With scoring support from Dale Murphy, who batted in four runs with two homers, Phil Niekro posted his 10th victory as the Braves defeated the Phillies, 7-2. Murphy's first homer accounted for three of the Braves' five runs off Steve Carlton in the first inning. Murphy added a solo swat in the third and Jeff Burroughs hit for the circuit in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Phillies 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Braves 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 7 9 2 Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McBride rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Royster ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .283 Bowa ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Bonnell cf,lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .230 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Matthews rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Burroughs lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .324 Hebner 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .267 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Cardenal 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Horner 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .272 McCarver c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Murphy 1b 4 2 3 4 0 1 .230 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .220 Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Carlton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Schmidt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Brusstar pr,p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Boone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Totals 33 2 4 1 2 7 Totals 30 7 9 7 5 2 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 17,464 Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 5 DP: Phillies 0, Braves 0 Errors: Royster 2 Doubles: Hebner (9), Matthews (10), Murphy (8) Home Runs: Murphy 2 (11), Burroughs (11) Stolen Bases: McBride (18) Caught Stealing: Royster (10), Bonnell (4) Sacrifice Flies: Horner (2) Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (3,by Niekro) Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(8-8) 3 5 6 6 2 0 2 16 3.22 Brusstar 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 12 2.43 Eastwick 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 4.10 Totals 8 9 7 7 5 2 3 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(10-9) 9 4 2 1 2 7 0 36 3.02 Totals 9 4 2 1 2 7 0 36 Passed Balls: Pocoroba (9) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (6) Balks: Carlton (3) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to center; McBride stole second; Bowa lined to left; Maddox struck out; Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Hebner doubled to right [McBride scored, Luzinski to third]; Cardenal walked; McCarver flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Carlton balked [Royster to second]; Bonnell singled to center [Royster scored]; Matthews doubled to left [Bonnell to third]; Burroughs was walked intentionally; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bonnell scored]; Murphy homered [Matthews scored, Burroughs scored]; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard singled to third; Debut game for Glenn Hubbard; Niekro flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 5. PHILLIES 2ND: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Carlton flied out to left; McBride singled to shortstop; Bowa lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 2ND: Royster grounded out (second to first); Bonnell flied out to center; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 5. PHILLIES 3RD: Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Luzinski flied out to left; Hebner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 5. BRAVES 3RD: Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; Horner grounded out (third to first); Murphy homered; Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 1, Braves 6. PHILLIES 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); McCarver singled to right; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [McCarver to second]; Sizemore struck out; SCHMIDT BATTED FOR CARLTON; Schmidt reached on an error by Royster [McCarver scored (unearned) (no RBI), Schmidt to first]; BRUSSTAR RAN FOR SCHMIDT; McBride grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 6. BRAVES 4TH: BRUSSTAR STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Hubbard lined to third; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster walked; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 6. PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to right; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 6. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell singled to center; Bonnell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher); Matthews grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 6. PHILLIES 6TH: Hebner walked; Cardenal flied out to center; McCarver popped to shortstop; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 6. BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled to shortstop; Murphy doubled to center [Horner to third]; Pocoroba was walked intentionally; Hubbard forced Horner (second to catcher) [Murphy to third, Pocoroba to second]; Niekro struck out; Royster forced Hubbard (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 6. PHILLIES 7TH: BOONE BATTED FOR BRUSSTAR; Boone flied out to left; McBride grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED BOONE (PITCHING); Bonnell popped to first; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs homered; Horner walked; Murphy struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 7. PHILLIES 8TH: BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); Maddox popped to shortstop; Luzinski reached on an error by Royster [Luzinski to first]; Hebner struck out; Cardenal forced Luzinski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 7. BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba flied out to right; Hubbard lined to left; Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 7. PHILLIES 9TH: McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore struck out; MARTIN BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 7.

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