Greg Luzinski drove in three runs with two homers to clinch matters for the Phillies, who defeated the Braves, 6-1 for their seventh straight victory. The Phillies actually decided the outcome in the first inning when they loaded the bases on three walks and Richie Hebner drove in two runs with a single.

Biff Pocoroba homered for the Braves in the second, but Luzinski then swung into action, hitting his first homer of the game in the third and connecting again in the fifth after Mike Schmidt had driven in a run with a single. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1978 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Phillies 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 x - 6 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Office cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 McBride rf 3 1 0 0 2 2 .285 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Bowa ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .316 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Schmidt 3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .264 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .324 Luzinski lf 3 2 2 3 1 0 .244 Pocoroba c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Martin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .191 Hebner 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .276 Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Maddox cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 Maddox 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .154 Boone c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Solomon p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Morrison 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Christenson p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .120 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 2 7 Totals 33 6 9 6 4 7 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 40,272 Left on Base: Braves 5, Phillies 7 DP: Braves 0, Phillies 1 Doubles: Matthews (4), Boone (5), Bowa (9), Maddox (11), Hebner (7) Home Runs: Pocoroba (3), Luzinski 2 (12) Stolen Bases: McBride (14) GIDP: Matthews (5) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon L(1-4) 4.1 6 6 6 3 4 2 22 4.66 Skok 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0.00 Camp 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.23 Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4.63 Totals 8 9 6 6 4 7 2 37 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Christenson W(4-4) 9 6 1 1 2 7 1 33 4.00 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 7 1 33 Wild Pitches: Skok (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Pryor BRAVES 1ST: Office walked; Chaney forced Office (first to shortstop); Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride walked; McBride stole second; Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt walked; Luzinski walked [McBride to third, Schmidt to second]; Hebner singled to right [McBride scored, Schmidt scored, Luzinski to second]; Maddox flied out to center; Boone struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 2. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Pocoroba homered; Murphy popped to shortstop; Gilbreath walked; Maddox singled to center [Gilbreath to second]; Solomon singled to right [Gilbreath out at home (right to catcher), Maddox to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 2ND: Morrison flied out to left; Christenson grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 2. BRAVES 3RD: Office struck out; Chaney was called out on strikes; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski homered; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 3. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to left; Boone doubled to center; Morrison flied out to right; Christenson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 3. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath popped to third; Maddox singled to right; Solomon struck out; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 5TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Bowa doubled to left; Schmidt singled to center [Bowa scored]; Luzinski homered [Schmidt scored]; SKOK REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Hebner flied out to center; Maddox doubled to left; Skok threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; Boone flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 6. BRAVES 6TH: Chaney popped to third in foul territory; Matthews doubled to left; Burroughs struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 6TH: Morrison flied out to left; Christenson was called out on strikes; McBride walked; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 6. BRAVES 7TH: Murphy flied out to center; Gilbreath flied out to right; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 7TH: CAMP REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Schmidt made an out to first; Luzinski grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner doubled to right; Maddox singled to third [Hebner to third]; Boone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 6. BRAVES 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); BEALL BATTED FOR CAMP; Beall flied out to center; Office grounded out (second to first); Chaney made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 6. PHILLIES 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Morrison popped to third in foul territory; Christenson was called out on strikes; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 6. BRAVES 9TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba singled to center; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 6.

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