A pinch-single by Davey Johnson scored Bake McBride with what proved to be the winning run in a two-run seventh inning that netted the Phillies a 5-4 triumph over the Braves. McBride and Jay Johnstone hit solo homers to help the Phillies widen their lead over the Pirates in the National League East to 7½ games. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Monday, August    22, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     1  0  0    0  1  1    2  0  0  -   5  9  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            5   2   2   1     0   0   .304      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Office cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Schmidt 3b            5   0   1   1     0   2   .286      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Luzinski lf           2   0   0   0     2   1   .317      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Hebner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Pocoroba c            2   2   2   0     2   0   .291
  Johnson ph,1b       1   0   1   1     0   0   .330      Moore 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .244
Johnstone rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .302      Gilbreath 2b          4   1   2   3     0   0   .243
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .255
Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .281        Nolan ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .340
Lonborg p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .083        Royster pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .201
  McCarver ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Hanna p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Theiss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .274

Totals               36   5   9   4     3   6             Totals               33   4   7   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  5,711
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 5
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 0
Errors: Moore, Rockett, Hanna
Doubles: Schmidt (20), Sizemore (16), Pocoroba 2 (20)
Home Runs: McBride (12), Johnstone (10), Gilbreath (7)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (23)
Caught Stealing: Boone (2)
GIDP: Burroughs (6)
Hit by Pitch: Office (1,by Garber)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(9-3)          6     4   3   3   2   3   1  24   3.63
Garber                  2.2   2   1   1   0   3   0  10   2.81
Reed SV(13)             0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.61
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   6   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna L(0-2)            6.2   7   5   5   2   5   2  30   4.63
Davey                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   5.40
Theiss                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.72
Campbell                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.67
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   6   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Garber (2)
Wild Pitches: Hanna (2)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa
singled to right; Bowa stole second; Schmidt doubled to left
[Bowa scored]; Luzinski walked; Hebner flied out to center;
Johnstone made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Matthews grounded out (second to first); Office
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone struck out; Sizemore singled to third;
Sizemore was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hanna
[Sizemore to third]; On a bunt Lonborg struck out; McBride
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez struck out; Pocoroba walked; Moore flied
out to right; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa made an out to first; Schmidt reached on an
error by Moore [Schmidt to first]; Luzinski was called out on
strikes; Hebner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett grounded out (third to first); Hanna made an
out to catcher; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnstone made an out to third; Boone flied out to
center; Sizemore doubled to left; Lonborg made an out to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: McBride homered; Bowa flied out to right; Schmidt
was called out on strikes; Luzinski made an out to catcher; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba doubled to right; Moore singled to right
[Pocoroba to third]; Gilbreath homered [Pocoroba scored, Moore
scored]; Rockett struck out; Hanna grounded out (first
unassisted); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Johnstone
homered; Boone made an out to shortstop; Sizemore struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: On a bunt Office singled to second; Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Office to second]; Montanez
grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba was walked
intentionally; Moore made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR LONBORG; McCarver walked;
Hanna threw a wild pitch [McCarver to second]; McBride singled
to shortstop [McCarver scored (error by Rockett) (no RBI),
McBride to second]; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first);
Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); DAVEY REPLACED HANNA
(PITCHING); Luzinski was walked intentionally; JOHNSON BATTED
FOR HEBNER; THEISS REPLACED DAVEY (PITCHING); Johnson singled to
left [McBride scored, Luzinski to second]; Johnstone flied out
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GARBER REPLACED
MCCARVER (PITCHING); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first);
Rockett was called out on strikes; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR THEISS;
Asselstine made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
5, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Boone
singled to left; Boone was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Sizemore flied out to left; On a bunt Garber made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews flied out to center; Office was hit by a
pitch; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Office out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: McBride flied out to left; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Montanez struck out; Pocoroba doubled to right;
Moore struck out; Gilbreath singled to right [Pocoroba to
third]; REED REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); NOLAN BATTED FOR
ROCKETT; Nolan singled to right [Pocoroba scored, Gilbreath to
second]; GASTON BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; ROYSTER RAN FOR NOLAN;
Gaston forced Royster (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 5, Braves 4.