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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 7, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on June 7, 1978 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,756 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Charlie Williams |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Bonnell | Center Fielder |
| Rod Gilbreath | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
| Biff Pocoroba | Catcher |
| Jerry Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Pat Rockett | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Second Baseman |
| Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 7, 1978
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Falcone
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Falcone
Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Falcone
There goes Gilbreath. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Gilbreath steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Falcone
Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilbreath scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Falcone
Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Falcone
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to third. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pocoroba vs. Falcone
Pocoroba hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Falcone
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Falcone
Rockett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Rockett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Urrea
John Urrea now pitching.
Niekro strikes out. Simmons drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Niekro out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Niekro
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Niekro
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Niekro
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Urrea
Bonnell hits a line drive into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Urrea
Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Urrea
Urrea fires to first and picks off Gilbreath. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Urrea
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Urrea
Matthews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Niekro
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Niekro
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Niekro
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Urrea
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Urrea
Pocoroba takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Urrea
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Niekro
Tyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Urrea vs. Niekro
Urrea bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Niekro
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Niekro
Phillips hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Urrea
Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Urrea
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Urrea
Bonnell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Niekro
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Niekro
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Niekro
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Urrea
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Urrea
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Urrea
Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Niekro
Reitz hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Niekro
Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urrea vs. Niekro
Urrea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Niekro
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Urrea
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pocoroba vs. Urrea
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Urrea
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Niekro
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Niekro
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Urrea
Rockett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Urrea
Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rockett moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonnell vs. Urrea
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Tyson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Rockett moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilbreath vs. Urrea
Gilbreath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Niekro
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Niekro
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Niekro
Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Niekro
Tyson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freed vs. Niekro
Roger Freed pinch hits for John Urrea.
Freed hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Frazier
George Frazier now pitching.
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Frazier
Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Frazier
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pocoroba vs. Frazier
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Frazier
Maddox takes first base on ball four. Pocoroba moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rockett vs. Frazier
Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz juggles the ball. That's an error on Reitz. Burroughs scores. Pocoroba moves to third. Maddox moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Frazier
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Niekro
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Niekro
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Bonnell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Littell
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Littell
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields the ball and throws to Littell covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Littell
Rowland Office pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs.
Matthews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Niekro
Rowland Office now playing center field. Barry Bonnell now playing left field.
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Niekro
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Niekro
Morales hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1978 -- Atlanta at St.Louis (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bonnell B, cf-lf 5 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Gilbreath R, 2b 3 1 0 0 Phillips M, ss 4 0 0 0
Burroughs J, lf 5 2 4 1 Hendrick G, cf 3 0 0 0
Office R, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 0 0
Matthews G, rf 5 1 2 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy D, 1b 2 1 0 0 Morales J, rf 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba B, c 3 1 1 4 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Maddox J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Tyson M, 2b 3 0 2 0
Rockett P, ss 3 0 1 0 Falcone P, p 0 0 0 0
Niekro P, p 4 0 1 0 Urrea J, p 0 0 0 0
Freed R, ph 1 0 0 0
Frazier G, p 0 0 0 0
Littell M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 9 5 30 0 4 0
Atlanta 500 000 010 -- 6
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone P (L) 0.2 4 5 5 2 0
Urrea J 6.1 2 0 0 4 3
Frazier G 1.0 2 1 0 1 2
Littell M 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Reitz K
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- Atlanta 7, St.Louis 6
2B -- Rockett P
HR -- Pocoroba B
SB -- Gilbreath R
SH -- Urrea J
T -- 2:11
A -- 10756
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