzinski [Office scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bonnell to
second]; Chaney singled to left [Bonnell scored (unearned)];
Gilbreath singled to center [Chaney to second]; Royster forced
Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hebner singled to right; Maddox
doubled to right [Hebner to third]; CAMP REPLACED DEVINE
(PITCHING); Boone singled to left [Hebner scored, Maddox to
third]; HARRELSON RAN FOR BOONE; Johnson singled to center
[Maddox scored, Harrelson to third]; MORRISON RAN FOR JOHNSON;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Johnstone flied to left; Camp
balked [Harrelson scored, Morrison to second]; the pitcher
started to throw to 1B but stopped when no one was at the
bag; McBride singled to shortstop [Morrison stayed at
second]; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Morrison to third, McBride to second]; Schmidt was walked
intentionally; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING LF); HARRELSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FOOTE REPLACED MORRISON (PLAYING C
); GARBER REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); Asselstine flied out to
right; NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMP; Nolan struck out; Office flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 5.

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