Four home runs and the three-hit pitching by Phil Niekro carried the Braves to a 9-0 thrashing of the Cubs. Jeff Burroughs hit a round-tripper in the sixth after a walk to Gary Matthews and Joe Nolan hit a solo shot in the same inning. Bob Horner clouted a two-run smash in the eighth frame and Dale Murphy smacked a bases-empty blow later in the inning. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1978 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Braves 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 - 9 9 0 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 .270 De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Office cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .246 White cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Matthews rf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .286 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Burroughs lf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .322 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Bonnell pr,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 Kingman lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Horner 3b 5 2 2 2 0 1 .267 Johnson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Nolan c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .243 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Murphy 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .241 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ruiz 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292 Scott 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Blackwell c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .195 Krukow p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Kelleher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Totals 35 9 9 8 5 6 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 5 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 19,828 Left on Base: Braves 5, Cubs 4 DP: Braves 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Scott Doubles: Horner (12) Home Runs: Burroughs (18), Nolan (3), Horner (14), Murphy (19) Caught Stealing: Royster (14) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (4) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(15-12) 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 31 2.89 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 5 0 31 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Krukow L(5-1) 7 8 8 7 3 3 3 32 3.84 Burris 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 5.05 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 4.06 Totals 9 9 9 8 5 6 4 41 Passed Balls: Nolan (4) Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out (catcher to first); White grounded out (second to first); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Horner doubled to right [Burroughs to third]; Nolan reached on an error by Scott [Burroughs scored (RBI), Horner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Nolan to second]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nolan to third]; Ruiz popped to second; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Kingman popped to first; Johnson singled to second; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Johnson to second]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster walked; Office flied out to left; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Krukow struck out; De Jesus grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Horner grounded out (third to first); Nolan singled to right; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: White walked; Buckner flied out to left; Murcer struck out; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. BRAVES 5TH: Ruiz flied out to center; Niekro flied out to right; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Johnson flied out to right; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Blackwell singled to left; Krukow popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cubs 0. BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Matthews walked; Burroughs homered [Matthews scored]; Horner flied out to center; Nolan homered; Murphy struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 0. BRAVES 7TH: Ruiz singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ruiz to second]; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ruiz to third]; Office singled to right [Ruiz scored]; Matthews forced Office (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cubs 0. BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs singled to center; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner homered [Bonnell scored]; BURRIS REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); KELLEHER REPLACED KRUKOW (PLAYING 3B); Nolan grounded out (second to pitcher); Murphy homered; Ruiz popped to third; Niekro struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Scott grounded out (second to first); Blackwell singled to left; Kelleher flied out to left; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 0. BRAVES 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Royster walked; Office grounded out (second to first) [Royster to second]; Matthews was called out on strikes; Bonnell walked; Horner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 0. CUBS 9TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cubs 0.

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