A two-run double by Ted Simmons in the seventh inning snapped a 4-4 tie and gave the Cardinals a 6-4 decision over the Braves. Garry Templeton and George Hendrick legged out consecutive bunts to set the stage for Simmons' line shot just inside the first base bag. Rookie Tom Bruno raised his record to 3-0. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    20, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  5  1
Cardinals    1  1  0    1  1  0    2  0  x  -   6 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            2   0   0   1     1   1   .271      Brock lf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .219
  Chaney ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .221        Scott lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Office cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Templeton ss          4   2   3   0     1   0   .287
Matthews rf           3   2   1   0     1   2   .282      Hendrick cf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .272
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .317      Simmons c             4   0   1   2     0   3   .284
Horner 3b             3   0   1   2     1   1   .259      Hernandez 1b          3   3   2   0     1   0   .256
Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Garrett 3b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .247
Murphy 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .239        Reitz 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Ruiz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Mumphrey rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Niekro p              2   1   1   0     1   0   .225      Phillips 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Lopez p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .091
                                                            Bruno p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               31   4   5   4     5   7             Totals               34   6  11   4     3   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 35,531
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 9
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Murphy
Doubles: Horner (13), Niekro (3), Garrett (3), Hernandez (24), Simmons (33)
Triples: Templeton (9)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (7), Office (7), Templeton 3 (24), Hernandez (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Bruno (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Royster (3)
Hit by Pitch: Office (5,by Lopez), Mumphrey (1,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(15-13)         8    11   6   4   3   8   0  39   2.94
Totals                  8    11   6   4   3   8   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lopez                   5.1   3   4   4   3   4   0  23   4.50
Bruno W(3-0)            3.2   2   0   0   2   3   0  15   0.87
Totals                  9     5   4   4   5   7   0  38

Passed Balls: Nolan (5)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (8), Lopez (1)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (6), Lopez (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office lined
to left; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop; Templeton walked;
Templeton stole second; Templeton stole third; Hendrick struck
out; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Templeton scored (unearned)];
Simmons struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Horner flied out to left;
Nolan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez walked; Garrett flied out to center;
Hernandez stole second; Mumphrey was called out on strikes;
Phillips reached on an error by Murphy [Hernandez to third,
Phillips to first]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Hernandez scored
(unearned), Phillips to second]; Lopez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Murphy struck out; Ruiz flied out to center; Niekro
walked; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to center; Templeton tripled to
right; Hendrick reached on a fielder's choice [Templeton out at
home (third to catcher)]; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Office was hit by a pitch; Matthews walked [Office
to second]; Burroughs flied out to center; Horner doubled to
left [Office scored, Matthews scored]; Nolan flied out to
center; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to left; Garrett doubled to
left [Hernandez to third]; Mumphrey was hit by a pitch; Phillips
popped to shortstop; Lopez struck out; Brock singled to
shortstop [Hernandez scored, Garrett to third, Mumphrey to
second]; Templeton flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Ruiz popped to second; Niekro doubled to left; Lopez
threw a wild pitch [Niekro to third]; Royster hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Niekro scored]; Office grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons was called out on strikes; Hernandez doubled to left;
Garrett singled to right [Hernandez scored]; Mumphrey flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews singled to left; Matthews stole second;
Burroughs popped to shortstop; Horner walked; BRUNO REPLACED
LOPEZ (PITCHING); Nolan forced Horner (first to shortstop)
[Matthews to third]; Murphy singled to right [Matthews scored,
Nolan to third]; Ruiz lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first); Bruno
grounded out (third to first); Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Royster
walked; Office singled to right [Royster to third]; Office stole
second; Matthews struck out; Burroughs walked; Horner struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING SS); On a bunt
Templeton singled to pitcher; On a bunt Hendrick singled to
pitcher [Templeton to second]; Simmons doubled to right
[Templeton scored, Hendrick scored]; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first) [Simmons to third]; Garrett walked; Mumphrey
lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Simmons out at
third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 8TH: REITZ REPLACED GARRETT (PLAYING 3B); Nolan lined to
first; Murphy flied out to right; Ruiz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Phillips singled to right; Bruno out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Phillips to second]; Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton singled to
shortstop [Phillips to third]; Templeton stole second; Hendrick
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 6.

BRAVES 9TH: SCOTT REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); BEALL BATTED FOR
NIEKRO; Beall popped to catcher in foul territory; Chaney struck
out; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 6.