Phillies @ Braves
May 26, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Phillies 2 6 0
Braves 4 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 2 6 0
Braves 4 7 1

Tim McCarver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .382
OBP .000 .523
At Bats 0 34
Hits 0 13
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 3

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 26, 1978
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Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Pat Rockett
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Brian Asselstine
Tim McCarver
Garry Maddox

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 2 6 0 7
Atlanta Braves 4 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Randy Lerch
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Biff Pocoroba
Attendance 16,638
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tim McCarver pinch hits for Warren Brusstar. McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chaney fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Rockett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Warren Brusstar now pitching. Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hebner strikes out.
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.