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Cardinals 14 @ Braves 3
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 27, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 27, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Cardinals with a score of 14 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 27, 1978 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 14 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 14
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 3 H: 11 E: 5 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJohn Denny  
Losing PitcherMickey Mahler  
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Game Winning RBIGeorge Hendrick 

Game Info

DateAugust 27, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohn Denny  
Home Starting PitcherMickey Mahler  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance9,309 
Time of Game3 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Quick
1B: Jerry Crawford
2B: (none)
3B: Andy Olsen

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Garry Templeton  Shortstop 
Tony Scott  Left Fielder 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
George Hendrick  Center Fielder 
Ken Reitz  Third Baseman 
Jerry Morales  Right Fielder 
Steve Swisher  Catcher 
Mike Phillips  Second Baseman 
John Denny  Pitcher 
Ken Boyer  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Bob Horner  Third Baseman 
Dale Murphy  First Baseman 
Rowland Office  Center Fielder 
Bruce Benedict  Catcher 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Mickey Mahler  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Cardinals 14 @ Braves 3
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 27, 1978

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         Game of 8/27/1978 -- St.Louis at Atlanta (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Templeton G, ss       4  3  2  2   Hubbard G, 2b         5  0  3  2   
Scott T, lf-cf        6  0  1  0   Matthews G, rf        3  0  1  1   
Hernandez K, 1b       5  1  2  2   Bonnell B, rf         2  0  0  0   
Hendrick G, cf        3  2  0  2   Burroughs J, lf       3  0  0  0   
Lopez A, p            1  0  0  0   Skok C, p             0  0  0  0   
Thomas R, p           0  0  0  0   Beall B, ph-1b        0  0  0  0   
Freed R, ph           1  0  0  0   Horner B, 3b          2  0  0  0   
Littell M, p          0  0  0  0   Gilbreath R, 3b       0  0  0  0   
Reitz K, 3b           6  2  3  3   Murphy D, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Morales J, rf         5  0  1  1   Campbell D, p         0  0  0  0   
Swisher S, c          5  3  2  0   Office R, cf          4  1  2  0   
Phillips M, 2b        4  1  1  1   Benedict B, c         4  1  1  0   
Denny J, p            3  2  1  0   Chaney D, ss          3  1  0  0   
Mumphrey J, ph-lf     2  0  1  1   Mahler M, p           1  0  1  0   
                                   Camp R, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Nolan J, ph           1  0  1  0   
                                   Gaston C, lf          2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45 14 14 12                        34  3 11  3

St.Louis         103 333 001 -- 14
Atlanta          002 000 001 --  3

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Denny J (W)           5.0  8  2  2  2  3
Lopez A               2.0  0  0  0  0  3
Thomas R              1.0  0  0  0  2  1
Littell M             1.0  3  1  1  0  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mahler M (L)          3.1  5  6  5  2  5
Camp R                1.2  3  4  1  1  0
Skok C                3.0  5  3  0  0  2
Campbell D            1.0  1  1  1  1  1

E -- Chaney D, Murphy D 2, Camp R, Bonnell B
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Atlanta 8
2B -- Scott T, Swisher S 2, Templeton G, Mumphrey J, Hernandez K
HR -- Reitz K
SB -- Templeton G
CS -- Matthews G, Scott T
HBP -- by Mahler M (Templeton G)
WP -- Skok C, Littell M
Balk -- Campbell D
T -- 3:14
A -- 9309

    

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