Although needing late relief help from Ron Reed, Dick Ruthven stifled his former mates as the Phillies eased past the Braves, 4-2. The Phils took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Greg Luzinski led off with a walk and came home on a double by Richie Hebner.

Hebner advanced to third on a single by Jose Cardenal and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore. Cardenal hit a solo homer in the seventh and the Phils got their final marker in the eighth on a single by Sizemore, a sacrifice and a single by Larry Bowa. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  2  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   4  6  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  7  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Royster ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Bowa ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .298      Office cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .257
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .302
Luzinski lf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .236      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .320
  Martin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .272      Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Cardenal 1b           3   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Murphy 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .231
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Hubbard 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .200
Sizemore 2b           2   1   1   1     0   1   .219      Hanna p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .135        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beall ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .221
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .204

Totals               29   4   6   4     1   6             Totals               34   2   7   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 20,734
Left on Base: Phillies 1, Braves 7
DP: Phillies 0, Braves 1
Doubles: Hebner (11)
Home Runs: Cardenal (4), Murphy (12)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(6-8)          7     5   1   1   1   3   0  27   3.70
Reed SV(8)              2     2   1   1   1   3   1   9   2.39
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   6   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna L(7-6)            7.1   5   4   4   1   6   1  27   4.49
Skok                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.78
Campbell                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.47
Totals                  9     6   4   4   1   6   1  32

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Joe West


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to left; Bowa singled to center;
Maddox hit into a double play (first to pitcher) [Bowa out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to left; Office flied out to center;
Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Hebner doubled to left [Luzinski
scored]; Cardenal singled to right [Hebner to third]; Cardenal
stole second; Boone struck out; Sizemore hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Hebner scored]; Ruthven struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied out to right; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard flied out to right; Hanna struck out;
Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Hebner popped to second;
Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office singled to right; Matthews flied out to
right; Burroughs grounded out (third to first) [Office to
second]; Horner popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone lined to third; Sizemore struck out; Ruthven
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba flied out to right; Murphy singled to
center; Hubbard forced Murphy (third to second); Hanna grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Braves 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: McBride struck out; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to
first); Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster struck out; Office flied out to center;
Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Braves 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski lined to shortstop; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); Cardenal homered; Boone flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Horner
singled to shortstop; Pocoroba lined to right; Murphy grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves
0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Sizemore singled to center; Ruthven out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sizemore to second]; SKOK
REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); McBride flied out to left; Bowa
singled to left [Sizemore scored, Bowa out at second (left to
third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard singled to center; BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK;
Beall walked [Hubbard to second]; REED REPLACED RUTHVEN
(PITCHING); Royster forced Beall (third to second) [Hubbard to
third]; Office singled to right [Hubbard scored, Royster to
third]; Matthews walked [Office to second]; Burroughs struck
out; Horner flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
4, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Maddox flied
out to center; Luzinski flied out to left; Hebner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Pocoroba
popped to third; Murphy homered; Hubbard struck out; NOLAN
BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Nolan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 2.