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 2
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     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.