After Garry Maddox broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, the Phillies proceeded to defeat the Braves, 6-2, for their eighth straight victory. Dick Ruthven, pitching for the Braves, retired the first 14 batters, striking out seven, before the Phillies took a 2-1 lead.

Rod Gilbreath tied the score with a homer in the seventh, but the Phillies came right back with three runs in their half. Richie Hebner singled ahead of Maddox' homer and another run followed on singles by Bob Boone and Bake McBride around a sacrifice by Jim Morrison. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      10, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  1    3  1  x  -   6  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .278      McBride rf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .290
Bonnell cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .315
  Office ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   1     0   1   .318      Luzinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Martin pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .297
Murphy 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Hebner 1b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .277
Pocoroba c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Maddox cf             3   2   1   2     1   2   .310
Gilbreath 3b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .215      Boone c               3   1   2   1     0   1   .277
Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Morrison 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .177
Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .196        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     1   7             Totals               29   6   8   6     2   9

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 33,292
Left on Base: Braves 3, Phillies 3
DP: Braves 0, Phillies 1
Doubles: Royster 2 (7)
Home Runs: Gilbreath (2), Maddox (3)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (18), Martin (3)
Caught Stealing: Boone (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (4), Hebner (1)
GIDP: Pocoroba (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(2-6)          7     8   5   5   1   8   1  29   4.11
Campbell                1     0   1   1   1   1   0   4   4.81
Totals                  8     8   6   6   2   9   1  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(3-0)             7     5   2   2   1   4   1  26   2.63
Garber SV(3)            2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.56
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   7   1  32

Wild Pitches: Campbell (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled to center; Bonnell grounded out
(second to first) [Royster to third]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Royster scored]; Matthews struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa struck out; Schmidt flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Pocoroba grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; Gilbreath
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Hebner struck
out; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruthven
struck out; Royster doubled to right; Bonnell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone was called out on strikes; Morrison lined to
third; Kaat was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Matthews
flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa lined
to third; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba singled to center; Gilbreath singled to
center [Pocoroba to second]; Rockett struck out; Ruthven flied
out to right [Pocoroba to third]; Royster popped to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
popped to shortstop; Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Boone
singled to left [Maddox scored]; Boone was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell popped to second; Burroughs struck out;
Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Morrison struck out; Kaat flied out to center;
McBride singled to center; Bowa singled to center [McBride to
second]; Schmidt singled to left [McBride scored, Bowa to
third]; Luzinski flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba
grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath homered; Rockett
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hebner singled to right; Maddox homered [Hebner
scored]; Boone singled to center; Morrison out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Boone to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
KAAT; Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Boone to third];
McBride singled to second [Boone scored]; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 5.

BRAVES 8TH: GARBER REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); BEALL BATTED
FOR RUTHVEN; Beall struck out; Royster struck out; OFFICE BATTED
FOR BONNELL; Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); OFFICE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Schmidt flied out to center; Luzinski
walked; MARTIN RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Martin stole second; Campbell
threw a wild pitch [Martin to third]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Martin scored]; Maddox struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 6.

BRAVES 9TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Burroughs
grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews flied out to left;
Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Phillies 6.