Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 25, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1981 at Veteran's 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

Atlanta Braves 12, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Linares lf 5 3 3 0
Washington rf 5 2 3 0
Horner 3b 3 2 1 0
  Royster pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Murphy cf,1b 5 1 2 3
Chambliss 1b 3 2 2 5
  Butler cf 1 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 0 0
Benedict c 4 1 1 4
  Owen ph,c 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 5 0 1 0
Niekro p 4 0 1 0
  Hanna p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 15 12
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 0 0 0
McBride rf 3 0 0 0
  Davis D. rf 1 1 1 0
Matthews lf 3 0 1 0
  Smith lf 0 1 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 2 0
  Aviles 3b,2b 1 0 0 0
Moreland c,3b 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 2 0 1 0
  Aguayo ss 2 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 0 0 0 0
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph,c 2 0 0 0
Davis M. p 0 0 0 0
  Noles p 1 0 0 0
  Gross ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 0
Atlanta 610 302 00012151
Philadelphia 000 000 002250
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (6-4) 7.0 4 0 0 0 1
  Hanna   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bradford   1.0 1 2 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
3
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L (0-1) 1.0 4 7 7 4 1
  Noles   4.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Proly   3.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Lyle   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
12
6
7

  E–Ramirez (17).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Chambliss (16,off M Davis); Washington (17,off Noles); Murphy (10,off Proly).  HR–Atlanta Benedict (4,1st inning off M Davis 3 on, 1 out); Chambliss (7,6th inning off Proly 1 on, 1 out).  WP–Noles (2).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:28.  A–33,383.
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