Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
September 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 2 2 1
Trillo 2b 5 1 2 2
Rose 1b 5 0 2 1
Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 1
Luzinski lf 4 1 2 1
  Anderson lf 1 0 1 0
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 1 1 0
Christenson p 2 0 0 0
  Reed p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 1 1 0
Miller cf 5 0 3 0
Matthews rf 3 0 0 1
Horner 3b 5 1 2 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 2
Bonnell lf 3 1 1 1
Frias ss 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Philadelphia 110 010 1026131
Atlanta 000 201 0014112
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  W (5-10) 6.1 9 3 3 4 1
  Reed  SV (5) 2.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (17-18) 9.0 13 6 5 3 7
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
3
7

  E–Bowa (5), Murphy (14), Frias (28).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Benedict (6).  2B–Philadelphia Anderson (4,off Niekro).  3B–Philadelphia Bowa (9,off Niekro).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (17,5th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out); Schmidt (42,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out); Trillo (6,9th inning off Niekro 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta Murphy (18,4th inning off Christenson 1 on, 0 out); Bonnell (11,6th inning off Christenson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Christenson (3,off Niekro).  CS–Rose (8,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict); Luzinski (3,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict); Miller (1,3rd base by Christenson/Boone).  BK–Christenson (3).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:29.  A–16,990.
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