Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
June 19, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1979 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 10

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 1
Maddox cf 3 1 1 0
  Unser ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 3 3
McBride rf 4 0 2 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 1 0
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Christenson p 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 1 2 1
Matthews rf 3 2 1 3
Office cf 5 1 3 3
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
  Bonnell pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Lum 1b 3 0 0 0
  Horner ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 1
Frias ss 4 1 2 2
Benedict c 4 1 2 0
Niekro p 3 2 1 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10
Philadelphia 100 010 020491
Atlanta 002 000 62x10121
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (1-5) 6.1 8 6 4 3 2
  McGraw   1.2 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
8
5
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (8-9) 8.0 9 4 4 3 4
  Skok   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
4

  E–Schmidt (12), Frias (17).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Office 2 (6,off Christenson,off McGraw); Niekro (4,off McGraw).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (7,8th inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Matthews (15,7th inning off Christenson 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Niekro (3,off Christenson).  IBB–Burroughs (4,by McGraw); Matthews (4,by McGraw).  SB–Maddox (15,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); Benedict (1,2nd base off Christenson/Boone).  CS–McBride (4,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict); Royster (4,2nd base by Christenson/Boone).  WP–McGraw (1), Niekro 2 (9).  IBB–McGraw 2 (3,Burroughs,Matthews).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:22.  A–8,146.
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