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The Phillies broke Dick Ruthven's spell with a four-run, eighth-inning outburst and beat the Braves, 4-2. A leadoff walk to Bob Boone, successive singles by Bobby Tolan, pinch-hitter Tim McCarver and Dave Cash, a sacrifice fly by Larry Bowa and single by Greg Luzinski did the damage. [The Sporting News] Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Monday, August 23, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumPhillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 9 0
Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 0
Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Cash 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .278 Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239
Bowa ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .254 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 May lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211
Luzinski lf 3 0 3 1 1 0 .311 Wynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213
McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Johnstone rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .344 Henderson rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .265
Maddox cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .328 Chaney ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .271
Boone c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .301 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Tolan 1b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .246 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .261
Lonborg p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Correll c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220
McCarver ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Ruthven p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .177
Martin lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Totals 33 4 9 4 2 4 Totals 33 2 6 2 0 2
Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 11,600
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Braves 4
DP: Phillies 0, Braves 1
Home Runs: Henderson (10)
Stolen Bases: Chaney (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bowa (5)
GIDP: Boone (6)
Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Lonborg W(14-8) 7 5 2 2 0 2 1 26 3.07
McGraw SV(8) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.45
Totals 9 6 2 2 0 2 1 33
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Ruthven L(13-12) 7 6 4 4 2 4 0 28 3.46
Devine 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.62
Marshall 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.90
Totals 9 9 4 4 2 4 0 36
Balks: Lonborg (1)
Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey
PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied
out to left; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office lined
to center; May singled to center; Montanez popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0.
PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to left; Johnstone flied out to
right; Maddox flied out to center; Boone flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Henderson homered; Chaney flied out to left;
Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Correll struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.
PHILLIES 3RD: Tolan was called out on strikes; Lonborg struck
out; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies
0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Office singled to shortstop;
Lonborg balked [Office to second]; May flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.
PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt
flied out to right; Luzinski walked; Johnstone grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Henderson
flied out to center; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.
PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to left; Boone grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at
second]; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruthven grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.
PHILLIES 6TH: Lonborg lined to right; Cash flied out to right;
Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Royster flied out to left; Office grounded out
(second to pitcher); May popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.
PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski singled to right;
Johnstone popped to shortstop; Maddox forced Luzinski (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Montanez flied out to right; Henderson was called
out on strikes; Chaney singled to right; Chaney stole second;
Gilbreath singled to left [Chaney scored]; Correll flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Braves 2.
PHILLIES 8TH: Boone walked; Tolan singled to left [Boone to
second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR LONBORG; McCarver singled to right
[Boone to third, Tolan to second]; Cash singled to right [Boone
scored, Tolan scored, McCarver to third, Cash to second (on
throw)]; DEVINE REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Bowa hit a
sacrifice fly to center [McCarver scored]; Schmidt popped to
second; Luzinski singled to left [Cash scored, Luzinski out at
second (left to third to first)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Braves 2.
BRAVES 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING LF); MCGRAW
REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); PACIOREK BATTED FOR DEVINE;
Paciorek flied out to right; Royster popped to first in foul
territory; Office popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Braves 2.
PHILLIES 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Johnstone
flied to right in foul territory; Maddox singled to left; Boone
flied out to right; Tolan singled to third [Maddox to second];
Martin lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves
2.
BRAVES 9TH: WYNN BATTED FOR MAY; Wynn popped to first in foul
territory; Montanez lined to second; Henderson singled to left;
GASTON BATTED FOR CHANEY; Gaston forced Henderson (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 4, Braves 2.
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