Preston Hanna belted his first major league home run and yielded only six hits in seven innings of work as the Braves enjoyed a 12-1 romp over the Cardinals. The pitcher's round-tripper came in the fourth frame. The Braves sent 12 batters to the plate in the seventh while scoring seven times. Rod Gilbreath and Rowland Office each drove in two tallies during the big inning. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 12, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      13, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  3
Braves       0  0  2    3  0  0    7  0  x  -  12 11  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Royster 2b            5   0   1   2     0   1   .283
Templeton ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Beall 1b              3   3   1   0     2   0   .211
Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .221      Matthews rf           3   3   2   0     2   1   .286
Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .319        Nolan c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hernandez 1b          2   1   1   0     2   1   .279      Burroughs lf          2   1   1   0     3   0   .321
Morales rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .236        Bonnell pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Reitz 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .259      Office cf             5   1   1   3     0   0   .246
Tyson 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Murphy c              5   1   2   2     0   1   .196
Martinez p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .200        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Chaney ss             3   1   0   0     2   0   .265
  Schultz p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gilbreath 3b          4   1   2   2     1   0   .227
  Frazier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hanna p               4   1   1   1     0   1   .115
  Mumphrey ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .173        Gaston rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190

Totals               30   1   6   1     6   4             Totals               35  12  11  10    10   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  7,384
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Braves 9
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 1
Errors: Templeton, Morales, Reitz
Doubles: Murphy (3), Matthews (5), Gilbreath (7)
Home Runs: Hanna (1)
Caught Stealing: Morales (2), Brock (3), Murphy (3), Gilbreath (3)
GIDP: Reitz (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(2-1)         6     6   5   3   6   3   1  30   3.51
Urrea                   0     3   5   5   1   0   0   5   5.75
Schultz                 0.2   2   2   2   3   1   0   6   4.11
Frazier                 1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.79
Totals                  8    11  12  10  10   4   1  45

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna W(5-1)            7     6   1   1   4   4   0  28   2.70
Easterly                1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   5.68
Camp                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.98
Totals                  9     6   1   1   6   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to left; Templeton walked; Hendrick
flied out to left; Simmons singled to left [Templeton to
second]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to third; Beall flied out to left;
Matthews walked; Burroughs walked [Matthews to second]; Office
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Morales singled to right; Morales was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz walked; Tyson flied
out to center; Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy reached on an error by Templeton [Murphy to
first]; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Chaney flied out to left; Gilbreath walked; Hanna
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to shortstop; Brock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Templeton popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster was called out on strikes; Beall singled to
center; Matthews singled to left [Beall to second]; Burroughs
walked [Beall to third, Matthews to second]; Office forced
Burroughs (second to shortstop) [Beall scored, Matthews to
third]; Murphy doubled to left [Matthews scored, Office to
third]; Chaney was walked intentionally; Gilbreath lined to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hernandez walked; Morales singled to right [Hernandez to third];
Reitz singled to left [Hernandez scored, Morales to second];
Tyson forced Reitz (first to shortstop) [Morales to third];
Martinez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Hanna homered; Royster popped to third; Beall
walked; Matthews doubled to left [Beall to third]; Burroughs
reached on an error by Reitz [Beall scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Matthews scored (unearned) (no RBI), Burroughs to second];
Office flied out to right; Murphy was called out on strikes; 3 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick walked; Simmons
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney flied out to right; Gilbreath singled to
shortstop; Gilbreath was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hanna popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez singled to right; Morales flied out to
right; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Beall
lined to center; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to left; DWYER BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Dwyer flied out to right; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves
5.

BRAVES 7TH: URREA REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Burroughs singled
to right; Office reached on a fielder's choice [Burroughs to
second]; Murphy singled to center [Burroughs scored, Office to
second]; Chaney walked [Office to third, Murphy to second];
Gilbreath doubled to right [Office scored, Murphy scored, Chaney
to third]; SCHULTZ REPLACED URREA (PITCHING); Hanna struck out;
Royster singled to right [Chaney scored, Gilbreath scored,
Royster out at home (pitcher to third to catcher) (error by
Morales)]; Beall walked; Matthews walked [Beall to second];
Burroughs walked [Beall to third, Matthews to second]; BONNELL
RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Office singled to center [Beall scored,
Matthews scored, Bonnell to third]; FRAZIER REPLACED SCHULTZ
(PITCHING); Murphy popped to second; 7 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 12.

CARDINALS 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NOLAN
REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING C ); GASTON REPLACED HANNA (PLAYING
RF); EASTERLY REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Templeton grounded out
(first unassisted); Hendrick flied out to center; Simmons
walked; Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; Morales flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 12.

BRAVES 8TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 12.

CARDINALS 9TH: CAMP REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Reitz popped
to second; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); MUMPHREY
BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 12.