Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 24, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1981 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 3 0 0 0
  Royster ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
  Linares ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Horner 3b 5 0 2 1
  Miller pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Chambliss 1b 6 1 2 1
Murphy cf 6 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 6 1 3 0
Benedict c 6 1 1 0
Ramirez ss 5 0 2 2
Boggs p 4 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Owen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 5 11 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 2 1 0
McBride rf 6 0 1 0
Matthews lf 5 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 2 4
Moreland c 6 1 2 0
Maddox cf 6 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 6 2 3 2
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
  Aguayo ss 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 0 0 0 0
  Aviles ss 1 0 0 0
Christenson p 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 12 6
Atlanta 000 300 002 000 05113
Philadelphia 100 000 031 000 27123
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs   7.2 7 3 3 3 5
  Camp   1.1 2 2 1 1 1
  Garber   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hrabosky  L (0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
12.2
12
7
6
5
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson   8.0 9 3 2 2 2
  Lyle   0.1 2 2 1 1 0
  Reed   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  McGraw  W (2-4) 4.0 0 0 0 0 5
Totals
13.0
11
5
3
3
7

  E–Ramirez 2 (16), Boggs (4), Schmidt 2 (9), Aguayo (4).  DP–Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Atlanta Washington (16,off Christenson); Ramirez 2 (12,off Christenson 2), Philadelphia Maddox (7,off Boggs); Trillo (8,off Boggs).  HR–Atlanta Chambliss (6,4th inning off Christenson 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Schmidt (21,8th inning off Camp 2 on, 2 out); Trillo (5,13th inning off Hrabosky 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Ramirez (3,by Christenson).  BK–Lyle (1).  IBB–Christenson (2,Ramirez).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–3:42.  A–23,383.
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