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Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves

1978-05-27 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 15081 · night · 2:41

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Atlanta Braves 6–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 9th. Tug McGraw earned the win and Gene Garber picked up the save. Garry Maddox went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	11
ATL	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	5	6

W: Tug McGraw L: Rick Camp SV: Gene Garber

Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Andy Olsen · 2B: Jim Quick · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bake McBride	4	1	3	0	1	0
Larry Bowa	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mike Schmidt	3	1	0	0	2	0
Greg Luzinski	5	0	0	0	0	2
Richie Hebner	4	1	1	0	0	2
Garry Maddox	4	2	3	2	0	1
Bob Boone	4	0	1	1	0	0
Davey Johnson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Lonborg	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tim McCarver	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jay Johnstone	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Royster	5	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Asselstine	5	0	1	1	0	1
Gary Matthews	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Burroughs	2	1	1	0	2	1
Biff Pocoroba	3	1	2	0	0	0
Dale Murphy	3	0	0	0	1	1
Barry Bonnell	4	1	0	1	0	0
Darrel Chaney	3	1	1	1	1	1
Dick Ruthven	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cito Gaston	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Gilbreath	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Nolan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Rowland Office	1	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Lonborg	6.0	3	4	4
Tug McGraw	2.0	3	1	0
Gene Garber	1.0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ruthven	7.0	5	2	6
Adrian Devine	1.0	3	0	0
Rick Camp	1.0	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bake McBride: S9
Larry Bowa: SB2#
Larry Bowa: 9
Mike Schmidt: 63
Greg Luzinski: K/C

Bot 1

Jerry Royster: 4/P
Brian Asselstine: K/C
Gary Matthews: W
Jeff Burroughs: K/C

Top 2

Richie Hebner: K
Garry Maddox: K
Bob Boone: 6/P

Bot 2

Biff Pocoroba: 7
Dale Murphy: K
Barry Bonnell: 53

Top 3

Davey Johnson: 53
Jim Lonborg: 8
Bake McBride: D8
Larry Bowa: S8.2-H
Mike Schmidt: 9

Bot 3

Darrel Chaney: E4.B-1
Dick Ruthven: FC/SH.1-2;B-1#
Jerry Royster: 8/L.2-3#
Brian Asselstine: 3/G.3-H(UR);1-2
Gary Matthews: 9

Top 4

Greg Luzinski: 43
Richie Hebner: K/C
Garry Maddox: S8
Bob Boone: 8

Bot 4

Jeff Burroughs: D7
Biff Pocoroba: S9.2-3
Dale Murphy: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Barry Bonnell: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Davey Johnson: 3/P
Jim Lonborg: 53
Bake McBride: W
Larry Bowa: SB2
Larry Bowa: 5/FL

Bot 5

Darrel Chaney: W
Dick Ruthven: 14/SH.1-2
Jerry Royster: 7/L
Brian Asselstine: 43

Top 6

Mike Schmidt: W
Greg Luzinski: K
Richie Hebner: 8
Garry Maddox: HR.1-H
Bob Boone: 8

Bot 6

Gary Matthews: 53
Jeff Burroughs: W
Biff Pocoroba: S9.1-2
Dale Murphy: W.2-3;1-2
Barry Bonnell: 54(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E4)(UR)
Darrel Chaney: K

Top 7

Davey Johnson: 7
Tim McCarver: K
Bake McBride: 9/L

Bot 7

Cito Gaston: 13
Jerry Royster: 9
Brian Asselstine: S6
Gary Matthews: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

Larry Bowa: S3
Mike Schmidt: 7(B)3(1)/LDP
Greg Luzinski: 63

Bot 8

Jeff Burroughs: W
Biff Pocoroba: 53/SH.1-2
Dale Murphy: 53
Barry Bonnell: E7/L.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2#
Darrel Chaney: S7.2-H(UR)
Rod Gilbreath: S8.1-2
Jerry Royster: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Richie Hebner: S9
Garry Maddox: D9.1-3
Bob Boone: S7/G5.3-H;2-3
Davey Johnson: S8/G6M.3-H;1-3
Jay Johnstone: 7/F7S
Bake McBride: BK.3-H;1-2
Bake McBride: S6.2-2
Larry Bowa: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Mike Schmidt: IW
Greg Luzinski: 43

Bot 9

Brian Asselstine: 9
Joe Nolan: K
Rowland Office: 9

Notes & reviews

disputed catch by Jeff Burroughs; Phillies Manager Danny Ozark ejected by 3B umpire Jerry Crawford; 4th ejection in 15 days
the pitcher started to throw to 1B but stopped when no one was at the bag

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