Two home runs by Jeff Burroughs, the league's leading hitter, powered the Braves past the Cubs, 4-3. Burroughs hit a solo blast in the second inning and with the Braves trailing, 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth, he belted a two-run shot. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Monday, August 28, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Braves 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 x - 4 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .271 Royster ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Scott 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .281 Beall 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .257 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Murcer rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .278 Burroughs lf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .314 Kingman lf 4 1 3 1 0 1 .245 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Horner 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Trillo 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .256 Nolan c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .252 De Jesus ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Office cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Blackwell c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Rader ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .204 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Lamp p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Bonnell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Biittner ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .268 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vail lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Totals 32 3 9 3 3 8 Totals 29 4 7 4 2 7 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 4,007 Left on Base: Cubs 8, Braves 3 DP: Cubs 1, Braves 2 Doubles: Biittner (13) Home Runs: Burroughs 2 (20) Caught Stealing: Scott (7), Beall (4) Sacrifice Hits: De Jesus (11) GIDP: Niekro (2) Hit by Pitch: Scott (3,by Niekro), Blackwell (1,by Niekro) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lamp 5 5 2 2 0 4 1 19 3.20 Moore L(8-6) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 3.92 Hernandez 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 3.91 McGlothen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.52 Totals 8 7 4 4 2 7 2 31 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(16-14) 8 8 3 3 3 6 0 34 3.04 Garber SV(20) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.11 Totals 9 9 3 3 3 8 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Niekro 2 (10) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge CUBS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Scott was hit by a pitch; Scott was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Beall was called out on strikes; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. CUBS 2ND: Murcer walked; Kingman singled to center [Murcer to third]; Trillo struck out; De Jesus struck out; Blackwell was hit by a pitch [Kingman to second]; Lamp forced Blackwell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs homered; Horner lined to shortstop; Nolan grounded out (second to pitcher); Office grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Scott singled to left [Gross to second]; Buckner lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Gross out at second]; Murcer singled to right [Scott to third]; Kingman singled to center [Scott scored, Murcer to third]; Trillo popped to shortstop; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard was called out on strikes; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus popped to shortstop; Blackwell popped to shortstop; Lamp grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Beall grounded out (second to first); Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1. CUBS 5TH: Gross singled to center; Scott struck out; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted) [Gross to second]; Murcer popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Horner singled to center; Nolan singled to pitcher [Horner to second]; On a bunt Office singled to first [Horner to third, Nolan to second]; On a bunt Hubbard singled to first [Horner scored, Nolan to third, Office to second]; Niekro grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Office to third, Hubbard to second, Nolan out at home]; Royster struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2. CUBS 6TH: Kingman singled to left; Trillo walked [Kingman to second]; De Jesus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kingman to third, Trillo to second]; RADER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Rader struck out; BIITTNER BATTED FOR LAMP; Biittner doubled to center [Kingman scored, Trillo scored]; Gross grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: MOORE REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Beall walked; Matthews popped to center; Burroughs homered [Beall scored]; Horner singled to right; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Nolan struck out; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. CUBS 7TH: Scott walked; Buckner lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Scott out at first]; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard lined to right; Niekro lined to left; Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. CUBS 8TH: Kingman struck out; Trillo popped to right; De Jesus lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Beall walked; VAIL REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING LF); MCGLOTHEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Matthews struck out; Burroughs struck out; Beall was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4. CUBS 9TH: BONNELL REPLACED NIEKRO (PLAYING LF); GARBER REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Rader struck out; Vail struck out; Gross singled to right; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Braves 4.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".