Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1978 at Veteran's 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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Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gilbreath 2b 5 0 1 1
Bonnell cf,lf 3 0 2 0
Matthews rf 4 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 1 1 0
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 1 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 1 2
Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0
Chaney ss 3 1 2 1
Niekro p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0
Martin rf 3 1 2 0
Boone c 4 1 2 1
Harrelson 2b 4 0 1 1
Kaat p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 1 0
  Lerch pr 0 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Atlanta 020 200 0004100
Philadelphia 020 000 000280
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (12-10) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (5-3) 4.0 8 4 4 2 0
  Brusstar   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Eastwick   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2.  PB–Pocoroba (10).  2B–Atlanta Matthews (12,off Kaat).  3B–Philadelphia Boone (3,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (16,2nd inning off Kaat 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Chaney (3,off Eastwick).  WP–Kaat (4).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–1:51.  A–50,218.
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