Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 31, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 1, Philadelphia Phillies 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bonnell cf 4 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 1
Matthews lf 4 0 2 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Gaston rf 3 0 0 0
  Asselstine rf 0 0 0 0
  Hanna p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  Davey p 0 0 0 0
Moore 3b 4 0 2 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0
Rockett ss 3 1 2 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Paciorek ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 1
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 2
Johnstone rf 1 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1
McCarver c 2 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Carlton p 1 2 0 0
Totals 28 6 9 4
Atlanta 000 010 000183
Philadelphia 000 042 00x690
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (13-17) 6.0 7 6 0 8 6
  Hanna   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Davey   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
0
9
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (19-8) 9.0 8 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
9

  E–Matthews (8), Pocoroba (6), Rockett (18).  DP–Atlanta 2.  PB–Pocoroba (14).  2B–Atlanta Pocoroba (21,off Carlton); Rockett (7,off Carlton); Matthews (23,off Carlton).  3B–Atlanta Gilbreath (2,off Carlton).  SH–Niekro (9,off Carlton); Carlton (7,off Niekro).  SB–Bowa 2 (28,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba,3rd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  CS–McCarver (5,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba); Schmidt (6,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:21.  A–29,102.
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