Braves @ Phillies
July 26, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 4 10 0
Phillies 2 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 4 10 0
Phillies 2 8 0

Phil Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .229
OBP .333 .247
At Bats 3 70
Hits 1 16
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 7

Rawly Eastwick Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Veterans Stadium - July 26, 1978
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Strikeout
Rawly Eastwick
Bob Boone
Richie Hebner
Bud Harrelson
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Jerry Martin
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Niekro strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Chaney bunts between the mound and first base. Eastwick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out. Pocoroba moves to second.
Top 9 Pocoroba takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rowland Office now playing center field. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Luzinski strikes out.
Top 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bowa hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Randy Lerch pinch runs for Jose Cardenal. Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lerch moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Warren Brusstar. Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hebner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Niekro strikes out.
Top 6 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out.
Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maddox hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murphy hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Warren Brusstar now pitching. Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Orlando Gonzalez pinch hits for Jim Kaat. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonnell for the out.
Top 4 Gilbreath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chaney scores. Niekro moves to second.
Top 4 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chaney moves to second.
Top 4 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Horner scores.
Top 4 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Horner moves to third.
Top 4 Murphy hits a line drive into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Horner moves to second.
Top 4 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hebner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 3 Burroughs hits a line drive towards first. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Matthews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Matthews reaches second base with a double. There goes Bonnell trying to get to home. Martin throws the ball in to Harrelson who relays the ball to Boone, who tags Bonnell, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 3 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kaat hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone scores.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Boone reaches third base with a triple. Martin goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Horner hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hebner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Schmidt moves to third. Luzinski moves to second.
Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.