Dick Ruthven pitched a five-hitter as the Phillies blanked the Braves, 1-0. The game's lone run came in the sixth inning when Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt and Gary Matthews stroked successive singles to load the bases and Bo Diaz followed with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 1, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       29, 1982 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   1  6  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington rf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Dernier rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Rose 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .299      Schmidt 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .301      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .289        Gross lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Whisenton lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .390      Diaz c                1   0   0   1     1   1   .279
Benedict c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .279
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .538      Trillo 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Ramirez ss            3   0   2   0     0   1   .272      De Jesus ss           3   0   2   0     0   1   .228
  Harper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               32   0   5   0     3   8             Totals               27   1   6   1     2   5

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 26,790
Left on Base: Braves 8, Phillies 6
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Ruthven
Doubles: Benedict (7)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (1), Washington (6)
Caught Stealing: Ramirez (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Diaz (4)
GIDP: Ruthven (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(2-2)           8     6   1   1   2   5   0  31   3.21
Totals                  8     6   1   1   2   5   0  31

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(4-3)          9     5   0   0   3   8   0  35   2.49
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   8   0  35

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Jerry Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Washington struck out; Hubbard was called out on
strikes; Chambliss walked; Chambliss stole second; Murphy
walked; Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Dernier made an out to second; Rose flied out to
left; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Whisenton struck out; Benedict doubled to right;
Ramirez struck out; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Matthews made an out to third; Diaz walked; Maddox
struck out; Trillo popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Washington reached on an error by Ruthven; Hubbard
grounded out (third to first) [Washington to second]; Chambliss
flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: De Jesus singled to left; Ruthven out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [De Jesus to second]; Dernier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner made an out to second; Whisenton singled to
shortstop; Benedict flied out to left; Ramirez singled to right
[Whisenton to second]; Niekro forced Ramirez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt flied out to left; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Diaz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to left;
Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); Trillo
walked; De Jesus singled to right [Trillo to second]; Ruthven
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [De
Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies
0.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner struck out; Whisenton flied out to left;
Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Dernier grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
singled to right; Schmidt singled to center [Rose to second];
Matthews singled to center [Rose to third, Schmidt to second];
Diaz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored]; Maddox struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Ramirez singled to center; Niekro struck out;
Ramirez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Washington walked; Washington stole second; Hubbard flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Trillo flied out to center; De Jesus struck out
(catcher to first); Ruthven grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Murphy grounded out
(second to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Dernier grounded out (third to first); Rose made
an out to shortstop; Schmidt singled to left; Matthews struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 9TH: GROSS REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING LF); Whisenton
flied out to right; SMITH BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Smith struck out;
HARPER BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Harper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.