Expos @ Braves
May 9, 1978

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Andre Dawson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .304
OBP .667 .363
At Bats 3 102
Hits 2 31
• Singles 2 21
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 17

Phil Niekro Season Stats

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2 5 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 9, 1978
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Single
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Rod Gilbreath
Darrel Chaney
Jeff Burroughs
Rowland Office
Brian Asselstine
Andre Dawson
Warren Cromartie
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Royster picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Royster. Cromartie scores. Dawson moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Cash strikes out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Cromartie moves to third.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Cromartie moves to second.
Top 7 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cromartie throws the ball in to Speier who tags Niekro trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 6 Stan Bahnsen now pitching. Gary Carter now catching. Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Murphy reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Fred Holdsworth. Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gary Carter pinch hits for Bob Reece. Carter takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to second.
Top 6 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Valentine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Asselstine hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Office takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Perez strikes out.
Top 5 Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cromartie strikes out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Chaney is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fred Holdsworth now pitching. Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pocoroba scores. There goes Burroughs trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Asselstine moves to third. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Asselstine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Reece for a passed ball. Office scores. Pocoroba moves to third. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Office moves to third. Pocoroba moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pocoroba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Office moves to second.
Bottom 4 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dues strikes out.
Top 4 Reece hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Valentine scores. Speier moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Parrish hits a line drive into right field. Asselstine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Asselstine. Valentine moves to third.
Top 4 Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cash fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Speier covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Chaney strikes out.
Top 3 Perez hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Cash moves to third. Dawson moves to second.
Top 3 Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second.
Top 3 Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cromartie strikes out.
Top 3 Dues hits a fly ball into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dues fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Asselstine for the out.
Top 2 Reece strikes out.
Top 2 Speier takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Parrish strikes out.
Top 2 Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez moves to third.
Top 2 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Office hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dues fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Dues. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dawson hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cromartie hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.