The Cardinals continued their belated surge of winning baseball by outslugging the Braves, 11-10, for their 15th victory in the last 20 games. George Hendrick was the Cards' chief gunner, driving in seven runs with a single, double and two homers, one of them a grand slam.

Bob Horner almost matched Hendrick's slugging, accounting for five of the Braves' runs with two homers. Joe Nolan hit a triple with the bases loaded. The Cards, after taking a 10-8 lead, added a run in ninth inning on a double by Mike Phillips and single by Ted Simmons. That proved decisive because Horner homered with a man on base in the Braves' half. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 11, Atlanta Braves 10

Game Played on Friday, August 25, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 - 11 17 2 Braves 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 2 - 10 10 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 6 2 4 0 0 0 .290 Royster ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Scott lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .240 Beall 1b 4 2 4 1 1 0 .256 Hernandez 1b 4 3 2 0 1 0 .259 Burroughs lf 5 2 1 0 0 1 .316 Hendrick cf 5 3 4 7 0 0 .283 Horner 3b 5 2 2 5 0 1 .258 Reitz 3b 5 1 3 2 0 1 .238 Matthews rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .281 Morales rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Office cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Swisher c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Nolan c 4 1 1 3 0 1 .237 Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Bruno p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Tyson 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Phillips ph,2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .274 Boggs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Forsch p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .192 McWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simmons ph,c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .290 Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Totals 42 11 17 11 4 5 Totals 37 10 10 9 4 7 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 5,908 Left on Base: Cardinals 11, Braves 4 DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 2 Errors: Templeton, Phillips Doubles: Scott (4), Hendrick (24), Phillips (4) Triples: Royster (8), Nolan (2) Home Runs: Hendrick 2 (17), Reitz (9), Horner 2 (17) Stolen Bases: Hubbard (1), Beall (4) Caught Stealing: Royster (15) GIDP: Hernandez (11), Scott (5) Hit by Pitch: Scott (2,by McWilliams), Hernandez (2,by McWilliams), Hendrick (2,by Camp) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 5 8 8 4 2 2 1 26 3.58 Lopez 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.39 Bruno W(4-1) 2.2 1 2 2 1 4 1 10 1.88 Littell SV(8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.67 Totals 9 10 10 6 4 7 2 41 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams 4.1 8 6 6 2 1 2 24 3.48 Camp 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 3.65 Garber L(3-3) 2.1 4 3 3 0 3 1 11 2.14 Skok 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 4.18 Boggs 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.63 Totals 9 17 11 11 4 5 3 49 Hit by Pitch: McWilliams 2 (2), Camp (2) Umpires: HP - Hank Rountree, 1B - Ed Norris, 2B - Andy Anderson, 3B - Wheeler Fowler CARDINALS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Ed Norris, Wheeler Fowler, Andy Anderson and Hank Rountree; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott was hit by a pitch; Hernandez forced Scott (third to second); Hendrick singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Beall singled to center; Burroughs struck out; Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Morales flied out to center; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson walked; Forsch flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Office singled to right; Nolan lined to left; Hubbard lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Templeton singled to center; Scott doubled to left [Templeton to third]; Hernandez was hit by a pitch; Hendrick homered [Templeton scored, Scott scored, Hernandez scored]; Reitz homered; Morales flied out to center; Swisher grounded out (third to first); Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: McWilliams popped to shortstop; Royster tripled to right; Beall singled to right [Royster scored]; Burroughs singled to right [Beall to second]; Horner homered [Beall scored, Burroughs scored]; Matthews grounded out (second to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton singled to right; Scott singled to shortstop [Templeton to second]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Hubbard walked; Hubbard stole second; On a bunt McWilliams struck out; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 4. CARDINALS 5TH: Hendrick doubled to left; Reitz struck out; Morales walked; CAMP REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Swisher walked [Hendrick to third, Morales to second]; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR TYSON; Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hendrick scored, Morales to third, Swisher to second]; Forsch was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Beall singled to right; Beall stole second; Burroughs flied out to center; Horner flied out to left; Matthews walked; Office reached on an error by Phillips [Beall to third, Matthews to second, Office to first]; Nolan tripled to right [Beall scored (unearned), Matthews scored (unearned), Office scored (unearned), Nolan scored (error by Templeton) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 8. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton singled to right; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Templeton out at second]; Hernandez singled to second; Hendrick was hit by a pitch [Hernandez to second]; Reitz singled to left [Hernandez scored, Hendrick to second]; GARBER REPLACED HUBBARD (PITCHING); GILBREATH REPLACED CAMP (PLAYING 2B); Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Braves 8. BRAVES 6TH: LOPEZ REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Gilbreath popped to second; Royster walked; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Beall singled to left; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Braves 8. CARDINALS 7TH: MUMPHREY BATTED FOR SWISHER; Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); Phillips struck out; SIMMONS BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Braves 8. BRAVES 7TH: SIMMONS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BRUNO REPLACED MUMPHREY (PITCHING); Horner was called out on strikes; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Office flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Braves 8. CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton singled to right; Scott struck out; Hernandez singled to center [Templeton to second]; Hendrick homered [Templeton scored, Hernandez scored]; Reitz singled to left; Morales struck out; Bruno flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Braves 8. BRAVES 8TH: Nolan struck out; MURPHY BATTED FOR GARBER; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Braves 8. CARDINALS 9TH: SKOK REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Phillips doubled to left; Simmons singled to right [Phillips scored]; Templeton flied out to left; Scott flied out to right; Hernandez walked [Simmons to second]; BOGGS REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Hendrick flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 11, Braves 8. BRAVES 9TH: Royster grounded out (first unassisted); Beall walked; Burroughs forced Beall (shortstop to second); Horner homered [Burroughs scored]; LITTELL REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Matthews struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Braves 10.

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