Ken Reitz drove in both runs with a pair of singles as the Cardinals blanked the Braves, 2-0, behind the steady pitching of Pete Vuckovich and Mark Littell. Reitz gave the Cards a 1-0 lead with two outs in the sixth inning when he singled to score George Hendrick, who had opened the frame with a double.

In the eighth, Hendrick was hit by a pitch, moved to third on a single by Jerry Morales and came home on a single by Reitz. Vuckovich went 7 2/3 innings before being relieved by Littell, who came on to strike out Jeff Burroughs with two men on. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      8, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   2  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Dwyer lf              1   0   0   0     3   0   .207
Office cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .264      Templeton ss          4   0   2   0     0   1   .229
Pocoroba c            2   0   0   0     2   0   .257      Hendrick cf           3   2   1   0     0   1   .217
Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .331      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Matthews rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .287      Morales rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .221
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .195      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .251
Chaney ss,3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Tyson 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Maddox 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Vuckovich p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Rockett ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .137        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hanna p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .091
  Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Bonnell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     2   8             Totals               29   2   7   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 11,576
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 8
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: Matthews (3), Templeton (9), Hendrick (8)
Stolen Bases: Bonnell (8), Swisher (1), Dwyer (1)
Caught Stealing: Office (5)
GIDP: Gilbreath (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hendrick (1,by Easterly)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna L(4-1)            7     5   1   1   4   7   0  29   2.86
Easterly                0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   5.87
Campbell                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.84
Totals                  8     7   2   2   4   7   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(3-4)        7.2   7   0   0   2   5   0  30   1.86
Littell SV(1)           1.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   2.78
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   8   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Easterly (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath struck out; Office singled to left;
Pocoroba forced Office (first to shortstop); Burroughs popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Dwyer popped to first; Templeton doubled to left;
Hendrick grounded out (second to first) [Templeton to third];
Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews doubled to right; Murphy grounded out
(third to first); Chaney struck out; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Morales was called out on strikes; Reitz flied
out to left; Tyson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hanna popped to catcher in foul territory; Gilbreath
popped to shortstop; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Swisher struck out (catcher to first); Vuckovich
grounded out (second to first); Dwyer walked; Templeton grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba walked; Burroughs popped to shortstop;
Matthews lined to center; Murphy grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick struck out (catcher to first); Hernandez
grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales walked; Reitz struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney singled to left; Maddox struck out; Hanna
singled to right [Chaney to second]; Gilbreath grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hanna out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson singled to shortstop; Swisher forced Tyson
(shortstop to second); Swisher stole second; Vuckovich struck
out; Dwyer walked; Templeton singled to left [Swisher out at
home (left to catcher), Dwyer to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Office singled to right; Office was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Pocoroba grounded out (second to
first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick doubled to left; Hernandez grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Morales popped to third in foul
territory; Reitz singled to right [Hendrick scored]; Tyson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Matthews singled to right; Murphy struck out; Chaney
grounded out (second to first) [Matthews to second]; BEALL
BATTED FOR MADDOX; Beall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: ROCKETT REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); CHANEY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Swisher flied out to left;
Vuckovich grounded out (third to first); Dwyer walked; Dwyer
stole second; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 8TH: NOLAN BATTED FOR HANNA; Nolan reached on an error by
Hernandez [Nolan to first]; BONNELL RAN FOR NOLAN; Bonnell stole
second; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); Office
singled to left [Bonnell out at home (left to catcher), Office
to second (on throw to home)]; Pocoroba walked; LITTELL REPLACED
VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: EASTERLY REPLACED BONNELL (PITCHING); Hendrick
was hit by a pitch; Hernandez flied out to center; Morales
singled to right [Hendrick to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED EASTERLY
(PITCHING); Reitz singled to left [Hendrick scored, Morales to
third]; Tyson lined into a double play (pitcher to third)
[Morales out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Matthews struck out; Murphy struck out; Chaney
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 2.