Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
May 27, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1978 at Fulton County Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 3 0
Bowa ss 4 0 2 1
Schmidt 3b 3 1 0 0
Luzinski lf 5 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 1 1 0
Maddox cf 4 2 3 2
Boone c 4 0 1 1
  Harrelson pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 1
  Morrison pr 0 0 0 0
  Foote c 0 0 0 0
Lonborg p 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Martin lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 0 0 0
Asselstine cf,rf 5 0 1 1
Matthews rf 3 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 2 1 1 0
  Office pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Pocoroba c 3 1 2 0
Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0
Bonnell 3b,cf,lf 4 1 0 1
Chaney ss 3 1 1 1
Ruthven p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Gilbreath 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 5 6 3
Philadelphia 001 002 0036113
Atlanta 001 002 020560
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg   6.0 3 3 1 4 4
  McGraw  W (3-3) 2.0 3 2 0 1 0
  Garber  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
1
5
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   7.0 5 3 3 2 6
  Devine   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Camp  L (0-2) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
6

  E–Luzinski (2), Johnson 2 (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Philadelphia McBride (6,off Ruthven); Maddox (9,off Devine), Atlanta Burroughs (13,off Lonborg).  HR–Philadelphia Maddox (2,6th inning off Ruthven 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bowa (3,off Camp); Ruthven 2 (3,off Lonborg 2); Pocoroba (3,off McGraw).  IBB–Schmidt (3,by Camp).  SB–McBride 2 (9,2nd base off Ruthven/Pocoroba 2).  BK–Camp (1).  IBB–Camp (4,Schmidt).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:41.  A–15,081.
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