Playing for the first time under Dallas Green, who was named interim manager when Danny Ozark was fired, the Phillies defeated the Braves, 6-2, in a game that was stopped by rain after one out in the Atlanta half of the sixth inning. Mike Schmidt smashed his 41st homer of the season for the Phillies, connecting with a man on base in the third inning, and drove in another run with a single in the fifth.

Dale Murphy accounted for the Braves' pair with a circuit clout. Doug Bird, who pitched a five-hitter in his first start of the season for the Phillies, turned in his first complete game since 1976 when the righthander was with the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, August    31, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     1  0  2    0  3  0  -   6 13  0
Braves       0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Royster 2b            3   1   3   0     0   0   .266
Trillo 2b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Matthews rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .314
Rose 1b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .310      Murphy 1b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .303
Schmidt 3b            4   2   2   3     0   1   .267      Horner 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Luzinski lf           2   0   2   1     1   0   .258      Burroughs lf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Boone c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .292      Office cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Nolan c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Bird p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Brizzolara p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .029
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   6  13   6     1   3             Totals               20   2   5   2     1   1

Time of Game: 1:34   Attendance:  6,009
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 3
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 1
Errors: Murphy, Nolan
Doubles: Bowa (13)
Triples: Royster (5)
Home Runs: Schmidt (41), Murphy (17)
Stolen Bases: McBride (23)
Sacrifice Flies: Trillo (4)
GIDP: Rose (16), Murphy (8)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(2-0)             5.1   5   2   2   1   1   1  21   5.00
Totals                  5.1   5   2   2   1   1   1  21

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brizzolara L(6-9)       4     9   6   5   1   1   1  22   5.45
Devine                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.10
B. McLaughlin           1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.06
Totals                  6    13   6   5   1   3   1  31

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PHILLIES 1ST: On a bunt McBride singled; McBride stole second
[McBride to third (error by Nolan)]; Trillo hit a sacrifice fly
to right [McBride scored (unearned)]; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to left; Matthews walked [Royster to
second]; Murphy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Royster to third, Matthews out at second]; Horner
lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Boone flied out to center; Maddox
popped to first in foul territory; Bowa doubled to right
[Luzinski to third]; Bird struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to right; Office lined to right;
Nolan flied out to right; Frias popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: McBride flied out to center; Trillo flied out to
right; Rose singled to first [Rose to second (error by Murphy)];
Schmidt homered [Rose scored]; Luzinski singled to center; Boone
forced Luzinski (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Brizzolara struck out; Royster singled to left;
Matthews lined to right; Murphy homered [Royster scored]; Horner
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Maddox flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Bird singled to right; McBride grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves
2.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Office grounded out
(second to first); Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Trillo singled to third; Rose singled to center
[Trillo to second]; Schmidt singled to center [Trillo scored,
Rose to second]; DEVINE REPLACED BRIZZOLARA (PITCHING); Luzinski
singled to center [Rose scored, Schmidt to second]; Boone
singled to right [Schmidt scored, Luzinski to second]; Maddox
struck out; Bowa forced Boone (second to shortstop); Bird
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias grounded out (third to first); LUM BATTED FOR
DEVINE; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster tripled
to left; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 6, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); McBride
singled to third; Trillo singled to left [McBride to second];
Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[McBride to third, Trillo out at second]; Schmidt struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy popped to shortstop; Game called by
rain; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 2.