Cardinals @ Braves
August 25, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 11 17 2
Braves 10 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 11 17 2
Braves 10 10 0

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .281
OBP .250 .370
At Bats 3 366
Hits 0 103
• Singles 0 71
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 52
RBI’s 0 49

Mark Littell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 7 7
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 25, 1978
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Strikeout
Mark Littell
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Mike Phillips
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
Jerry Morales
Gary Matthews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 11 17 2 11
Atlanta Braves 10 10 0 4
Winning Pitcher Tom Bruno
Losing Pitcher Gene Garber
Save Mark Littell
Game Winning RBI George Hendrick
Attendance 5,908
Time of Game 3 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mark Littell now pitching. Matthews strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 9 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Beall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Royster for the out.
Top 9 Tommy Boggs now pitching. Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to second.
Top 9 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips scores.
Top 9 Craig Skok now pitching. Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Phillips reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gilbreath strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dale Murphy pinch hits for Gene Garber. Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 8 Nolan strikes out.
Top 8 Bruno hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morales strikes out.
Top 8 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Templeton moves to second.
Top 8 Scott strikes out.
Top 8 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Office hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ted Simmons now catching. Tom Bruno now pitching. Horner is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Ted Simmons pinch hits for Aurelio Lopez. Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Phillips strikes out.
Top 7 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for Steve Swisher. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mumphrey for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 There goes Royster. The throw from Swisher and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Gilbreath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gene Garber now pitching. Rod Gilbreath now playing second base. Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick moves to second.
Top 6 Hendrick is hit by the pitch. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nolan hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Morales chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Templeton. Templeton fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Templeton. Beall scores. Matthews scores. Office goes all the way around to score. Nolan moves all the way to home.
Bottom 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips misplays the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Beall moves to third. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Beall. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Beall steals second.
Bottom 5 Mike Phillips now playing second base. Beall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mike Phillips pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hendrick scores. Morales moves to third. Swisher moves to second.
Top 5 Rick Camp now pitching. Swisher takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to third. Morales moves to second.
Top 5 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Reitz strikes out.
Top 5 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Hendrick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McWilliams bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 4 There goes Hubbard. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. Hubbard steals second.
Bottom 4 Hubbard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Templeton moves to second.
Top 4 Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews 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 3 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Beall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster scores.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Royster reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 McWilliams hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reitz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Hendrick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Hernandez is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Scott reaches second base with a double. Templeton moves to third.
Top 3 Templeton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a line drive towards short. Templeton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nolan hits a line drive into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Forsch hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tyson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Beall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Scott is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out.