A balk by Rick Camp allowed Bud Harrelson to score the game-winner as the Phillies rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Braves, 6-5. Garry Maddox hit a two-run homer for the Phillies in the sixth, but the Braves went into the final frame with a 5-3 lead.

Richie Hebner ignited the Phillies' rally with a single and stopped at third on a double by Maddox. Camp, relieving, was greeted with a run-scoring single by Bob Boone. Harrelson ran for Boone. Davey Johnson tied the score with a single, driving in Maddox, as Harrelson took third. With Bake McBride at bat, Camp was charged with a balk, sending Harrelson home. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Phillies 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 - 6 11 3 Braves 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 5 6 0 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .302 Royster 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Bowa ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .306 Asselstine cf,rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .276 Schmidt 3b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .275 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Luzinski lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hebner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .265 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Maddox cf 4 2 3 2 0 1 .304 Burroughs lf 2 1 1 0 2 1 .348 Boone c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .257 Office pr,cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236 Harrelson pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 Pocoroba c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .246 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .135 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 Morrison pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Bonnell 3b,cf,lf 4 1 0 1 0 0 .226 Foote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Chaney ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 .291 Lonborg p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Ruthven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .361 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .173 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilbreath 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Martin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Totals 36 6 11 5 3 6 Totals 32 5 6 3 5 5 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 15,081 Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 8 DP: Phillies 1, Braves 1 Errors: Luzinski, Johnson 2 Doubles: McBride (6), Maddox (9), Burroughs (13) Home Runs: Maddox (2) Stolen Bases: McBride 2 (9) Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (3), Ruthven 2 (3), Pocoroba (3) GIDP: Bonnell (5) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg 6 3 3 1 4 4 0 26 3.55 McGraw W(3-3) 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 11 3.20 Garber SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.03 Totals 9 6 5 1 5 5 0 40 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven 7 5 3 3 2 6 1 28 3.80 Devine 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5 6.28 Camp L(0-2) 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 5.74 Totals 9 11 6 6 3 6 1 40 Balks: Camp (1) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to right; McBride stole second; Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to second; Asselstine was called out on strikes; Matthews walked; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Hebner struck out; Maddox struck out; Boone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to left; Murphy struck out; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Lonborg flied out to center; McBride doubled to center; Bowa singled to center [McBride scored]; Schmidt flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney reached on an error by Johnson [Chaney to first]; Ruthven reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Chaney to second]; Royster lined to center [Chaney to third]; Asselstine grounded out (first unassisted) [Chaney scored (unearned), Ruthven to second]; Matthews flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Hebner was called out on strikes; Maddox singled to center; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs doubled to left; Pocoroba singled to right [Burroughs to third]; Murphy reached on a fielder's choice [Burroughs out at home (third to catcher), Pocoroba to second]; Bonnell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Johnson popped to first; Lonborg grounded out (third to first); McBride walked; McBride stole second; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney walked; Ruthven out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Chaney to second]; Royster lined to left; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski struck out; Hebner flied out to center; Maddox homered [Schmidt scored]; Boone flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs walked; Pocoroba singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Murphy walked [Burroughs to third, Pocoroba to second]; Bonnell forced Murphy (third to second) [Burroughs scored, Pocoroba scored (error by Johnson) (unearned)]; Chaney struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3. PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson flied out to left; MCCARVER BATTED FOR LONBORG; McCarver struck out; McBride lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster flied out to right; Asselstine singled to shortstop; Matthews forced Asselstine (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3. PHILLIES 8TH: DEVINE REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); GILBREATH REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ASSELSTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bowa singled to first; Schmidt lined into a double play (left to first) [Bowa out at first]; disputed catch by Jeff Burroughs; Phillies Manager Danny Ozark ejected by 3B umpire Jerry Crawford; 4th ejection in 15 days; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs walked; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Pocoroba out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Office to second]; Murphy grounded out (third to first); Bonnell reached on an error by Luzinski [Office scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bonnell to second]; Chaney singled to left [Bonnell scored (unearned)]; Gilbreath singled to center [Chaney to second]; Royster forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 5. PHILLIES 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hebner singled to right; Maddox doubled to right [Hebner to third]; CAMP REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Boone singled to left [Hebner scored, Maddox to third]; HARRELSON RAN FOR BOONE; Johnson singled to center [Maddox scored, Harrelson to third]; MORRISON RAN FOR JOHNSON; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Johnstone flied to left; Camp balked [Harrelson scored, Morrison to second]; the pitcher started to throw to 1B but stopped when no one was at the bag; McBride singled to shortstop [Morrison stayed at second]; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Morrison to third, McBride to second]; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 5. BRAVES 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING LF); HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FOOTE REPLACED MORRISON (PLAYING C ); GARBER REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); Asselstine flied out to right; NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMP; Nolan struck out; Office flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 6, Braves 5.

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