The Braves bunched four singles with a walk for three runs in the second inning and defeated the Phillies, 5-3. Dale Murphy, leading off the stanza, beat out a chopper to Mike Schmidt and continued to second on the third baseman's wild throw. Barry Bonnell singled, scoring Murphy.

After a two-out walk to Darrel Chaney, successive singles by Jerry Royster and Brian Asselstine added two runs. Jeff Burroughs homered in the fifth. Garry Maddox scored for the Phillies in the second and drove in two runs with a single in the ninth before the Phillies' rally died. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       28, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  1
Braves       0  3  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   5  8  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Royster 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .259
Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Asselstine cf,rf      4   1   2   1     0   1   .286
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Pocoroba c            2   0   0   1     1   0   .242
Luzinski lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .239      Burroughs lf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .348
Hebner 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .264        Gilbreath pr,3b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Maddox cf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .305      Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .250
Boone c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .267        Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Murphy 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .207
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonnell 3b,lf         4   1   2   1     0   1   .237
  Johnstone ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Chaney ss             3   1   1   0     1   1   .293
  Morrison pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Hanna p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .056
Christenson p         2   0   0   0     0   2   .158        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harrelson 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Martin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               33   3   6   3     4   3             Totals               31   5   8   5     4   8

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 22,233
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 7
DP: Phillies 0, Braves 0
Errors: Schmidt
Doubles: Boone (4), Hebner (6), Chaney (4)
Triples: Bonnell (1), Asselstine (3)
Home Runs: Burroughs (4)
Stolen Bases: Maddox 2 (11), Bonnell (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Pocoroba (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(3-4)      6     7   4   4   2   6   1  27   5.07
Reed                    2     1   1   1   2   2   0   9   2.63
Totals                  8     8   5   5   4   8   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna W(4-0)            8     5   3   3   4   3   0  33   3.45
Camp                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.63
Easterly SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.04
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   3   0  37

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Asselstine
struck out; Pocoroba walked; Burroughs forced Pocoroba (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner popped to
shortstop; Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Boone singled to
left [Maddox scored]; Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews struck out; Murphy singled to third [Murphy
to second (error by Schmidt)]; Bonnell singled to left [Murphy
scored]; Bonnell stole second; Chaney walked; Hanna struck out;
Royster singled to center [Bonnell scored, Chaney to second];
Asselstine singled to right [Chaney scored, Royster to second];
Pocoroba flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Braves 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson struck out; McBride struck out; Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Matthews struck out; Murphy popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski singled to center
[Schmidt to second]; Hebner forced Luzinski (first to shortstop)
[Schmidt to third]; Maddox flied out to right; Boone flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell tripled to right; Chaney struck out; Hanna
popped to shortstop; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnson popped to shortstop; Christenson struck
out; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Asselstine popped to third; Pocoroba flied out to
left; Burroughs homered; Matthews grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves
4.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Bonnell struck
out; Chaney doubled to center; Hanna flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner flied out to right; Maddox popped to
shortstop; Boone doubled to left; Johnson popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: REED REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); HARRELSON REPLACED
CHRISTENSON (PLAYING 2B); Royster flied out to center;
Asselstine tripled to center; Pocoroba hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Asselstine scored]; Burroughs walked; GILBREATH RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Matthews walked [Gilbreath to second]; Murphy struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: GILBREATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); OFFICE
REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); ASSELSTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride grounded out
(second to first); Bowa walked; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Bonnell popped to catcher in foul territory; Chaney
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hanna struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski walked; Hebner doubled to right [Luzinski
to third]; Maddox singled to center [Luzinski scored, Hebner
scored]; CAMP REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Maddox stole second;
Boone flied out to right; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR REED; Johnstone
singled to left [Maddox to third]; MORRISON RAN FOR JOHNSTONE;
MARTIN BATTED FOR HARRELSON; EASTERLY REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING);
Martin popped to catcher in foul territory; McBride flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 5.