Pitching his first complete major league game, Tommy Boggs hurled a four-hitter as the Braves posted a 4-0 whitewashing of the Phillies. Biff Pocoroba clouted a three-run homer in the second inning following a walk to Jeff Burroughs and single by Bob Horner. Burroughs added an RBI double in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      25, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  3
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Martin lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .285
Office cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .301
Burroughs lf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .320      Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .248
  Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Hebner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Horner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Pocoroba c            4   1   1   3     0   1   .245      Gonzalez rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Murphy 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .241      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Boggs p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .200        Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harrelson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .186
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     1   6             Totals               33   0   4   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 25,954
Left on Base: Braves 4, Phillies 7
DP: Braves 0, Phillies 0
Errors: Gilbreath, Chaney, Boggs, Sizemore
Doubles: Murphy (9), Burroughs (22), Gilbreath (10)
Home Runs: Pocoroba (6)
Caught Stealing: Murphy (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs W(2-5)            9     4   0   0   1   7   0  34   5.48
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   7   0  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(7-9)      6     5   4   3   1   2   1  24   3.41
McGraw                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.44
Reed                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.28
Totals                  9     8   4   3   1   6   1  35

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath flied out to left; Office flied out to
center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Martin struck out; Bowa flied out to center;
Maddox singled to center; Maddox was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Boggs [Maddox to third]; Schmidt struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Horner singled to left [Burroughs
to second]; Pocoroba homered [Burroughs scored, Horner scored];
Murphy doubled to left; Chaney grounded out (second to first)
[Murphy to third]; Murphy was picked off third (catcher to
third); Boggs was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Boone
popped to second; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Office singled
to center; Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Sizemore flied out to center; Christenson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Martin grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied out to center; Pocoroba flied out to
right; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to right; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney flied out to left; Boggs grounded out (second
to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone was called out on strikes; Gonzalez grounded
out (second to first); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Office reached on an error by Sizemore [Office to
first]; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first) [Office to
second]; Burroughs doubled to left [Office scored (unearned)];
Horner popped to first in foul territory; Pocoroba grounded out
(catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: CARDENAL BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; Cardenal grounded
out (shortstop to first); Martin struck out; Bowa singled to
right; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Phillies 0.

BRAVES 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Murphy struck
out; Chaney struck out; Boggs singled to center; Gilbreath
doubled to left [Boggs to third]; Office popped to third; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt singled to center; Hebner flied out to
center; Boone forced Schmidt (first to shortstop); Gonzalez
reached on an error by Chaney [Boone to second, Gonzalez to
first]; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); HARRELSON
BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Harrelson was called out on strikes; Martin
singled to left; Bowa reached on an error by Gilbreath [Martin
to second, Bowa to first]; Maddox struck out; Schmidt grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies
0.

BRAVES 9TH: REED REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Pocoroba struck
out; Murphy singled to center; Murphy was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first); Chaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hebner popped to third; Boone grounded out (third
to first); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 0.