Helped by three Philadelphia errors, the Braves dealt Steve Carlton his first loss of the season after eight victories, downing the Phillies, 4-1. The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Terry Harper drew a one-out walk and came around to score when third baseman Mike Schmidt erred on Rufino Linares' grounder and left fielder Gary Matthews committed an error on the same play.

The Braves increased their lead to 2-0 in the sixth when Jerry Royster rapped a two-out single, stole second and tallied on an error by second baseman Luis Aguayo. Linares belted a two-run homer in the eighth off reliever Sparky Lyle. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Friday, June      5, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  9  3
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   4  6  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .332      Royster 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .190
Aguayo 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .133      Harper rf             2   2   1   0     2   1   .262
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Linares lf            4   1   1   2     0   0   .240
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
D. Davis rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .375      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
  Smith pr,cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Benedict c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Bowa ss               3   0   1   1     1   0   .256      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Mahler p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Camp p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moreland ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               33   1   9   1     3   2             Totals               29   4   6   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 17,059
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Braves 6
DP: Phillies 2, Braves 2
Errors: Aguayo, Matthews, Schmidt
Home Runs: Linares (4)
Stolen Bases: Royster (5), Murphy (9), Chambliss (2)
Caught Stealing: Mahler (1)
GIDP: Matthews (2), Boone (5), Benedict (4)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(8-1)          6     2   2   0   2   2   0  22   2.66
Lyle                    1.1   4   2   2   2   2   1  10   4.26
Proly                   0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.13
Totals                  8     6   4   2   5   4   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler W(3-1)           6     8   1   1   1   2   0  24   2.11
Camp SV(8)              3     1   0   0   2   0   0  12   1.40
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose singled to center; Aguayo singled to left
[Rose to second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Rose to third, Aguayo out at second];
Schmidt flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Harper walked; Linares
reached on an error by Schmidt [Harper scored (unearned),
Linares to second (error by Matthews)]; Murphy hit into a double
play (center to second) [Linares out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
2 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: D. Davis struck out; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss lined to right; Hubbard flied out to
right; Benedict flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone grounded out (second to first); Carlton
flied out to center; Rose popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mahler
grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Aguayo grounded out (second to first); Matthews
grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt singled to right; D.
Davis popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Harper struck out; Linares flied out to right;
Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Braves 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox singled to first; Bowa singled to right
[Maddox to second]; Boone grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Bowa to second, Maddox out at third]; Carlton struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Hubbard flied out to
right; Benedict popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose walked; Aguayo popped to catcher in foul
territory; Matthews singled to center [Rose out at third (center
to third)]; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Ramirez struck out; Mahler singled to center; Mahler
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Royster singled to left; Royster stole second;
Harper walked; Linares reached on an error by Aguayo [Royster
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harper to second]; Murphy grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Braves 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: D. Davis singled to center; Maddox singled to
right [D. Davis to third]; SMITH RAN FOR MADDOX; CAMP REPLACED
MAHLER (PITCHING); Bowa forced Smith (second to shortstop) [D.
Davis scored, Bowa to first]; Boone flied out to left; UNSER
BATTED FOR CARLTON; Unser flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: LYLE REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); SMITH STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING CF); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict singled to right;
Ramirez walked [Benedict to second]; Camp struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Aguayo
walked; Matthews flied out to right; Schmidt flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster struck out; Harper singled to right; Linares
homered [Harper scored]; Murphy singled to center; Chambliss
walked [Murphy to second]; PROLY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING);
Murphy stole third and Chambliss stole second; Hubbard walked;
Benedict grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hubbard out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
1, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: D. Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
singled to right; Bowa walked [Smith to second]; Boone forced
Bowa (shortstop to second) [Smith to third]; MORELAND BATTED FOR
PROLY; Moreland popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 4.