A two-run double by Ted Simmons in the seventh inning snapped a 4-4 tie and gave the Cardinals a 6-4 decision over the Braves. Garry Templeton and George Hendrick legged out consecutive bunts to set the stage for Simmons' line shot just inside the first base bag. Rookie Tom Bruno raised his record to 3-0. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1978 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Braves 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 5 1 Cardinals 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 x - 6 11 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 2 0 0 1 1 1 .271 Brock lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .219 Chaney ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Scott lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Office cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Templeton ss 4 2 3 0 1 0 .287 Matthews rf 3 2 1 0 1 2 .282 Hendrick cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .272 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .317 Simmons c 4 0 1 2 0 3 .284 Horner 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 .259 Hernandez 1b 3 3 2 0 1 0 .256 Nolan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Garrett 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .247 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .239 Reitz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Ruiz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Mumphrey rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Niekro p 2 1 1 0 1 0 .225 Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Lopez p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Bruno p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 31 4 5 4 5 7 Totals 34 6 11 4 3 8 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 35,531 Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 9 DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Murphy Doubles: Horner (13), Niekro (3), Garrett (3), Hernandez (24), Simmons (33) Triples: Templeton (9) Stolen Bases: Matthews (7), Office (7), Templeton 3 (24), Hernandez (11) Sacrifice Hits: Bruno (1) Sacrifice Flies: Royster (3) Hit by Pitch: Office (5,by Lopez), Mumphrey (1,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(15-13) 8 11 6 4 3 8 0 39 2.94 Totals 8 11 6 4 3 8 0 39 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lopez 5.1 3 4 4 3 4 0 23 4.50 Bruno W(3-0) 3.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 15 0.87 Totals 9 5 4 4 5 7 0 38 Passed Balls: Nolan (5) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (8), Lopez (1) Wild Pitches: Niekro (6), Lopez (3) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office lined to left; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop; Templeton walked; Templeton stole second; Templeton stole third; Hendrick struck out; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Templeton scored (unearned)]; Simmons struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Horner flied out to left; Nolan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez walked; Garrett flied out to center; Hernandez stole second; Mumphrey was called out on strikes; Phillips reached on an error by Murphy [Hernandez to third, Phillips to first]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Hernandez scored (unearned), Phillips to second]; Lopez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 3RD: Murphy struck out; Ruiz flied out to center; Niekro walked; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to center; Templeton tripled to right; Hendrick reached on a fielder's choice [Templeton out at home (third to catcher)]; Simmons struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2. BRAVES 4TH: Office was hit by a pitch; Matthews walked [Office to second]; Burroughs flied out to center; Horner doubled to left [Office scored, Matthews scored]; Nolan flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to left; Garrett doubled to left [Hernandez to third]; Mumphrey was hit by a pitch; Phillips popped to shortstop; Lopez struck out; Brock singled to shortstop [Hernandez scored, Garrett to third, Mumphrey to second]; Templeton flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 3. BRAVES 5TH: Ruiz popped to second; Niekro doubled to left; Lopez threw a wild pitch [Niekro to third]; Royster hit a sacrifice fly to right [Niekro scored]; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons was called out on strikes; Hernandez doubled to left; Garrett singled to right [Hernandez scored]; Mumphrey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews singled to left; Matthews stole second; Burroughs popped to shortstop; Horner walked; BRUNO REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Nolan forced Horner (first to shortstop) [Matthews to third]; Murphy singled to right [Matthews scored, Nolan to third]; Ruiz lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Phillips grounded out (pitcher to first); Bruno grounded out (third to first); Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 7TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Royster walked; Office singled to right [Royster to third]; Office stole second; Matthews struck out; Burroughs walked; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Templeton singled to pitcher; On a bunt Hendrick singled to pitcher [Templeton to second]; Simmons doubled to right [Templeton scored, Hendrick scored]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to third]; Garrett walked; Mumphrey lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Simmons out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 6. BRAVES 8TH: REITZ REPLACED GARRETT (PLAYING 3B); Nolan lined to first; Murphy flied out to right; Ruiz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Phillips singled to right; Bruno out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Phillips to second]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton singled to shortstop [Phillips to third]; Templeton stole second; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 6. BRAVES 9TH: SCOTT REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall popped to catcher in foul territory; Chaney struck out; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 6.

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