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May 26, 1978

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Top 8	R	H	E
Phillies	2	5	0
Braves	4	7	1

Top 8	R	H	E
Phillies	2	5	0
Braves	4	7	1

Richie Hebner Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.268
OBP	.000	.377
At Bats	3	97
Hits	0	26
• Singles	0	17
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	13
RBI’s	0	16

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	6	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 26, 1978

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Strikeout

Phil Niekro

Biff Pocoroba

Dale Murphy

Jerry Royster

Darrel Chaney

Pat Rockett

Barry Bonnell

Rowland Office

Brian Asselstine

Richie Hebner

Greg Luzinski

Mike Schmidt

Bake McBride

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Hebner strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 8 Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Schmidt moves to second.

Top 8 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to third.

Top 8 There goes McBride. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. McBride steals second.

Top 8 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 8 Jerry Martin pinch hits for Gene Garber. Martin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 8 Johnson is hit by the pitch.

Top 8 Brian Asselstine now playing right field. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Rowland Office now playing center field. Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Brian Asselstine pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs. Murphy strikes out.

Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Burroughs reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Hebner strikes out.

Top 7 Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Niekro strikes out.

Bottom 6 Chaney is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 McBride hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 5 Pocoroba is walked intentionally.

Bottom 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Burroughs moves to second.

Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonnell scores. Matthews moves to third.

Bottom 5 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to second.

Bottom 5 Gene Garber now pitching. Bonnell takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Jim Morrison pinch hits for Ron Reed. Morrison hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Johnson is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chaney fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Maddox reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Chaney takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Rockett hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chaney fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Top 4 Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride moves to second.

Top 4 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster misplays the ball. That's an error on Royster.

Bottom 3 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to third to get Matthews. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 3 Ron Reed now pitching. Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Matthews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Matthews reaches third base with a triple. Bonnell scores.

Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Bonnell moves to second.

Bottom 3 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lerch for the out.

Top 3 Johnson is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Royster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pocoroba scores.

Bottom 2 Chaney strikes out.

Bottom 2 Rockett bunts between the mound and first base. Lerch scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rockett for the out. Pocoroba moves to third.

Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Pocoroba reaches second base with a double. Murphy goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs throws the ball in to Royster who tags Maddox, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

Top 2 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Rockett, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Luzinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Royster moves to second.

Bottom 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Bowa is called out on strikes.

Top 1 McBride hits a popup towards short. Rockett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Phillies @ Braves
May 26, 1978