Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
June 5, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1981 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 1, Atlanta Braves 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 3 0 1 0
Aguayo 2b 3 0 1 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 1 0
Davis rf 4 1 1 0
Maddox cf 3 0 2 0
  Smith pr,cf 1 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 1 1
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Moreland ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 1 1 0
Harper rf 2 2 1 0
Linares lf 4 1 1 2
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0
Mahler p 2 0 1 0
  Camp p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 2
Philadelphia 000 000 100193
Atlanta 100 001 02x460
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (8-1) 6.0 2 2 0 2 2
  Lyle   1.1 4 2 2 2 2
  Proly   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
2
5
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  W (3-1) 6.0 8 1 1 1 2
  Camp  SV (8) 3.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
3
2

  E–Aguayo (3), Matthews (2), Schmidt (7).  DP–Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 2.  HR–Atlanta Linares (4,8th inning off Lyle 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Royster (5,2nd base off Carlton/Boone); Murphy (9,3rd base off Proly/Boone); Chambliss (2,2nd base off Proly/Boone).  CS–Mahler (1,2nd base by Carlton/Boone).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:08.  A–17,059.
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