Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
August 31, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1979 at Fulton County 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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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 2 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 2 1
Rose 1b 4 2 2 0
Schmidt 3b 4 2 2 3
Luzinski lf 2 0 2 1
Boone c 3 0 1 1
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
Bird p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 6 13 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 1 3 0
Matthews rf 2 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 3 1 1 2
Horner 3b 2 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 2 0 1 0
Office cf 2 0 0 0
Nolan c 2 0 0 0
Frias ss 2 0 0 0
Brizzolara p 1 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 20 2 5 2
Philadelphia 102 0306130
Atlanta 002 000252
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bird  W (2-0) 5.1 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
5.1
5
2
2
1
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Brizzolara  L (6-9) 4.0 9 6 5 1 1
  Devine   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  McLaughlin   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
6.0
13
6
5
1
3

  E–Murphy (13), Nolan (6).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Philadelphia Bowa (13,off Brizzolara).  3B–Atlanta Royster (5,off Bird).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (41,3rd inning off Brizzolara 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Murphy (17,3rd inning off Bird 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Trillo (4,off Brizzolara).  SB–McBride (23,2nd base off Brizzolara/Nolan).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–1:34.  A–6,009.
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