A three-run homer by Jeff Burroughs in the ninth inning powered the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Phillies. The Braves also had homers by Junior Moore in the second and Andy Messersmith in the sixth for their first two runs.

The Phillies, who had a round-tripper by Greg Luzinski in the second, went ahead, 3-2, with two unearned runs in the third. However in the ninth, Barry Bonnell and Willie Montanez hit singles and Burroughs decided the outcome in the Braves' favor with his circuit clout. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      12, 1977 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   5  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               5   1   2   1     0   0   .254      Royster ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Hebner 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .296        Pocoroba ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Bonnell cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .364
Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .254      Montanez 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .305
Luzinski lf           3   1   2   1     2   0   .341      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   3     0   0   .280
  Brown lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Matthews lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Harmon 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .192        Robinson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Moore 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .277
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Gilbreath 2b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Martin rf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .275      Messersmith p         2   1   1   1     0   0   .125
Lonborg p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .302        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     6   7             Totals               30   5   7   5     1   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 15,716
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Braves 2
DP: Phillies 0, Braves 0
Errors: Royster
Doubles: Hebner (6), Luzinski (18), Montanez (6)
Home Runs: Luzinski (13), Moore (2), Messersmith (1), Burroughs (15)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lonborg (2), Boone (2)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 7     4   2   2   0   1   2  24   2.86
Garber L(2-4)           1     3   3   3   1   0   1   7   2.84
Totals                  8     7   5   5   1   1   3  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             8     6   3   2   6   6   1  37   3.93
Camp W(4-1)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.09
Totals                  9     7   3   2   6   7   1  41

Wild Pitches: Messersmith 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa made an out to second; Hebner flied out to
right; Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Bonnell grounded out
(third to first); Montanez doubled to right; Burroughs grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski homered; Johnson made an out to first;
Maddox flied out to left; Boone flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews flied out to left; Correll flied out to
left; Moore homered; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Martin reached on an error by Royster [Martin to
first]; Lonborg out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted)
[Martin to second]; Bowa singled to right [Martin scored
(unearned), Bowa to second (on throw to home)]; Hebner doubled
to left [Bowa scored]; Schmidt struck out; Luzinski was walked
intentionally; Johnson forced Hebner (third unassisted); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Messersmith grounded out (third to first); Royster
flied out to right; Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to left; Boone struck out; Martin
walked; Lonborg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Montanez grounded out (second to pitcher); Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); Matthews was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Hebner
grounded out (second to first); Schmidt flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll flied out to center; Moore flied out to
left; Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski doubled to right; Johnson struck out;
Maddox was walked intentionally; Messersmith threw a wild pitch
[Luzinski to third, Maddox to second]; Boone struck out; Martin
was walked intentionally; Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Messersmith homered; Royster grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: On a bunt Bowa singled to third; Messersmith threw
a wild pitch [Bowa to second]; Hebner flied out to right;
Schmidt struck out; Luzinski was walked intentionally; Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: HARMON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); Matthews singled to center;
Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Correll
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox singled to left; Boone out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second]; Martin made an out
to second; MCCARVER BATTED FOR LONBORG; McCarver walked; Bowa
forced McCarver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: GARBER REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Moore grounded
out (third to first); Gilbreath walked; OFFICE BATTED FOR
MESSERSMITH; Office grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gilbreath
to second]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Pocoroba grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED CORRELL (PLAYING SS); POCOROBA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CAMP REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING);
Hebner grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Schmidt
singled to third; Luzinski made an out to second; Harmon struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); BROWN REPLACED
LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Bonnell singled to right; Montanez
singled to right [Bonnell to third]; Burroughs homered [Bonnell
scored, Montanez scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Braves 5.