Breaking up Bob Forsch's bid for a no-hitter, Jeff Burroughs homered in the seventh inning to start the Braves off to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Braves added their other runs in the eighth on a single by Bruce Benedict, an error, a sacrifice fly by Mike Lum and a double by Gary Matthews.

Larry McWilliams, who started for the Braves, was forced to quit after hurting his arm on his second pitch in the second inning. Adrian Devine took over and pitched six innings before Gene Garber finished the last two frames. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Friday, May       11, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   3  3  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Templeton ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Matthews rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .299      Mumphrey lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .071
Burroughs lf          3   1   1   1     1   1   .253      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Hendrick rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .330      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .336
Bonnell cf,lf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .310      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Swisher c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Benedict c            3   1   1   0     1   0   .353        Simmons ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Chaney ss             3   1   0   0     0   0   .059      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .206
McWilliams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Oberkfell ph,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Devine p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Forsch p              3   0   3   0     0   0   .333
  Lum ph              0   0   0   1     0   0   .224        Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               30   3   3   3     3   6             Totals               33   0   7   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  9,209
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cardinals 7
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Devine, Hernandez
Doubles: Matthews (6), Hernandez (12)
Home Runs: Burroughs (2)
Stolen Bases: Chaney (1), Scott (11)
Caught Stealing: Templeton (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Lum (2)
GIDP: Mumphrey (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.83
Devine W(1-0)           6     6   0   0   1   1   0  25   2.40
Garber SV(5)            2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.13
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   3   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(0-3)           7.2   3   3   1   2   6   1  29   3.91
Bruno                   1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.50
Totals                  9     3   3   1   3   6   1  34

Wild Pitches: Devine (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Sharp, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Jim Jones, 3B - Joe Bendekovits


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Templeton was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Mumphrey grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonnell
struck out; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: DEVINE REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Hendrick
grounded out (third to first); Scott singled to left; Reitz
struck out; Swisher lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict lined to shortstop; Chaney grounded out
(second to first); Devine struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (second to first); Forsch
singled to shortstop; Templeton singled to center [Forsch to
third, Templeton to second (on throw to 3b)]; Mumphrey reached
on a fielder's choice [Forsch out at home (second to catcher),
Templeton to third]; Hernandez lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews
popped to second; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick walked; Scott forced Hendrick (second to
shortstop); Scott stole second; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Swisher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Bonnell struck out; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch
singled to third; Templeton reached on an error by Devine
[Forsch to second, Templeton to first]; Mumphrey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Benedict walked; Chaney flied out to center; Devine
forced Benedict (pitcher to shortstop); Royster walked [Devine
to second]; Matthews popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez doubled to center; Hendrick popped to
third; Scott grounded out (first unassisted) [Hernandez to
third]; Reitz popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs homered; Murphy was called out on strikes;
Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Hubbard popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: SIMMONS BATTED FOR SWISHER; Simmons lined to
right; OBERKFELL BATTED FOR TYSON; Oberkfell grounded out
(second to first); Forsch singled to pitcher; Devine threw a
wild pitch [Forsch to second]; Templeton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 8TH: OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SIMMONS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Benedict singled to shortstop;
Chaney reached on an error by Hernandez [Benedict to third,
Chaney to first]; LUM BATTED FOR DEVINE; Chaney stole second;
Lum hit a sacrifice fly to center [Benedict scored (unearned)];
Royster grounded out (third to first); Matthews doubled to left
[Chaney scored (unearned)]; BRUNO REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Burroughs walked; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Murphy forced Office
(third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); OFFICE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Mumphrey struck out; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
flied out to center; Benedict flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Reitz flied out
to left; Simmons popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Cardinals 0.