Bob Horner, who hit two homers in the first game of the previous night's doubleheader, smacked two more as the Braves came from behind to defeat the Expos, 9-6. The Expos appeared on their way to an easy victory after erupting for five runs in the second inning, two scoring on a homer by Andre Dawson. Horner got two runs back for the Braves with a homer in their half of the second.

After picking up a tally in the fourth, the Braves forged ahead with three runs in the sixth on two walks, a pair of singles and a double by Rowland Office. Horner hit his second homer of the game in the seventh and Jeff Burroughs stepped into the slugging spotlight with a two-run smash in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, Montreal Expos 6
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Expos        0  5  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 11  0
Braves       0  2  0    1  0  3    1  2  x  -   9 12  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               3   1   1   2     1   0   .267      Royster ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Dawson cf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .245      Office cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .265
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     1   2   .304      Matthews rf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .288
Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .298      Burroughs lf          3   3   1   2     2   0   .317
Parrish 3b            4   1   2   0     1   1   .278        Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Cromartie lf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .282      Horner 3b             4   3   2   3     1   1   .285
Carter c              3   2   1   1     1   0   .238      Nolan c               2   1   1   0     2   0   .230
Speier ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Murphy 1b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .246
  Hutton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Gilbreath 2b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  Papi ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Beall ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .228
Bahnsen p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mejias ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Niekro p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Mahler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Easterly p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .200
  Unser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .214        Pocoroba ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .248
  Pirtle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ruiz pr,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     5   6             Totals               34   9  12   9     6   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 16,734
Left on Base: Expos 8, Braves 8
DP: Expos 1, Braves 2
Doubles: Carter (16), Office (3)
Home Runs: Dawson (16), Horner 2 (9), Burroughs (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cash (2)
GIDP: Speier (11), Mejias (1), Matthews (14)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 5     5   3   3   3   3   1  22   3.88
Twitchell               0     0   2   2   2   0   0   2   5.96
Garman L(1-4)           2     5   2   2   1   2   1  12   5.26
Pirtle                  1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   5.71
Totals                  8    12   9   9   6   6   3  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler                  1.2   5   5   5   1   2   1  11   3.82
Easterly W(3-6)         4.1   5   0   0   1   0   0  17   6.37
Campbell                0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   4.70
Niekro SV(1)            2.1   1   1   1   1   4   0   9   2.97
Totals                  9    11   6   6   5   6   1  41

Wild Pitches: Easterly 2 (6)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Cash walked; Dawson made an out to first; Valentine
struck out; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Office flied out to left; Matthews
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Royster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Braves
0.

EXPOS 2ND: Parrish singled; Cromartie singled [Parrish to
second]; Carter doubled [Parrish scored, Cromartie to third];
Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cromartie scored,
Carter to third]; Bahnsen struck out; Cash singled [Carter
scored]; Dawson homered [Cash scored]; EASTERLY REPLACED MAHLER
(PITCHING); Valentine walked; Easterly threw a wild pitch
[Valentine to second]; Easterly threw a wild pitch [Valentine to
third]; Perez flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos
5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Horner homered [Burroughs scored];
Nolan made an out to third; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gilbreath flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 5, Braves 2.

EXPOS 3RD: Parrish singled; Cromartie singled [Parrish to
third]; Carter made an out to third; Speier grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cromartie out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Easterly was called out on strikes; Royster flied
out to right; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Expos 5, Braves 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Bahnsen grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
grounded out (third to first); Dawson flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs walked;
Horner flied out to left; Nolan walked [Burroughs to second];
Murphy singled [Burroughs scored, Nolan to third]; Gilbreath was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 3.

EXPOS 5TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
singled; Parrish flied out to right; Cromartie singled [Perez to
second]; Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Easterly struck out; Royster grounded out (pitcher
to first); Office singled; Matthews singled [Office to second];
Burroughs forced Matthews (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Speier singled; MEJIAS BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; On a bunt
Mejias grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to
second) [Speier out at second]; Cash grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED MEJIAS (PITCHING); Horner walked;
Nolan walked [Horner to second]; GARMAN REPLACED TWITCHELL
(PITCHING); Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Horner to third, Nolan to second]; BEALL BATTED FOR GILBREATH;
Beall singled [Horner scored, Nolan to third]; POCOROBA BATTED
FOR EASTERLY; Pocoroba singled [Nolan scored, Beall to second];
RUIZ RAN FOR POCOROBA; Royster forced Ruiz (third to second)
[Beall to third]; Debut game for Chico Ruiz; Office
doubled [Beall scored, Royster to third]; Matthews struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 5, Braves 6.

EXPOS 7TH: RUIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CAMPBELL REPLACED
BEALL (PITCHING); Dawson made an out to first; Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez walked; Parrish walked
[Perez to second]; NIEKRO REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING);
Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 5, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner
homered; Nolan singled; Murphy walked [Nolan to second]; Niekro
struck out; Ruiz flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
5, Braves 7.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter walked; HUTTON BATTED FOR SPEIER; Hutton
struck out; UNSER BATTED FOR GARMAN; Unser singled [Carter to
third]; Cash hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carter scored];
Dawson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 6, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: PIRTLE REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); PAPI REPLACED
HUTTON (PLAYING SS); Royster made an out to first; Office
grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled; Burroughs
homered [Matthews scored]; Horner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 9.

EXPOS 9TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Valentine
struck out; Perez struck out; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 6, Braves 9.