Turning into a power pair, Bob Horner and Joe Nolan each smashed two solo homers to pace the Braves to a 6-4 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Expos came back behind the combined six-hit hurling of Dan Schatzeder and Darold Knowles to win the second game, 4-1. Horner and Nolan homered on consecutive pitches thrown by Steve Rogers in the second inning. Nolan hit for the circuit again in the fourth. The Expos had a three-run blast by Gary Carter and a solo shot by Ellis Valentine. With the score tied, 4-4, Horner doubled in the sixth, took third on a wild pitch and beat the throw home on a grounder by Dale Murphy. Then, to insure the victory, Horner hit his second homer of the game in the eighth.

In the nightcap, Valentine doubled in the first inning and scored the Expos' initial run on a single by Warren Cromartie. Back-to-back doubles by Cromartie and Carter, together with an error, added two runs in the fourth and Valentine made it 4-0 with a homer in the eighth. The Braves avoided a shutout when Gary Matthews hit for the circuit in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Expos        0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  2
Braves       0  3  0    1  0  1    0  1  x  -   6 10  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .267      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .242
Dawson cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Office cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Valentine rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .305      Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Perez 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .299      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .316
Parrish 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .278        Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Horner 3b             4   3   3   2     0   0   .280
Carter c              4   1   2   3     0   0   .234      Nolan c               3   2   2   2     1   0   .225
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Murphy 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .241
Rogers p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .105      Chaney ss             4   1   1   0     0   2   .225
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      McWilliams p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beall ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .220
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Pocoroba ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Solomon pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     2   3             Totals               31   6  10   6     4   7

Time of Game: 2:42
Left on Base: Expos 7, Braves 5
DP: Expos 4, Braves 2
Errors: Perez, Carter, Chaney
Doubles: Dawson (10), Cash (20), Carter (14), Gilbreath (11), Horner (9)
Home Runs: Carter (11), Valentine (18), Horner 2 (7), Nolan 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Murphy (6), Nolan (1)
GIDP: Valentine (6), Matthews (13), Burroughs (9), Gilbreath (6)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers                  5     7   4   4   3   4   3  22   2.41
Pirtle L(0-2)           0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.96
Garman                  2.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   8   5.18
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   7   4  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams              4     7   4   4   2   2   2  20   2.12
Campbell W(4-2)         2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.75
Garber SV(15)           3     2   0   0   0   0   0  11   1.63
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   3   2  38

Wild Pitches: Rogers (1), Pirtle (3)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


EXPOS 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
doubled; Valentine hit into a double play (pitcher to second)
[Dawson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath walked; Office walked [Gilbreath to
second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Gilbreath to third, Office out at second]; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
0, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Perez singled; Parrish walked [Perez to second];
Cromartie made an out to third; Carter homered [Perez scored,
Parrish scored]; Speier grounded out (second to first); Rogers
walked; Cash singled [Rogers to third]; Dawson flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner homered; Nolan homered; Murphy flied out to
left; Chaney singled; McWilliams struck out; Gilbreath doubled
[Chaney scored]; Office grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Valentine homered; Perez singled; Parrish forced
Perez (shortstop to second); Cromartie forced Parrish (second to
shortstop); Carter flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs struck out;
Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 4, Braves 3.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier struck out; Rogers struck out; Cash doubled;
Dawson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Nolan homered; Murphy singled; Murphy was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Chaney was called out on
strikes; BEALL BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Beall walked; Rogers threw
a wild pitch [Beall to third (error by Carter)]; Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
4, Braves 4.

EXPOS 5TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Valentine flied
out to center; Perez was called out on strikes; Parrish grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Office singled; Matthews was called out on strikes;
Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Office out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Braves 4.

EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie flied out to center; Carter doubled; Speier
grounded out (second to first) [Carter to third]; UNSER BATTED
FOR ROGERS; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: PIRTLE REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Horner doubled;
Pirtle threw a wild pitch [Horner to third]; Nolan walked;
Murphy reached on a fielder's choice [Horner scored, Nolan to
second]; Chaney struck out; POCOROBA BATTED FOR CAMPBELL;
Pocoroba singled [Nolan to third, Murphy to second]; SOLOMON RAN
FOR POCOROBA; GARMAN REPLACED PIRTLE (PITCHING); Gilbreath
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Solomon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves
5.

EXPOS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Cash singled;
Dawson flied out to center; Valentine grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Office made an out to catcher; Matthews flied out to
center; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4,
Braves 5.

EXPOS 8TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Perez made
an out to second; Parrish singled; Cromartie flied out to right;
Carter made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Horner homered; Nolan reached on an error by Perez
[Nolan to first]; Murphy struck out while Nolan was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Chaney grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 4, Braves 6.

EXPOS 9TH: Speier made an out to second; HUTTON BATTED FOR
GARMAN; Hutton reached on an error by Chaney [Hutton to first];
Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hutton to second]; Dawson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 4,
Braves 6.

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