The league leader in earned run average, Pete Vuckovich lowered his mark to 2.17 while pitching seven innings as the Cardinals defeated the Braves, 5-1. The Cardinals clinched Vuckovich's 11th victory with four runs in the fifth inning.

Wayne Garrett led off with a double and stopped at third on a single by Jerry Morales. Garrett scored on a sacrifice fly by Mike Phillips. After Lou Brock walked, Garry Templeton doubled, driving in Morales. George Hendrick then capped the outburst with a single, scoring Brock and Templeton. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1 10  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  4  1    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .272      Brock lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .220
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Templeton ss          4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
  Benedict c          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .272
Office cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .253
Burroughs lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .320      Garrett 3b            2   1   1   0     0   1   .233
Horner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258        Reitz ph,3b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .232
Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Phillips 2b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .266
Beall 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .233      Vuckovich p           2   0   0   0     1   1   .119
Ruiz 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .313        Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hanna p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .174
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Chaney ph,ss        2   0   1   0     0   0   .222

Totals               35   1  10   1     3   5             Totals               30   5   6   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 12,764
Left on Base: Braves 10, Cardinals 5
DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Matthews, Beall
Doubles: Office (8), Garrett (2), Templeton (26), Reitz (20)
Triples: Royster (6)
Caught Stealing: Beall (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Phillips (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna L(7-12)           5     5   5   5   3   2   0  23   4.98
Easterly                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   6.13
Leon                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.80
Garber                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.90
Totals                  8     6   5   5   3   3   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(11-9)       7     8   1   1   3   5   0  30   2.18
Bruno                   2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   1.06
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   5   0  38

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Office
grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews singled to pitcher;
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Templeton grounded out
(third to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
flied out to right; Beall singled to center; Ruiz forced Beall
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to left; Hernandez struck out;
Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hanna struck out; Royster tripled to left; Office
lined to pitcher; Matthews lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Morales flied out to center; Phillips flied out
to center; Vuckovich walked; Brock singled to right [Vuckovich
to second]; Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs walked; Horner flied out to center; Nolan
struck out [Burroughs out at second (catcher to shortstop)]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons
grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Beall walked; Beall was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Ruiz singled to center; On a bunt Hanna
struck out; Royster singled to center [Ruiz to third]; Office
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Garrett doubled to right; Morales singled to
pitcher [Garrett to third]; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Garrett scored, Morales to second (error by Matthews)];
Vuckovich grounded out (third to first) [Morales to third];
Brock walked; Templeton doubled to right [Morales scored, Brock
to third]; Hendrick singled to center [Brock scored, Templeton
scored]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 4
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
singled to left; Horner walked [Burroughs to second]; Nolan
flied out to center; Beall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez walked; EASTERLY REPLACED HANNA
(PITCHING); REITZ BATTED FOR GARRETT; Reitz doubled to right
[Hernandez scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first);
Phillips grounded out (second to first) [Reitz to third];
Vuckovich struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
5.

BRAVES 7TH: REITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ruiz singled to
center; CHANEY BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Chaney flied out to right;
Royster forced Ruiz (third to second); Office doubled to left
[Royster scored]; Matthews flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LEON REPLACED
ROYSTER (PITCHING); Brock flied out to left; Templeton grounded
out (second to first); Hendrick reached on an error by Beall
[Hendrick to first]; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 8TH: BRUNO REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Burroughs flied
out to center; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: BENEDICT REPLACED LEON (PLAYING C ); GARBER
REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Debut game for Bruce Benedict; Reitz grounded out
(second to first); Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Beall grounded out (second to first); Ruiz grounded
out (catcher to first); Chaney singled to right; Benedict
singled to left [Chaney to second]; Office grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 5.