Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
May 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1978 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Atlanta Braves 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 3 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0
Lerch p 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 1 1 2
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 0 0 0
Bonnell cf,lf 2 2 0 0
Matthews rf 4 0 2 1
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 2 1
  Asselstine pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 1 0
Pocoroba c 3 1 1 1
Rockett ss 2 0 0 0
Chaney 3b 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 1 1
Totals 29 4 7 4
Philadelphia 000 000 020260
Atlanta 021 010 00x471
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  L (3-4) 2.0 4 3 3 2 1
  Reed   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Garber   3.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Brusstar   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
6
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-6) 9.0 6 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5

  E–Royster (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Maddox (8,off Niekro), Atlanta Pocoroba (5,off Lerch); Burroughs (12,off Garber).  3B–Atlanta Matthews (1,off Lerch).  HR–Philadelphia Martin (3,8th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Johnson (1,by Niekro).  SH–Rockett (1,off Lerch).  IBB–Pocoroba (3,by Garber).  SB–McBride 2 (7,3rd base off Niekro/Pocoroba,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Bowa (8,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  WP–Lerch 2 (3).  HBP–Niekro (4,Johnson).  IBB–Garber (3,Pocoroba).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:23.  A–16,638.
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