A loser of nine straight decisions -- three in 1975 and six this year -- Frank LaCorte gained credit for his first major league victory when the Braves defeated the Phillies, 4-3. The Braves picked up a run in the first inning and made it 4-0 in the third when Jerry Royster walked, Cito Gaston doubled and Willie Montanez homered. Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3Game Played on Thursday, August 12, 1976 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumBraves 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 Phillies 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 3b 3 2 2 0 2 1 .256 Cash 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Chaney ss 5 0 2 0 0 2 .278 Maddox cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .317 Gaston lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .338 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .280 Montanez 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .306 Luzinski lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .303 Henderson cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Johnstone rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .327 May rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .202 Hutton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oates c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .268 Brown ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .272 Correll c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .219 McCarver c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 LaCorte p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Bowa ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lonborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Wynn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Tolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boone ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .297 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Taylor ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Martin ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Totals 37 4 12 3 3 9 Totals 33 3 9 3 6 3 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 30,415 Left on Base: Braves 9, Phillies 10 DP: Braves 2, Phillies 1 Errors: Gilbreath Doubles: Gaston (3), Gilbreath (8), Boone (14) Home Runs: Montanez (8) Stolen Bases: Royster (12), May (2), Maddox (17) Caught Stealing: Chaney (5), Schmidt (6), Hutton (2) GIDP: Gaston (3), Johnstone (7), Cash (12) Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (8,by LaCorte) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCorte W(1-6) 5.2 4 2 2 4 2 0 24 6.55 Beard 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.00 Devine SV(3) 3 5 1 1 1 1 0 14 4.54 Totals 9 9 3 3 6 3 0 40 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(12-8) 3 8 4 4 2 1 1 18 3.01 Twitchell 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 8 1.34 McGraw 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 2.60 Garber 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.45 Totals 9 12 4 4 3 9 1 40 Hit by Pitch: LaCorte (2) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Chaney singled to right [Royster to third]; Gaston grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Royster scored (no RBI), Chaney out at second]; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Maddox flied out to center; Schmidt walked; Schmidt was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. BRAVES 2ND: Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); May grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath singled to shortstop; Correll singled to left [Gilbreath to second]; LaCorte forced Correll (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Johnstone grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Luzinski out at second]; Hutton reached on an error by Gilbreath [Hutton to first]; Hutton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster walked; Chaney lined to center; Gaston doubled to right [Royster scored]; Montanez homered [Gaston scored]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); May singled to right; Gilbreath doubled to right [May to third]; Correll was walked intentionally; LaCorte lined to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Oates popped to shortstop; Bowa singled to shortstop; TOLAN BATTED FOR LONBORG; Tolan flied out to center; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. BRAVES 4TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Royster singled to right; Chaney struck out; Royster stole second; Gaston flied out to center; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to right; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski was hit by a pitch; Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. BRAVES 5TH: Henderson struck out; May singled to right; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; May stole second; Correll struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Hutton grounded out (second to first); Oates grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa singled to right; BOONE BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Boone doubled to left [Bowa scored]; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 1. BRAVES 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED BOONE (PITCHING); LaCorte grounded out (third to first); Royster walked; Chaney was called out on strikes; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox singled to center; Schmidt popped to first; Luzinski was called out on strikes; Johnstone walked [Maddox to second]; Hutton walked [Maddox to third, Johnstone to second]; BEARD REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); BROWN BATTED FOR OATES; Brown walked [Maddox scored, Johnstone to third, Hutton to second]; Bowa forced Hutton (shortstop to third); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2. BRAVES 7TH: MCCARVER REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING C ); Montanez flied out to center; Henderson singled to left; May flied out to left; Gilbreath flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 7TH: DEVINE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); WYNN REPLACED BEARD (PLAYING CF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Taylor walked; Cash grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Taylor out at second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2. BRAVES 8TH: GARBER REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Correll flied out to left; Wynn flied out to right; Royster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Luzinski singled to right; Johnstone singled to first [Luzinski to second]; Hutton flied out to left; McCarver popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2. BRAVES 9TH: Chaney singled to center; Chaney was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Gaston struck out; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); MARTIN BATTED FOR GARBER; Martin singled to center; Cash singled to first [Martin to second]; Maddox singled to center [Martin scored, Cash to third]; Schmidt struck out; Maddox stole second; Luzinski flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 3. |
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