Undefeated rookie southpaw Larry McWilliams posted his seventh straight victory as the Braves defeated the Cubs, 6-2. After a two-run homer by Dave Kingman had given the Cubs a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning, the Braves came back in the bottom of the frame.

With two outs, Jerry Royster walked, went to third on a single by Bob Beall and scored on a single by Gary Matthews. A single by Jeff Burroughs moved Beall to third and Bob Horner then ripped an RBI single off pitcher Ray Burris' glove. The Braves picked up three more in the fifth, aided by two wild pitches by Burris and a two-run double by Beall off Willie Hernandez. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 30, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Braves       0  0  1    2  3  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Royster ss            3   3   1   0     2   0   .272
White cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Beall 1b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .264
Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Matthews rf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .285
Kingman lf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .244        Bonnell rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Vail rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .314
Johnson 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .217      Horner 3b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .257
Blackwell c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .253      Nolan c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Trillo ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Office cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Kelleher 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Hubbard 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .293
  Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      McWilliams p          4   0   0   0     0   3   .050
Burris p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .122
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Clines ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               33   2   8   2     2   4             Totals               35   6  11   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  3,305
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Braves 10
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 1
Errors: Johnson, Burroughs
Doubles: Clines (10), Matthews (16), Office (9), Royster (15), Beall (5)
Triples: Office (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (23)
Stolen Bases: Royster (24)
Caught Stealing: White (3)
GIDP: Scott (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hubbard (2,by Burris)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(5-10)          4.2  10   6   6   4   4   0  28   5.02
Hernandez               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.91
Moore                   1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.86
Holtzman                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.21
Totals                  8    11   6   6   4   5   0  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(7-0)       9     8   2   2   2   4   1  35   3.26
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   4   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Burris (7)
Wild Pitches: Burris 2 (6), Holtzman (3)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Hank Rountree, 3B - Ed Norris


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; White popped to catcher in foul
territory; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied to right in foul territory; Beall
popped to center; Matthews doubled to center; Burroughs grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves
0.

CUBS 2ND: Kingman was called out on strikes; Vail flied out to
left; Johnson singled to left [Johnson to third (error by
Burroughs)]; Blackwell walked; Kelleher grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied out to center; Nolan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Office doubled to left; Hubbard was walked
intentionally; McWilliams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Burris lined to second; De Jesus lined to left; White
walked; White was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster doubled to left; Beall grounded out (second
to first) [Royster to third]; Matthews struck out; Burroughs
walked; Horner singled to left [Royster scored, Burroughs to
second]; Nolan singled to left [Burroughs to third, Horner to
second]; Office grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: Buckner singled to shortstop; Kingman homered [Buckner
scored]; Vail grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out
to right; Blackwell singled to shortstop; Kelleher grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard flied out to right; McWilliams struck out;
Royster walked; Beall singled to center [Royster to third];
Matthews singled to center [Royster scored, Beall to second];
Burroughs singled to third [Beall to third, Matthews to second];
Horner singled to pitcher [Beall scored, Matthews out at home
(pitcher to second to first to catcher), Burroughs to second]; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 3.

CUBS 5TH: Burris popped to second; De Jesus lined to third;
White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Office tripled
to right; Hubbard was hit by a pitch; McWilliams struck out;
Burris threw a wild pitch [Office scored, Hubbard to second];
Burris threw a wild pitch [Hubbard to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED
BURRIS (PITCHING); Royster was walked intentionally (walk was
charged to Burris); Royster stole second; Beall doubled to left
[Hubbard scored, Royster scored]; MOORE REPLACED HERNANDEZ
(PITCHING); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 6.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman
grounded out (third to first); Vail singled to shortstop;
Johnson popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Horner flied
out to left; Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 6.

CUBS 7TH: BONNELL REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING RF); Blackwell
grounded out (first unassisted); Kelleher struck out; CLINES
BATTED FOR MOORE; Clines doubled to left; De Jesus struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Office grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hubbard popped to center; On a bunt
McWilliams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 6.

CUBS 8TH: White popped to third; Buckner popped to second;
Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Beall
grounded out (second to first); Bonnell reached on an error by
Johnson [Bonnell to first]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Bonnell
to second]; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 6.

CUBS 9TH: Vail popped to right; Johnson singled to center;
TRILLO BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Trillo singled to left [Johnson to
second]; SCOTT BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Scott grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 6.

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