Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1977 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 11

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0
Royster 3b 3 1 1 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore 3b 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 2 1
Burroughs rf 4 2 2 4
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Correll c 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson ss 3 0 1 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
Messersmith p 2 0 0 0
  Office ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 2 3 0
Johnstone rf 5 2 2 1
Schmidt 3b 4 2 1 2
Luzinski lf 3 2 2 3
  Martin lf 1 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 2 2 4
Boone c 4 1 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Christenson p 3 0 0 0
  Reed p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 14 11
Atlanta 200 002 010590
Philadelphia 023 000 33x11140
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (4-3) 7.0 11 8 8 2 7
  Kline   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
2
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  W (6-5) 7.0 6 5 5 1 3
  Reed  SV (6) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Boone (9,off Messersmith); Johnstone (8,off Messersmith); Maddox (15,off Messersmith).  HR–Atlanta Burroughs 2 (18,1st inning off Christenson 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Christenson 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Hebner 2 (7,2nd inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Messersmith 2 on, 2 out); Luzinski (15,3rd inning off Messersmith 2 on, 0 out); Schmidt (15,8th inning off Kline 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Luzinski (5,by Messersmith).  SB–Royster (21,2nd base off Christenson/Boone); Maddox (7,2nd base off Messersmith/Correll).  WP–Messersmith (4).  BK–Kline (3).  IBB–Messersmith (5,Luzinski).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:12.  A–37,143.
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