A Jacket Day crowd of 58,367 -- largest in major leagues this season -- saw the Phillies succumb to the six-hit pitching of Phil Niekro and lose to the Braves, 4-0, snapping their winning streak. A homer by Gary Matthews in the third inning gave the Braves their first two runs. Niekro opened the fifth with a double and Jeff Burroughs and Matthews hit successive two-out triples for the final two tallies. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      11, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 13  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .286      McBride rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Bonnell cf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .218      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Burroughs lf          3   1   1   1     2   1   .319      Schmidt 3b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .269
Matthews rf           5   1   2   3     0   0   .280      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Murphy 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .189      Hebner 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Pocoroba c            3   0   2   0     1   0   .272        Foote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Gilbreath 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .305
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      McCarver c,1b         3   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Niekro p              4   1   2   0     0   2   .262      Morrison 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .171
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Carlton p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .341
                                                            Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Harrelson 2b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .220

Totals               36   4  13   4     4   6             Totals               31   0   6   0     0   7

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 58,367
Left on Base: Braves 9, Phillies 4
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Harrelson
Doubles: Niekro (2), McCarver (5), Schmidt (9)
Triples: Bonnell (2), Burroughs (2), Matthews (2)
Home Runs: Matthews (8)
Stolen Bases: Royster (15)
Caught Stealing: Pocoroba (3), Hebner (2), McBride (2)
GIDP: Burroughs (7), Matthews (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(7-6)           9     6   0   0   0   7   0  31   2.79
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   7   0  31

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(6-6)          6     9   4   4   2   5   1  26   2.84
Brusstar                2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.28
Reed                    1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.70
Totals                  9    13   4   4   4   6   1  40

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Bonnell tripled to
center; Burroughs struck out; Matthews grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa flied out to
right; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to center; Murphy was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Pocoroba walked; Gilbreath singled to
left [Pocoroba to second]; Chaney forced Pocoroba (third
unassisted) [Gilbreath to second]; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
singled to center; Maddox struck out while Hebner was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to left; Bonnell walked [Royster to
second]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Royster to third, Bonnell out at second]; Matthews
homered [Royster scored]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver doubled to left; Morrison flied out to
right [McCarver to third]; Carlton grounded out (shortstop to
first); McBride popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt
struck out; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro doubled to left; Royster grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Niekro to third]; Bonnell grounded out (second to
first); Burroughs tripled to right [Niekro scored]; Matthews
tripled to left [Burroughs scored]; Murphy struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Maddox
flied out to left; McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba singled to left; Pocoroba was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Gilbreath flied out to left; Chaney flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Morrison grounded out (third to first); CARDENAL
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Cardenal flied out to left; McBride singled
to third; McBride was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 7TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Niekro struck
out; Royster singled to center; Royster stole second; Bonnell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Matthews
forced Burroughs (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa struck out; Schmidt singled to center;
Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 8TH: FOOTE REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING C ); MCCARVER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Murphy flied out to right; Pocoroba
singled to center; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Pocoroba to second]; Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox struck out; McCarver was called out on
strikes; Morrison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 9TH: REED REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); HARRELSON
REPLACED BRUSSTAR (PLAYING 2B); Niekro singled to right; Royster
singled to left [Niekro to second]; Bonnell forced Niekro (third
unassisted) [Royster to third (error by Harrelson; assist by
Schmidt), Bonnell to first]; Burroughs walked [Bonnell to
second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Harrelson singled to right; McBride flied out to
left; Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt doubled to right
[Harrelson to third]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 4, Phillies 0.