|
Although Phl Niekro struck out 13 batters, the Phillies beat the Braves' knuckleball artist, 3-2. The Phillies used their speed on the bases to score twice in the first inning. Bake McBride led off with a single and stole second. Larry Bowa walked and the runners then worked a double steal, paving the way for two runs on a single by Greg Luzinski. Rod Gilbreath homered for the Braves in the fourth, but Mike Schmidt came back with a circuit clout in the fifth to provide the Phillies' deciding run. [The Sporting News] Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Tuesday, August 23, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumPhillies 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Braves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1
Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
McBride cf 5 1 3 0 0 2 .309 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Bowa ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 .277 Gilbreath 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .243
Schmidt 3b 5 1 2 1 0 3 .287 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Luzinski lf 3 0 1 2 2 1 .317 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269
Hutton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Matthews lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282
Hebner 1b 2 0 1 0 3 1 .287 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287
Martin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Moore 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .246
Johnstone rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .297 Rockett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Boone c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Paciorek ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .281 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lerch p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .161
McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Gaston ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .284
Royster pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
Totals 34 3 8 3 7 15 Totals 30 2 5 2 3 2
Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 5,972
Left on Base: Phillies 11, Braves 4
DP: Phillies 2, Braves 0
Errors: Matthews
Doubles: Matthews (21), Gaston (4)
Home Runs: Schmidt (31), Gilbreath (8)
Stolen Bases: McBride 3 (27), Bowa (24), Hebner 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Luzinski (2)
GIDP: Pocoroba (8), Rockett (7)
Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Lerch W(7-3) 7.1 5 2 2 2 1 1 27 5.31
McGraw SV(7) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2.42
Totals 9 5 2 2 3 2 1 33
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro L(12-16) 8 6 3 3 7 13 1 36 4.07
Campbell 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 3.61
Totals 9 8 3 3 7 15 1 41
Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Doug Harvey
PHILLIES 1ST: McBride singled to shortstop; McBride stole
second; Bowa walked; McBride stole third and Bowa stole second;
Schmidt struck out; Luzinski singled to right [McBride scored,
Bowa scored]; Hebner singled to right [Luzinski to second];
Johnstone was called out on strikes; Boone made an out to first;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
made an out to shortstop; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 0.
PHILLIES 2ND: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Lerch
flied out to center; McBride singled to center; McBride stole
second; Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Montanez walked; Matthews flied out to center;
Pocoroba grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies
2, Braves 0.
PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski walked; Hebner walked
[Luzinski to second]; Johnstone struck out; Boone forced
Luzinski (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2,
Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Moore walked; Rockett grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; Niekro
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves 0.
PHILLIES 4TH: Sizemore singled to left [Sizemore to second
(error by Matthews)]; Lerch struck out; McBride struck out; Bowa
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies
2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath
homered; Burroughs flied out to center; Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Braves
1.
PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt homered; Luzinski made an out to second;
Hebner walked; Hebner stole second; Johnstone was called out on
strikes; Boone struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Matthews grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
flied out to left; Moore singled to left; Rockett made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 1.
PHILLIES 6TH: Sizemore struck out; Lerch flied out to center;
McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Niekro made an out to catcher; Office grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gilbreath made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 1.
PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa struck out; Schmidt was called out on
strikes; Luzinski walked; Luzinski was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 3,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Montanez
grounded out (third to first); Matthews doubled to center;
Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 1.
PHILLIES 8TH: Hebner walked; Hebner stole second; Johnstone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Boone struck out; Sizemore was
walked intentionally; Lerch grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 1.
BRAVES 8TH: Moore flied out to left; PACIOREK BATTED FOR
ROCKETT; Paciorek singled to center; GASTON BATTED FOR NIEKRO;
Gaston doubled to left [Paciorek scored]; ROYSTER RAN FOR
GASTON; MCGRAW REPLACED LERCH (PITCHING); Office flied out to
center; Gilbreath struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 3,
Braves 2.
PHILLIES 9TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL
REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); McBride singled to right; Bowa
made an out to catcher; Schmidt singled to third [McBride to
second]; Luzinski struck out; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 2.
BRAVES 9TH: HUTTON REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING 1B); MARTIN
REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING LF); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop
to first); Montanez flied out to right; Matthews walked;
Pocoroba forced Matthews (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Phillies 3, Braves 2.
|
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".