Expos @ Braves
May 9, 1978

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Expos 7 13 2
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Expos 7 13 2
Braves 6 11 3

Biff Pocoroba Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .250
OBP .500 .299
At Bats 4 80
Hits 2 20
• Singles 2 17
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 1 9

Bill Atkinson Season Stats

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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 9, 1978
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Bill Atkinson
Gary Carter
Del Unser
Pepe Frias
Larry Parrish
Chris Speier
Warren Cromartie
Sam Mejias
Ellis Valentine
Biff Pocoroba
Rowland Office
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Unser fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

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Bottom 9 Sam Mejias now playing center field. Pepe Frias now playing second base. Del Unser now playing first base. Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Speier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parrish moves to second.
Top 9 Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Perez hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Royster is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Solomon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 There goes Chaney. The throw from Carter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 8 Chaney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Del Unser now playing center field. Bill Atkinson now pitching. Gilbreath strikes out.
Top 8 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Solomon now pitching. Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. Speier scores. Carter moves to third. Cromartie moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Cromartie is hit by the pitch. Speier moves to third. Carter moves to second.
Top 8 Del Unser pinch hits for Darold Knowles. Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Speier moves to second.
Top 8 Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy juggles the ball. That's an error on Murphy.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs. Darold Knowles now pitching. Asselstine strikes out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Office moves to third. Pocoroba moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster scores. Office moves to second.
Bottom 7 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 7 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Parrish strikes out.
Top 7 Valentine hits a line drive into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Asselstine. Perez reaches second base with a double. Dawson scores.
Top 7 Dawson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Royster picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Royster. Cromartie scores. Dawson moves to second.
Top 7 Cash strikes out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Cromartie moves to third.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Cromartie moves to second.
Top 7 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cromartie throws the ball in to Speier who tags Niekro trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 6 Stan Bahnsen now pitching. Gary Carter now catching. Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cromartie. Murphy reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Fred Holdsworth. Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gary Carter pinch hits for Bob Reece. Carter takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to second.
Top 6 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Valentine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Asselstine hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Office takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Perez strikes out.
Top 5 Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cromartie strikes out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Chaney is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fred Holdsworth now pitching. Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pocoroba scores. There goes Burroughs trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Asselstine moves to third. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Asselstine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Reece for a passed ball. Office scores. Pocoroba moves to third. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Office moves to third. Pocoroba moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pocoroba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Office moves to second.
Bottom 4 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Dues strikes out.
Top 4 Reece hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Valentine scores. Speier moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Parrish hits a line drive into right field. Asselstine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Asselstine. Valentine moves to third.
Top 4 Valentine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cash fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Speier covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Chaney strikes out.
Top 3 Perez hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Cash moves to third. Dawson moves to second.
Top 3 Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second.
Top 3 Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cromartie strikes out.
Top 3 Dues hits a fly ball into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dues fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Asselstine for the out.
Top 2 Reece strikes out.
Top 2 Speier takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Parrish strikes out.
Top 2 Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez moves to third.
Top 2 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Office hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dues fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Dues. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dawson hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cromartie hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.