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CHW  2
@MIN  1
 CAL 10
@OAK  7
 TEX  5
KCR  4
 TEX  3
KCR  2
(13)		 CHC 10
CIN  1
 MON  4
LAD  1
 STL  2
ATL  0
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 11,576

 Thursday, June 8, 1978, 12:39PM
Time of Game: 2:19
Braves
0
20-32
Lost 1
6th, 12 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  X    2  7  1
W: Pete Vuckovich (3-4), L: Preston Hanna (4-1), S: Mark Littell (1)
 Cardinals
2
22-36
Won 1
6th, 11½ GB

Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Gilbreath 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .563              1   2   GDP
R Office CF                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .264  .647              2   0   CS
B Pocoroba C                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .257  .663              6   2   
J Burroughs LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .331  .950              2   1   
G Matthews RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .287  .969              0   0   2B
D Murphy 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .571              9   1   
D Chaney SS-3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .771              1   3   
J Maddox 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091              1   0   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .540              0   0   
  P Rockett SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .369              0   0   
P Hanna P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .091  .221              1   3   
  J Nolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .643              0   0   
  B Bonnell PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .552              0   0   SB
  J Easterly P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .714              0   0   
  D Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   1   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    2   8                         24  13
Batting Events
2B: G Matthews (3, off P Vuckovich).
TB: G Matthews 3; R Office 3; P Hanna; D Chaney.
GIDP: R Gilbreath (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Campbell-D Chaney.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Bonnell (8, 2nd base off P Vuckovich/S Swisher).
CS: R Office (5, 2nd base by P Vuckovich/S Swisher).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Dwyer LF                    1   0   0   0    3   0  .207  .617              0   1   SB
G Templeton SS                4   0   2   0    0   1  .229  .517              4   2   2B
G Hendrick CF                 3   2   1   0    0   1  .217  .637              1   0   2B,HBP
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .757             10   2   
J Morales RF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .221  .618              0   0   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .251  .624              0   2   
M Tyson 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .668              1   3   
S Swisher C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .558             10   1   SB
P Vuckovich P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   3   
  M Littell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200              1   0   
Totals                       29   2   7   0    4   7                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: G Hendrick (8, off P Hanna); G Templeton (9, off P Hanna).
HBP: G Hendrick (1, by J Easterly).
TB: G Templeton 3; G Hendrick 2; K Reitz 2; J Morales; M Tyson.
RBI: K Reitz 2 (31).
2-out RBI: K Reitz.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. G Templeton-M Tyson-K Hernandez.
E: K Hernandez (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Dwyer (1, 2nd base off P Hanna/B Pocoroba); S Swisher (1, 2nd base off P Hanna/B Pocoroba).

Pitching Stats

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hanna, L (4-1)               7     5   1   1    4   7   0   2.86   29     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 5     66    -     1.08   0.16
J Easterly                     0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   5.87    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.73  -0.04
D Campbell                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.84    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          2-1    0.87  -0.02
Totals                         8     7   2   2    4   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 7          2-1 
St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Vuckovich, W (3-4)           7.2   7   0   0    2   5   0   1.86   30     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 7     68    -     1.58   0.44
M Littell, S (1)               1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   2.78    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.79   0.17
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   8   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1· 7          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Easterly (1; G Hendrick).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 11,576.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Sunny.

