Braves @ Cardinals
August 17, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 6 0
Cardinals 4 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 6 0
Cardinals 4 7 0

Chico Ruiz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .296
OBP .333 .345
At Bats 3 27
Hits 1 8
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 0

Mark Littell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 6
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Busch Stadium - August 17, 1978
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Mark Littell
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Tyson
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
Jerry Morales
Chico Ruiz
Bob Beall
Barry Bonnell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 3 6 0 5
St. Louis Cardinals 4 7 0 7
Winning Pitcher John Denny
Losing Pitcher Mickey Mahler
Save Mark Littell
Game Winning RBI George Hendrick
Attendance 10,543
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rod Gilbreath pinch runs for Joe Nolan. Beall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonnell moves to third.
Top 9 Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to second.
Top 9 Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs. Horner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Mark Littell now pitching. Matthews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Office is hit by the pitch. Royster moves to second.
Top 9 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Max Leon now pitching. Morales hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Craig Skok. Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ruiz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales. Ruiz reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Beall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out.
Top 8 Keith Hernandez now playing first base. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Keith Hernandez pinch hits for Roger Freed. Craig Skok now pitching. Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz fields it and throws to second for the out. Templeton scores. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Denny scores. Templeton moves to third. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 7 Scott is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Templeton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Templeton reaches second base with a double. Denny moves to third.
Bottom 7 Denny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Horner hits a line drive into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Office hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Rick Camp now pitching. Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Freed moves to second.
Bottom 6 Freed hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 6 Simmons is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Templeton tags and scores. Scott tags and moves to second.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall fields the ball and throws to Mahler covering. Safe. Templeton moves to third.
Bottom 6 There goes Templeton. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Templeton steals second.
Bottom 6 Templeton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mahler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ruiz hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Denny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tyson hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Beall hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Horner is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a line drive towards left. Burroughs catches it and throws to first to double up Freed.
Bottom 4 Freed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Office hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Denny moves to second.
Bottom 3 Denny takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Tyson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mahler strikes out.
Top 3 Ruiz hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Beall. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag.
Top 3 Beall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freed strikes out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Denny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Horner strikes out.
Top 2 Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Templeton strikes out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Office hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott throws the ball in to Tyson who tags Office, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Royster strikes out.