Braves @ Cardinals
August 20, 1978

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 4 5 1
Cardinals 4 8 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 4 5 1
Cardinals 6 9 0

Ted Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .282
OBP .000 .370
At Bats 3 401
Hits 0 113
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 32
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 59
RBI’s 0 54

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 12 1
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Busch Stadium - August 20, 1978
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Phil Niekro
Joe Nolan
Dale Murphy
Chico Ruiz
Bob Horner
Darrel Chaney
Jeff Burroughs
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Ted Simmons
George Hendrick
Garry Templeton
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Templeton scores. Hendrick goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Hendrick bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Templeton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Templeton bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Horner strikes out.
Top 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Matthews strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Office. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Office steals second.
Top 7 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to third.
Top 7 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ruiz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Nolan moves to third.
Top 6 Tom Bruno now pitching. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Matthews moves to third.
Top 6 Horner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Burroughs hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Matthews. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Matthews steals second.
Top 6 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Simmons is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Niekro tags and scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Niekro moves to third.
Top 5 Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Niekro reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ruiz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Templeton hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez scores. Garrett moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mumphrey is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Garrett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Garrett reaches second base with a double. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Horner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Horner reaches second base with a double. Office scores. Matthews goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Matthews takes first base on ball four. Office moves to second.
Top 4 Office is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Simmons strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to home to get Templeton. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Royster strikes out.
Top 3 Niekro takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Ruiz hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Hernandez scores. Phillips moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy juggles the ball. That's an error on Murphy. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 2 Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nolan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Simmons strikes out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Nolan for a passed ball. Templeton scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Templeton. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Templeton steals third.
Bottom 1 There goes Templeton. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Templeton steals second.
Bottom 1 Templeton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a popup towards short. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Matthews strikes out.
Top 1 Office hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.