Pete Rose drove in two runs with a single and sacrifice fly and moved within four hits of tying Stan Musial's league record for hits in sparking the Phillies to a 7-5 verdict over the Braves. The Phils overcame a 3-1 deficit in the fifth on RBI singles by Rose and Mike Schmidt and a sacrifice fly by Gary Matthews. They recorded two markers in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Rose and a run-scoring single by Lonnie Smith. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Sunday, June      7, 1981 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  3  2    1  0  0  -   7 14  1
Braves       1  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  0  -   5 13  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   1   1   2     0   0   .329      Royster 3b,2b         5   1   1   0     0   1   .216
Smith cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Asselstine rf         2   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Matthews lf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .328        Harper ph,rf        2   0   1   0     1   1   .270
Schmidt 3b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .288      Linares lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .241
  J. Vukovich 3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Davis rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .383        Porter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .269
  Aviles 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Moreland c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Hubbard 2b            1   1   0   0     1   0   .236
Bowa ss               4   1   1   1     0   0   .261        Gomez 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Aguayo 2b             4   2   2   0     0   1   .162        Pocoroba ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  R. Reed p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Benedict c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .278
Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .225
  Gross ph,rf         2   1   1   0     1   0   .288      Perry p               2   0   1   1     0   0   .259
                                                            Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Miller ph,lf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .237

Totals               36   7  14   6     2   3             Totals               36   5  13   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 23,482
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Braves 7
DP: Phillies 3, Braves 2
Errors: Gross, Royster, Perry
Doubles: Asselstine (4), Royster (3)
Stolen Bases: Moreland (1), Bowa (12), Linares (4), Hubbard (2)
Caught Stealing: Smith (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (1), J. Vukovich (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Matthews (3), Rose (1)
GIDP: Moreland (5), Linares 2 (5), Chambliss (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                4     7   3   3   2   1   0  19   5.90
Lyle W(5-1)             2     4   2   2   0   1   0   9   4.54
R. Reed SV(4)           3     2   0   0   1   0   0  11   3.21
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   2   0  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(5-4)            5.2  11   6   5   1   1   0  29   3.48
Hanna                   1.1   1   1   1   1   2   0   6   4.94
Hrabosky                2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.75
Totals                  9    14   7   6   2   3   0  42

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); Matthews singled to left; Schmidt lined to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Asselstine
doubled to right; Linares singled to center [Asselstine out at
home (center to catcher)]; Linares stole second; Chambliss
singled to right [Linares scored]; Murphy forced Chambliss
(third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: D. Davis singled to left; Moreland grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [D. Davis out at
second]; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ramirez singled to shortstop; Perry
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Aguayo flied out to center; Espinosa struck out;
Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster struck out; Asselstine singled to first;
Linares grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Asselstine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
singled to left; Schmidt singled to center [Matthews to second];
D. Davis reached on an error by Royster [Matthews scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Schmidt to third, D. Davis to second];
Moreland reached on a fielder's choice [Schmidt out at home
(third to catcher to third), D. Davis to third]; Moreland stole
second; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Murphy popped to
first in foul territory; Hubbard walked; Hubbard stole second;
Benedict singled to left [Hubbard scored]; Ramirez was walked
intentionally [Benedict to second]; Perry singled to center
[Benedict scored, Ramirez to third]; Royster grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: GOMEZ REPLACED HUBBARD (PLAYING 2B); Aguayo
singled to left; GROSS BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Gross singled to
left [Aguayo to third]; Rose singled to right [Aguayo scored,
Gross to second]; Smith reached on an error by Perry on a
sacrifice bunt [Gross to third, Rose to second, Smith to first];
Matthews hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gross scored]; Schmidt
singled to left [Rose scored, Smith to second]; D. Davis lined
into a double play (right to second) [Smith out at second]; 3 R,
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED D.
DAVIS (PITCHING); HARPER BATTED FOR ASSELSTINE; Harper struck
out; Linares singled to left; Chambliss grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Linares out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Moreland
grounded out (third to first); Bowa singled to shortstop; Aguayo
singled to left [Bowa to third]; Gross walked [Aguayo to
second]; Rose hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bowa scored, Aguayo
to third]; Smith singled to left [Aguayo scored, Gross to
second]; HANNA REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Matthews flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
singled to right; Benedict forced Gomez (third to shortstop);
Ramirez lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves
3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt walked; Lyle struck out; Moreland singled
to right [Schmidt to third]; Bowa forced Moreland (second to
shortstop) [Schmidt scored]; Bowa stole second; Aguayo struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: J. VUKOVICH REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); MILLER
BATTED FOR HANNA; Miller singled to left; Royster doubled to
right [Miller scored (no RBI), Royster to third (error by
Gross)]; R. REED REPLACED AGUAYO (PITCHING); AVILES REPLACED
LYLE (PLAYING 2B); Harper walked; Linares grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Royster scored, Harper out
at second]; Rufino Linares and Braves manager Bobby Cox
ejected by 1B umpire Jim Quick; Chambliss singled to center;
Murphy forced Chambliss (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 7, Braves 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HRABOSKY
REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); Gross lined to pitcher; Rose flied
out to center; Smith singled to left; Smith was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
7, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Pocoroba flied out to
right; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Braves 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROYSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Matthews singled to center; J.
Vukovich out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Matthews to
second]; Aviles popped to first in foul territory [Matthews to
third]; Moreland popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 7, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Miller grounded out (third to first); Royster
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harper singled to center;
PORTER BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 7, Braves 5.