St. Louis Cardinals 14 – 3 Atlanta Braves
27 August 1978 · ATL01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 3-11-5 runs-hits-errors line | Atlanta Braves | 1 in 6,586 games |
| 42 | final score 14–3 | 1 in 904 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Steve Swisher | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Templeton | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tony Scott | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Keith Hernandez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| George Hendrick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Aurelio Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Freed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Reitz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jerry Morales | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Swisher | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 2B |
| Mike Phillips | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| John Denny | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 45 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Denny | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roy Thomas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Littell | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hubbard | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gary Matthews | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Bonnell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeff Burroughs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Beall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Horner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rod Gilbreath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dale Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rowland Office | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bruce Benedict | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrel Chaney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mickey Mahler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Nolan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cito Gaston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Atlanta Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Mahler | 3.1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Rick Camp | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Skok | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Campbell | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |