Undefeated rookie southpaw Larry McWilliams posted his seventh straight victory as the Braves defeated the Cubs, 6-2. After a two-run homer by Dave Kingman had given the Cubs a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning, the Braves came back in the bottom of the frame.

With two outs, Jerry Royster walked, went to third on a single by Bob Beall and scored on a single by Gary Matthews. A single by Jeff Burroughs moved Beall to third and Bob Horner then ripped an RBI single off pitcher Ray Burris' glove. The Braves picked up three more in the fifth, aided by two wild pitches by Burris and a two-run double by Beall off Willie Hernandez. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 30, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Cubs 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Braves 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 x - 6 11 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Royster ss 3 3 1 0 2 0 .272 White cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Beall 1b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .264 Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Matthews rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .285 Kingman lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .244 Bonnell rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Vail rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .314 Johnson 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .217 Horner 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .257 Blackwell c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .253 Nolan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Trillo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Office cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Kelleher 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Hubbard 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .293 Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 McWilliams p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .050 Burris p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .122 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Clines ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 4 Totals 35 6 11 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 3,305 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Braves 10 DP: Cubs 0, Braves 1 Errors: Johnson, Burroughs Doubles: Clines (10), Matthews (16), Office (9), Royster (15), Beall (5) Triples: Office (1) Home Runs: Kingman (23) Stolen Bases: Royster (24) Caught Stealing: White (3) GIDP: Scott (3) Hit by Pitch: Hubbard (2,by Burris) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burris L(5-10) 4.2 10 6 6 4 4 0 28 5.02 Hernandez 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.91 Moore 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.86 Holtzman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.21 Totals 8 11 6 6 4 5 0 40 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams W(7-0) 9 8 2 2 2 4 1 35 3.26 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 4 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Burris (7) Wild Pitches: Burris 2 (6), Holtzman (3) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Hank Rountree, 3B - Ed Norris CUBS 1ST: De Jesus struck out; White popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied to right in foul territory; Beall popped to center; Matthews doubled to center; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. CUBS 2ND: Kingman was called out on strikes; Vail flied out to left; Johnson singled to left [Johnson to third (error by Burroughs)]; Blackwell walked; Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied out to center; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Office doubled to left; Hubbard was walked intentionally; McWilliams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. CUBS 3RD: Burris lined to second; De Jesus lined to left; White walked; White was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster doubled to left; Beall grounded out (second to first) [Royster to third]; Matthews struck out; Burroughs walked; Horner singled to left [Royster scored, Burroughs to second]; Nolan singled to left [Burroughs to third, Horner to second]; Office grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1. CUBS 4TH: Buckner singled to shortstop; Kingman homered [Buckner scored]; Vail grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out to right; Blackwell singled to shortstop; Kelleher grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard flied out to right; McWilliams struck out; Royster walked; Beall singled to center [Royster to third]; Matthews singled to center [Royster scored, Beall to second]; Burroughs singled to third [Beall to third, Matthews to second]; Horner singled to pitcher [Beall scored, Matthews out at home (pitcher to second to first to catcher), Burroughs to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 3. CUBS 5TH: Burris popped to second; De Jesus lined to third; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Office tripled to right; Hubbard was hit by a pitch; McWilliams struck out; Burris threw a wild pitch [Office scored, Hubbard to second]; Burris threw a wild pitch [Hubbard to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Royster was walked intentionally (walk was charged to Burris); Royster stole second; Beall doubled to left [Hubbard scored, Royster scored]; MOORE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6. CUBS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Kingman grounded out (third to first); Vail singled to shortstop; Johnson popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Horner flied out to left; Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6. CUBS 7TH: BONNELL REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING RF); Blackwell grounded out (first unassisted); Kelleher struck out; CLINES BATTED FOR MOORE; Clines doubled to left; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard popped to center; On a bunt McWilliams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6. CUBS 8TH: White popped to third; Buckner popped to second; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Beall grounded out (second to first); Bonnell reached on an error by Johnson [Bonnell to first]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6. CUBS 9TH: Vail popped to right; Johnson singled to center; TRILLO BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Trillo singled to left [Johnson to second]; SCOTT BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Trillo out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 6.

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