St. Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Braves
August 25, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1978 at Fulton County Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 11, Atlanta Braves 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 6 2 4 0
Scott lf 5 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 4 3 2 0
Hendrick cf 5 3 4 7
Reitz 3b 5 1 3 2
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Swisher c 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruno p 1 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Tyson 2b 1 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,2b 3 1 1 1
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Simmons ph,c 2 0 1 1
Totals 42 11 17 11
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 1 1 0
Beall 1b 4 2 4 1
Burroughs lf 5 2 1 0
Horner 3b 5 2 2 5
Matthews rf 4 1 0 0
Office cf 4 1 1 0
Nolan c 4 1 1 3
Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Boggs p 0 0 0 0
McWilliams p 2 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 10 9
St. Louis 005 011 03111172
Atlanta 004 040 00210100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   5.0 8 8 4 2 2
  Lopez   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Bruno  W (4-1) 2.2 1 2 2 1 4
  Littell  SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
10
6
4
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams   4.1 8 6 6 2 1
  Camp   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Garber  L (3-3) 2.1 4 3 3 0 3
  Skok   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Boggs   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
11
11
4
5

  E–Templeton (34), Phillips (3).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–St. Louis Scott (4,off McWilliams); Hendrick (24,off McWilliams); Phillips (4,off Skok).  3B–Atlanta Royster (8,off Forsch); Nolan (2,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick 2 (17,3rd inning off McWilliams 3 on, 0 out,8th inning off Garber 2 on, 1 out); Reitz (9,3rd inning off McWilliams 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Horner 2 (17,3rd inning off Forsch 2 on, 1 out,9th inning off Bruno 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Scott (2,by McWilliams); Hernandez (2,by McWilliams); Hendrick (2,by Camp).  SB–Hubbard (1,2nd base off Forsch/Swisher); Beall (4,2nd base off Forsch/Swisher).  CS–Royster (15,2nd base by Lopez/Swisher).  HBP–McWilliams 2 (2,Scott,Hernandez); Camp (2,Hendrick).  U-HP–Hank Rountree, 1B–Ed Norris, 2B–Andy Anderson, 3B–Wheeler Fowler.  T–3:15.  A–5,908.
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