Three hits by Ken Reitz, including a three-run homer, sparked the Cardinals to a 14-3 romp over the Braves. With one out in the third inning, Tony Scott doubled and Keith Hernandez walked. When Scott was thrown out attempting to steal third, Hernandez went to second. George Hendrick got a base on balls. Reitz then smacked a 1-1 pitch over the left field fence to give the Redbirds a 4-0 lead. The Cards' task was made easier by five Atlanta errors. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 14, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  3    3  3  3    0  0  1  -  14 14  0
Braves       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 11  5


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          4   3   2   2     1   0   .293      Hubbard 2b            5   0   3   2     0   1   .260
Scott lf,cf           6   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Matthews rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Hernandez 1b          5   1   2   2     1   0   .259        Bonnell rf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Hendrick cf           3   2   0   2     1   0   .280      Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .312
  Lopez p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Beall ph,1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .261
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Horner 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .251
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gilbreath 3b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Reitz 3b              6   2   3   3     0   0   .245      Murphy 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Morales rf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .235        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Swisher c             5   3   2   0     0   2   .289      Office cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .246
Phillips 2b           4   1   1   1     1   2   .289      Benedict c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Denny p               3   2   1   0     0   1   .186      Chaney ss             3   1   0   0     1   1   .218
  Mumphrey ph,lf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Mahler p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nolan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Gaston lf           2   0   1   0     0   1   .218

Totals               45  14  14  12     4   8             Totals               34   3  11   3     4   8

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance:  9,309
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Braves 8
DP: Cardinals 3, Braves 0
Errors: Bonnell, Murphy 2, Chaney, Camp
Doubles: Scott (5), Swisher 2 (5), Templeton (28), Mumphrey (10), Hernandez (26)
Home Runs: Reitz (10)
Stolen Bases: Templeton (26)
Caught Stealing: Scott (6), Matthews (7)
GIDP: Office (5), Burroughs (12), Murphy (11)
Hit by Pitch: Templeton (1,by Mahler)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(11-8)           5     8   2   2   2   3   0  21   3.06
Lopez                   2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   4.19
Thomas                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   4.22
Littell                 1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   2.74
Totals                  9    11   3   3   4   8   0  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(4-9)           3.1   5   6   5   2   5   1  18   4.57
Camp                    1.2   3   4   1   1   0   0  12   3.69
Skok                    3     5   3   0   0   2   0  15   3.93
Campbell                1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.96
Totals                  9    14  14   7   4   8   1  50

Hit by Pitch: Mahler (6)
Wild Pitches: Littell (8), Skok (4)
Balks: Campbell (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Andy Olsen


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton was hit by a pitch; Templeton stole
second; Scott was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to
left [Templeton to third]; Hendrick reached on an error by
Chaney [Templeton scored (RBI), Hernandez to second, Hendrick to
first]; Reitz flied out to left; Morales flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard struck out; Matthews singled to right;
Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Swisher struck out; Phillips struck out; Denny
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner was called out on strikes; Murphy singled to
right; Office grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton flied out to right; Scott doubled to
left; Hernandez walked; Scott was caught stealing third (catcher
to third) [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick walked; Reitz homered
[Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored]; Morales popped to catcher
in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict singled to right; Chaney walked [Benedict
to second]; Mahler singled to right [Benedict to third, Chaney
to second]; Hubbard singled to shortstop [Benedict scored,
Chaney to third, Mahler to second]; Matthews forced Hubbard
(shortstop to second) [Chaney scored, Mahler to third];
Burroughs grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Matthews out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Braves 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Swisher doubled to left; Phillips was called out
on strikes; Denny singled to center [Swisher to third]; CAMP
REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Templeton singled to left [Swisher
scored, Denny to second]; Scott reached on an error by Murphy
[Denny to third, Templeton to second, Scott to first]; Hernandez
reached on an error by Murphy [Denny scored (unearned) (RBI),
Templeton to third, Scott to second, Hernandez to first];
Hendrick forced Hernandez (shortstop to second) [Templeton
scored (unearned), Scott to third]; Reitz flied out to center; 3
R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner walked; Murphy grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Horner out at second]; Office
singled to right; Benedict forced Office (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Morales popped to third; Swisher doubled to
right; Phillips walked; Denny reached on an error by Camp
[Swisher scored (no RBI), Phillips scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Denny to second]; Templeton doubled to left [Denny scored
(unearned)]; Scott popped to first; Hernandez grounded out
(first unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); NOLAN BATTED
FOR CAMP; Nolan singled to right; Hubbard singled to left [Nolan
to second]; Matthews flied out to right; Burroughs flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: SKOK REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); GASTON
REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING LF); BONNELL REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING
RF); Hendrick reached on an error by Bonnell [Hendrick to
first]; Skok threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to second]; Reitz
singled to left [Hendrick to third]; Morales singled to center
[Hendrick scored (unearned), Reitz to second]; Swisher forced
Morales (pitcher to second to shortstop) [Reitz to third];
Phillips grounded out (second to first) [Reitz scored
(unearned), Swisher to second]; MUMPHREY BATTED FOR DENNY;
Mumphrey doubled to left [Swisher scored (unearned)]; Templeton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 13, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: MUMPHREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCOTT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING);
Horner popped to shortstop; Murphy popped to catcher in foul
territory; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
13, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: GILBREATH REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING 3B); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (first to
pitcher); Lopez grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 13, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Benedict flied out to center; Chaney struck out;
Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 13, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz singled to left; Morales struck out;
Swisher struck out; Phillips singled to right [Reitz to second];
Mumphrey forced Reitz (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 13, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Hubbard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to
first); BEALL BATTED FOR SKOK; Beall walked; Gilbreath walked
[Beall to second]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 13, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: BEALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAMPBELL
REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Templeton walked; Campbell balked
[Templeton to second]; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hernandez doubled to right [Templeton scored]; FREED BATTED FOR
THOMAS; Freed was called out on strikes; Reitz popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 14, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Office singled to
right; Benedict lined to center; Chaney flied out to right;
Gaston singled to shortstop [Office to second]; Littell threw a
wild pitch [Office to third, Gaston to second]; Hubbard singled
to shortstop [Office scored, Gaston to third]; Bonnell struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 14, Braves 3.