Facing only 29 batters, Steve Carlton pitched a three-hitter as the Phillies blanked the Braves, 3-0. The Phils scored twice in the third inning when Carlton and Pete Rose singled, advanced on an infield out and scored on a two-run single by Gary Matthews. Matthews also drilled a leadoff homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 1b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .335      Linares lf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .271
McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Washington rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Matthews lf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .290      Horner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .306      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Trillo 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Hubbard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Benedict c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Aguayo ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Mahler p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Carlton p             3   1   1   0     0   2   .163        Royster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
                                                            Bedrosian p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232

Totals               33   3   5   3     1   5             Totals               27   0   3   0     1   4

Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance:  3,374
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Braves 2
DP: Phillies 2, Braves 0
Errors: Ramirez
Doubles: Rose (15)
Home Runs: Matthews (3)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (6)
GIDP: Washington 2 (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(11-3)         9     3   0   0   1   4   0  29   2.47
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   4   0  29

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(4-5)           6     5   3   3   1   2   1  24   3.05
Bedrosian               3     0   0   0   0   3   0  10   5.06
Totals                  9     5   3   3   1   5   1  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PHILLIES 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride lined
to second; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Linares walked; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Linares to second]; Horner grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt walked; Schmidt stole second; Trillo
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Schmidt to third]; Maddox
flied out to center; Aguayo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
singled to left; Benedict popped to shortstop; Ramirez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves
0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone flied out to right; Carlton singled to left;
Rose singled to left [Carlton to second]; McBride grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Carlton to third, Rose to second]; Matthews
singled to right [Carlton scored, Rose scored]; Schmidt flied
out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Mahler popped to catcher in foul territory; Linares
singled to right; Washington grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Linares out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo grounded out (second to first); Maddox made
an out to third; Aguayo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to left; Carlton was called out on
strikes; Rose doubled to left; McBride popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard popped to shortstop; Benedict flied out to
center; Ramirez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Matthews homered; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop
to first); Trillo popped to third; Maddox grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: ROYSTER BATTED FOR MAHLER; Royster flied out to
center; Linares singled to center; Washington grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Linares out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Aguayo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone popped to second;
Carlton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose reached on an error by Ramirez [Rose to
first]; McBride was called out on strikes; Matthews flied out to
center; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: GROSS REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING LF); Hubbard struck
out; Benedict popped to shortstop; Ramirez flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Trillo popped to first in foul territory; Maddox
flied out to left; Aguayo popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: MILLER BATTED FOR BEDROSIAN; Miller popped to
second; Linares flied out to center; Washington flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 0.