A home run by Jeff Burroughs leading off the sixth inning lifted the Braves to a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals and gave southpaw Mickey Mahler his first win of the year. The Braves jumped in front in the third frame on singles by Mahler and Jerry Royster, a sacrifice bunt by Bob Beall and sacrifice fly by Gary Matthews. The Cards tied the score in the fourth on a homer by Keith Hernandez. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Monday, June 12, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Braves 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 7 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Scott lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Beall 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .277 Matthews rf 2 0 0 1 1 1 .275 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .319 Burroughs lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .319 Hendrick cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .225 Office cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Murphy c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .190 Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Chaney ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .219 Vuckovich p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Mahler p 4 1 1 0 0 0 .083 Freed ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 7 1 0 9 Totals 30 2 7 2 4 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 7,970 Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Braves 10 DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 0 Errors: Templeton, Royster Doubles: Beall (2), Chaney (5) Triples: Templeton (3) Home Runs: Hernandez (5), Burroughs (5) Stolen Bases: Scott (2), Office (2), Beall (2) Sacrifice Hits: Vuckovich (1), Beall (1) Sacrifice Flies: Matthews (2) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich L(3-5) 6 7 2 2 2 3 1 27 1.99 Littell 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 9 2.66 Totals 8 7 2 2 4 5 1 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler W(1-2) 9 7 1 1 0 9 1 35 2.55 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 9 1 35 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott singled to shortstop; Scott stole second; Hernandez struck out; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Beall doubled to center; Matthews struck out; Burroughs grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick flied out to left; Morales struck out; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Office walked; Office stole second; Murphy struck out; Chaney grounded out (second to first) [Office to third]; Gilbreath flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Vuckovich was called out on strikes; Templeton tripled to right; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Mahler singled to right; Royster singled to center [Mahler to second]; Beall out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mahler to third, Royster to second]; Matthews lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Mahler scored]; Burroughs struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez homered; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Morales lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney doubled to right; Gilbreath singled to third [Chaney to third]; Mahler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to third; Tyson flied out to left; Vuckovich reached on an error by Royster on a sacrifice bunt [Reitz to second, Vuckovich to first]; Templeton forced Vuckovich (third to second) [Reitz to third]; Scott forced Templeton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Royster popped to first in foul territory; Beall grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Hernandez popped to pitcher; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick singled to left; Morales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs homered; Office grounded out (second to first); Murphy singled to center; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murphy to second]; Gilbreath was walked intentionally; Mahler lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz singled to third; Tyson struck out; FREED BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Freed struck out; Templeton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); Royster was called out on strikes; Beall reached on an error by Templeton [Beall to first]; Beall stole second; Matthews walked; Burroughs walked [Beall to third, Matthews to second]; Office forced Beall (first to catcher) [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second]; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Scott lined to left; Hernandez flied to right in foul territory; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: Chaney was called out on strikes; Gilbreath flied out to left; Mahler grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick singled to left; Morales lined to left; Reitz popped to shortstop; Tyson flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 2.

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