Lineups

   Atlanta Braves                            St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Rod Gilbreath                2B       1. Jim Dwyer                    LF
2. Rowland Office               CF       2. Garry Templeton              SS
3. Biff Pocoroba                 C       3. George Hendrick              CF
4. Jeff Burroughs               LF       4. Keith Hernandez              1B
5. Gary Matthews                RF       5. Jerry Morales                RF
6. Dale Murphy                  1B       6. Ken Reitz                    3B
7. Darrel Chaney                SS       7. Mike Tyson                   2B
8. Jerry Maddox                 3B       8. Steve Swisher                 C
9. Preston Hanna                 P       9. Pete Vuckovich                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 2 -2- R 18% 73% 0-0 STL K. Reitz P. Hanna Single to RF; Hendrick Scores
t5 1 12- OO 12% 56% 0-0 ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 2 12- O 10% 88% 0-1 ATL J. Burroughs M. Littell Strikeout Looking
t8 0 -2- O 10% 71% 0-1 ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich Groundout: P-1B
b6 0 --- 10% 67% 0-0 STL G. Hendrick P. Hanna Double to LF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich Strikeout
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 ATL R. Office P. Vuckovich Single to LF
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 ATL J. Burroughs P. Vuckovich Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL J. Dwyer P. Hanna Popfly: 1B
b1 1 --- 4% 57% 0-0 STL G. Templeton P. Hanna Double to LF
b1 1 -2- O -3% 54% 0-0 STL G. Hendrick P. Hanna Groundout: 2B-1B; Templeton to 3B
b1 2 --3 O -4% 50% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez P. Hanna Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- -7% 43% 0-0 ATL G. Matthews P. Vuckovich Double to RF
t2 0 -2- O 5% 48% 0-0 ATL D. Murphy P. Vuckovich Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 -2- O 4% 51% 0-0 ATL D. Chaney P. Vuckovich Strikeout
t2 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 ATL J. Maddox P. Vuckovich Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL J. Morales P. Hanna Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL K. Reitz P. Hanna Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL M. Tyson P. Hanna Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 ATL P. Hanna P. Vuckovich Foul Flyball: C
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich Popfly: SS
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 ATL R. Office P. Vuckovich Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL S. Swisher P. Hanna Strikeout
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL P. Vuckovich P. Hanna Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --- 1% 52% 0-0 STL J. Dwyer P. Hanna Walk
b3 2 1-- O -2% 50% 0-0 STL G. Templeton P. Hanna Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich Walk
t4 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 ATL J. Burroughs P. Vuckovich Popfly: SS
t4 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 ATL G. Matthews P. Vuckovich Lineout: CF
t4 2 1-- O 3% 56% 0-0 ATL D. Murphy P. Vuckovich Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 STL G. Hendrick P. Hanna Strikeout
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez P. Hanna Groundout: 1B-P
b4 2 --- 1% 53% 0-0 STL J. Morales P. Hanna Walk
b4 2 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 STL K. Reitz P. Hanna Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- -5% 45% 0-0 ATL D. Chaney P. Vuckovich Single to LF
t5 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 ATL J. Maddox P. Vuckovich Strikeout
t5 1 1-- -5% 45% 0-0 ATL P. Hanna P. Vuckovich Single to RF (CF-RF); Chaney to 2B
t5 1 12- OO 12% 56% 0-0 ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 0-0 STL M. Tyson P. Hanna Single to SS
b5 0 1-- O -4% 57% 0-0 STL S. Swisher P. Hanna Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1 1-- 3% 59% 0-0 STL P. Vuckovich P. Hanna Swisher Steals 2B
b5 1 -2- O -5% 55% 0-0 STL P. Vuckovich P. Hanna Strikeout
b5 2 -2- 1% 56% 0-0 STL J. Dwyer P. Hanna Walk
b5 2 12- O -6% 50% 0-0 STL G. Templeton P. Hanna Single to LF; Swisher out at Hm/LF-C; Dwyer to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- -5% 45% 0-0 ATL R. Office P. Vuckovich Single to RF
t6 0 1-- O 9% 53% 0-0 ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich Office Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 1 --- O 2% 56% 0-0 ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 57% 0-0 ATL J. Burroughs P. Vuckovich Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- 10% 67% 0-0 STL G. Hendrick P. Hanna Double to LF
b6 0 -2- O -6% 61% 0-0 STL K. Hernandez P. Hanna Groundout: P-SS-1B
b6 1 -2- O -5% 55% 0-0 STL J. Morales P. Hanna Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 2 -2- R 18% 73% 0-0 STL K. Reitz P. Hanna Single to RF; Hendrick Scores
b6 2 1-- O -2% 71% 1-0 STL M. Tyson P. Hanna Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- -7% 64% 0-1 ATL G. Matthews P. Vuckovich Single to RF
t7 0 1-- O 7% 70% 0-1 ATL D. Murphy P. Vuckovich Strikeout
t7 1 1-- O 3% 74% 0-1 ATL D. Chaney P. Vuckovich Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 2B
Bob Beall pinch hits for Jerry Maddox (3B) batting 8th
t7 2 -2- O 6% 80% 0-1 ATL B. Beall P. Vuckovich Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Preston Hanna facing 8-9-1
Darrel Chaney moves from SS to 3B; Pat Rockett replaces Bob Beall (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b7 0 --- O -2% 79% 1-0 STL S. Swisher P. Hanna Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O -1% 77% 1-0 STL P. Vuckovich P. Hanna Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2 --- 1% 78% 1-0 STL J. Dwyer P. Hanna Walk
b7 2 1-- 1% 79% 1-0 STL G. Templeton P. Hanna Dwyer Steals 2B
b7 2 -2- O -3% 76% 1-0 STL G. Templeton P. Hanna Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Pete Vuckovich facing 9-1-2
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Preston Hanna (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- -9% 68% 0-1 ATL J. Nolan P. Vuckovich Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Nolan to 1B
Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Joe Nolan (PH) batting 9th
t8 0 1-- -6% 61% 0-1 ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich Bonnell Steals 2B
t8 0 -2- O 10% 71% 0-1 ATL R. Gilbreath P. Vuckovich Groundout: P-1B
t8 1 -2- O 8% 80% 0-1 ATL R. Office P. Vuckovich Single to LF; Bonnell out at Hm/LF-C; Office to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 2 -2- -2% 77% 0-1 ATL B. Pocoroba P. Vuckovich Walk
Mark Littell replaces Pete Vuckovich pitching and batting 9th
t8 2 12- O 10% 88% 0-1 ATL J. Burroughs M. Littell Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Jamie Easterly facing 3-4-5
Jamie Easterly replaces Barry Bonnell (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- 2% 89% 1-0 STL G. Hendrick J. Easterly Hit By Pitch
b8 0 1-- O -2% 88% 1-0 STL K. Hernandez J. Easterly Flyball: CF
b8 1 1-- 4% 92% 1-0 STL J. Morales J. Easterly Single to RF; Hendrick to 3B
Dave Campbell replaces Jamie Easterly pitching and batting 9th
b8 1 1-3 R 5% 96% 1-0 STL K. Reitz D. Campbell Single to LF; Hendrick Scores; Morales to 3B
b8 1 1-3 OO -3% 94% 2-0 STL M. Tyson D. Campbell Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
t9 0 --- O 3% 97% 0-2 ATL G. Matthews M. Littell Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 0-2 ATL D. Murphy M. Littell Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 0-2 ATL D. Chaney M. Littell Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

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