The Phillies rallied for three runs to tie the score in the ninth inning and then beat the Braves, 8-5, when Ollie Brown came up with two men on base in the 12th and hit his first homer of the season. Rowland Office hit a two-run pinch-double for the Braves in the sixth and, remaining in the game, also drove in a run with a triple in the eighth to pace the Braves to a 5-2 lead.

However in the ninth, the Phillies loaded the bases on three walks and scored the tying runs on an infield out by Tommy Hutton and single by Jay Johnstone. Richie Hebner walked in the 12th and was forced by Bob Boone. One out later, Terry Harmon singled to set the stage for Brown's homer. Tug McGraw, making his first appearance with the Phillies since April 16, was the winner in relief. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Saturday, June      18, 1977 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Phillies     1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  3  -   8  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonnell cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Maddox cf             5   1   2   1     1   0   .282
  Chaney ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Johnstone rf          5   0   1   2     1   1   .256
Royster 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Schmidt 3b            5   0   0   0     1   2   .256
Montanez 1b           5   1   2   0     1   0   .313      Luzinski lf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .338
Burroughs rf          5   1   2   0     1   0   .282        Martin pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Matthews lf           6   0   0   0     0   4   .273        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pocoroba c            5   2   1   1     0   2   .297      Hebner 1b             2   1   0   0     4   1   .301
Gilbreath 2b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .226      Boone c               5   1   1   0     1   2   .267
Robinson ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Bowa ss               5   1   0   0     1   1   .252
  Office ph,cf        3   0   2   3     0   0   .271      Sizemore 2b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Niekro p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .195        McCarver ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .298
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harmon 2b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .214
  Nolan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .353      Lonborg p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Leon pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        McBride ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                            Brusstar p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton ph           1   0   0   1     0   0   .172
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown ph,lf         2   1   1   3     0   0   .222

Totals               46   5  11   5     2  11             Totals               44   8   9   7    10  11

Time of Game: 3:28   Attendance: 32,016
Left on Base: Braves 9, Phillies 11
DP: Braves 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Royster, Sizemore
Doubles: Gilbreath (3), Pocoroba (13), Office (5)
Triples: Office (1)
Home Runs: Brown (1)
Stolen Bases: Maddox 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Hebner (4)
GIDP: Montanez (8)
Hit by Pitch: Gilbreath (2,by Lonborg), Royster (1,by Garber)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  8.1   5   5   4   5   9   0  35   4.79
Camp                    1.2   2   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.22
LaCorte L(1-7)          1.2   2   3   3   3   1   1  10  11.49
Totals                 11.2   9   8   7  10  11   1  54

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 5.1   7   4   3   1   7   0  26   3.29
Garber                  1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.95
Brusstar                2     2   1   1   0   3   0   8   1.78
Reed                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.31
McGraw W(1-0)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.25
Totals                 12    11   5   4   2  11   0  50

Hit by Pitch: Lonborg (3), Garber (1)
Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (8)
Balks: Camp (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford


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

PHILLIES 1ST: Maddox singled to shortstop; Johnstone flied out
to center [Maddox to second]; Schmidt flied out to center;
Maddox stole third; Luzinski struck out but Maddox advanced to
home and Luzinski advanced to first on a wild pitch; Hebner
walked [Luzinski to second]; Boone struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews was called out on strikes; Pocoroba reached
on an error by Sizemore [Pocoroba to second]; Gilbreath doubled
to center [Pocoroba scored (unearned)]; Robinson struck out;
Niekro singled to pitcher [Gilbreath to third]; Bonnell grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to third [Sizemore to second (error by Royster)];
Lonborg struck out; Maddox singled to center [Sizemore scored
(unearned)]; Maddox stole second; Johnstone struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster struck out; Montanez flied out to center;
Burroughs singled to third; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Luzinski flied out to left; Hebner walked; Hebner was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba struck out; Gilbreath was called out on
strikes; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Boone grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa made
an out to shortstop; Sizemore singled to third; Niekro threw a
wild pitch [Sizemore to second]; Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro lined to shortstop; Bonnell flied out to
left; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox flied out to center; Johnstone grounded out
(first unassisted); Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Montanez walked; Burroughs singled to right
[Montanez to second]; Matthews struck out; Pocoroba doubled to
right [Montanez scored, Burroughs to third]; Gilbreath was hit
by a pitch; OFFICE BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Office doubled to right
[Burroughs scored, Pocoroba scored, Gilbreath to third]; GARBER
REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Niekro popped to third in foul
territory; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CHANEY
REPLACED BONNELL (PLAYING SS); Luzinski struck out; Hebner
struck out; Boone singled to center; Bowa forced Boone (first to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Royster was hit by a pitch; Montanez grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Royster out at
second]; Burroughs walked; Matthews forced Burroughs (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Sizemore flied out to left; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR
GARBER; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 8TH: BRUSSTAR REPLACED MCBRIDE (PITCHING); Pocoroba
struck out; Gilbreath singled to right; Office tripled to center
[Gilbreath scored]; Niekro struck out; Chaney struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Johnstone grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Schmidt was called out on strikes; Luzinski grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Royster popped to first; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hebner walked; Boone struck out; Bowa walked
[Hebner to second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; McCarver
walked [Hebner to third, Bowa to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR
BRUSSTAR; CAMP REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hutton grounded out
(second to first) [Hebner scored, Bowa to third, McCarver to
second]; Maddox walked; Johnstone singled to center [Bowa
scored, McCarver scored, Maddox to second]; Schmidt was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 5.

BRAVES 10TH: HARMON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); REED
REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Matthews struck out; Pocoroba flied
out to left; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 10TH: Luzinski singled to right; MARTIN RAN FOR
LUZINSKI; Hebner forced Martin (second to shortstop); Camp
balked [Hebner to second]; Boone was walked intentionally; Bowa
forced Boone (second to shortstop); Harmon forced Bowa (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 5.

BRAVES 11TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Office flied
out to center; NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMP; Nolan singled to right;
LEON RAN FOR NOLAN; Chaney lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Leon out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 11TH: LACORTE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); BROWN BATTED
FOR REED; Brown grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded
out (pitcher to first); Johnstone walked; Schmidt walked
[Johnstone to second]; Martin forced Schmidt (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 5.

BRAVES 12TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MCGRAW REPLACED
MARTIN (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez singled to right; Burroughs forced Montanez (second to
shortstop); Matthews forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 12TH: Hebner walked; Boone forced Hebner (first to
shortstop); Bowa struck out; Harmon singled to left [Boone to
third]; Brown homered [Boone scored, Harmon scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 8.