A Jacket Day crowd of 58,367 -- largest in major leagues this season -- saw the Phillies succumb to the six-hit pitching of Phil Niekro and lose to the Braves, 4-0, snapping their winning streak. A homer by Gary Matthews in the third inning gave the Braves their first two runs. Niekro opened the fifth with a double and Jeff Burroughs and Matthews hit successive two-out triples for the final two tallies. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Braves 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 13 0 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .286 McBride rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .218 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Burroughs lf 3 1 1 1 2 1 .319 Schmidt 3b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .269 Matthews rf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .280 Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .189 Hebner 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Pocoroba c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .272 Foote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .305 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 McCarver c,1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Niekro p 4 1 2 0 0 2 .262 Morrison 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Reed p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carlton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .341 Brusstar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Harrelson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Totals 36 4 13 4 4 6 Totals 31 0 6 0 0 7 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 58,367 Left on Base: Braves 9, Phillies 4 DP: Braves 1, Phillies 2 Errors: Harrelson Doubles: Niekro (2), McCarver (5), Schmidt (9) Triples: Bonnell (2), Burroughs (2), Matthews (2) Home Runs: Matthews (8) Stolen Bases: Royster (15) Caught Stealing: Pocoroba (3), Hebner (2), McBride (2) GIDP: Burroughs (7), Matthews (6) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(7-6) 9 6 0 0 0 7 0 31 2.79 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 7 0 31 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(6-6) 6 9 4 4 2 5 1 26 2.84 Brusstar 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 2.28 Reed 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.70 Totals 9 13 4 4 4 6 1 40 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Charlie Williams BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Bonnell tripled to center; Burroughs struck out; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to center; Murphy was picked off first (pitcher to first); Pocoroba walked; Gilbreath singled to left [Pocoroba to second]; Chaney forced Pocoroba (third unassisted) [Gilbreath to second]; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner singled to center; Maddox struck out while Hebner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to left; Bonnell walked [Royster to second]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Royster to third, Bonnell out at second]; Matthews homered [Royster scored]; Murphy was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: McCarver doubled to left; Morrison flied out to right [McCarver to third]; Carlton grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0. BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt struck out; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro doubled to left; Royster grounded out (second to pitcher) [Niekro to third]; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Burroughs tripled to right [Niekro scored]; Matthews tripled to left [Burroughs scored]; Murphy struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Hebner popped to third in foul territory; Maddox flied out to left; McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba singled to left; Pocoroba was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Gilbreath flied out to left; Chaney flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Morrison grounded out (third to first); CARDENAL BATTED FOR CARLTON; Cardenal flied out to left; McBride singled to third; McBride was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. BRAVES 7TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Niekro struck out; Royster singled to center; Royster stole second; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Matthews forced Burroughs (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa struck out; Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski flied out to center; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. BRAVES 8TH: FOOTE REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING C ); MCCARVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Murphy flied out to right; Pocoroba singled to center; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pocoroba to second]; Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox struck out; McCarver was called out on strikes; Morrison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. BRAVES 9TH: REED REPLACED MORRISON (PITCHING); HARRELSON REPLACED BRUSSTAR (PLAYING 2B); Niekro singled to right; Royster singled to left [Niekro to second]; Bonnell forced Niekro (third unassisted) [Royster to third (error by Harrelson; assist by Schmidt), Bonnell to first]; Burroughs walked [Bonnell to second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 9TH: Harrelson singled to right; McBride flied out to left; Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt doubled to right [Harrelson to third]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0.

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