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Hurling his 13th complete game of season, Niekro spaced eight hits to pitch Braves to 4-2 victory over Phillies. Score was 2-2 going into top of fourth when Horner singled, moved up on wild pitch and came home on two-out single by Chaney. Singles by Niekro and Gilbreath brought Chaney around. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumBraves 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0
Phillies 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Gilbreath 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Maddox cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .300
Bonnell cf,lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .227 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .246
Burroughs lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .320 Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260
Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261
Horner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Martin rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .292
Murphy 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .241 Boone c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .260
Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Harrelson 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .190
Chaney ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .225 Kaat p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Niekro p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .225 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Cardenal ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .283
Lerch pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Totals 33 4 10 4 3 2 Totals 35 2 8 2 2 5
Time of Game: 1:51 Attendance: 50,218
Left on Base: Braves 6, Phillies 8
DP: Braves 0, Phillies 2
Doubles: Matthews (12)
Triples: Boone (3)
Home Runs: Murphy (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Chaney (3)
GIDP: Matthews 2 (12)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(12-10) 9 8 2 2 2 5 0 37 2.96
Totals 9 8 2 2 2 5 0 37
Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Kaat L(5-3) 4 8 4 4 2 0 1 20 4.43
Brusstar 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.17
Eastwick 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 3.65
Totals 9 10 4 4 3 2 1 37
Passed Balls: Pocoroba (10)
Wild Pitches: Kaat (4)
Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford
BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath flied out to right; Bonnell walked;
Matthews grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0,
Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox flied out to center; Bowa flied out to
center; Schmidt walked; Luzinski singled to left [Schmidt to
second]; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Schmidt to third,
Luzinski to second]; Hebner popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Horner lined to third; Murphy
homered [Burroughs scored]; Pocoroba grounded out (third to
first); Chaney singled to shortstop; Niekro forced Chaney (third
to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0.
PHILLIES 2ND: Martin singled to right; Boone tripled to left
[Martin scored]; Harrelson singled to left [Boone scored]; Kaat
made an out to shortstop; Maddox flied out to center; Bowa
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
2, Phillies 2.
BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath flied out to center; Bonnell singled to
center; Matthews doubled to right [Bonnell out at home (right to
second to catcher)]; Burroughs lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski flied out to center;
Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 2.
BRAVES 4TH: Horner singled to left; Kaat threw a wild pitch
[Horner to second]; Murphy lined to right; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first) [Horner to third]; Chaney singled to third
[Horner scored]; Niekro singled to left [Chaney to second];
Gilbreath singled to center [Chaney scored, Niekro to second];
Bonnell grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 4TH: Martin grounded out (second to first); Boone
singled to third; Harrelson flied out to center; GONZALEZ BATTED
FOR KAAT; Gonzalez forced Boone (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
BRAVES 5TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Matthews
flied out to center; Burroughs singled to center; Horner flied
out to center; Murphy popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox popped to shortstop; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Chaney
grounded out (second to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
struck out; Martin singled to center; Boone popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
singled to shortstop; Matthews grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 7TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); CARDENAL
BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Cardenal singled to center; LERCH RAN FOR
CARDENAL; Maddox singled to pitcher [Lerch to second]; Bowa
popped to third; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
BRAVES 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Burroughs flied
out to center; Horner flied out to left; Murphy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); BONNELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Luzinski struck out; Hebner
popped to third in foul territory; Martin walked; Boone forced
Martin (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4,
Phillies 2.
BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba walked; Chaney out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Pocoroba to second]; Niekro struck out;
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
PHILLIES 9TH: Harrelson flied out to center; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
EASTWICK; McCarver struck out; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2.
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