Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 18, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1978 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 1, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 1 2 0
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
  Benedict c 1 0 1 0
Office cf 5 0 1 1
Matthews rf 4 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0
Horner 3b 3 0 0 0
Nolan c 4 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Beall 1b 3 0 1 0
Ruiz 2b 4 0 2 0
Hanna p 2 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 1 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 1 1 0
Templeton ss 4 1 1 1
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 2
Simmons c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 0 0
Garrett 3b 2 1 1 0
  Reitz ph,3b 2 0 1 1
Morales rf 4 1 1 0
Phillips 2b 2 0 0 1
Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Atlanta 000 000 1001102
St. Louis 000 041 00x560
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna  L (7-12) 5.0 5 5 5 3 2
  Easterly   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Leon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Garber   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  W (11-9) 7.0 8 1 1 3 5
  Bruno   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
3
5

  E–Matthews (6), Beall (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Atlanta Office (8,off Vuckovich), St. Louis Garrett (2,off Hanna); Templeton (26,off Hanna); Reitz (20,off Easterly).  3B–Atlanta Royster (6,off Vuckovich).  SF–Phillips (4,off Hanna).  CS–Beall (3,2nd base by Vuckovich/Simmons).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:16.  A–12,764.
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