Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 26, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 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 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 6 1 2 1
Washington rf 5 1 3 1
Horner 3b 4 0 0 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 3 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 5 1 2 0
Benedict c 2 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 5 1 3 1
Perry p 2 1 1 1
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 16 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 4 1 1 0
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
Matthews lf 5 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 3 1
Moreland c 4 1 1 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 1
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Gross ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Atlanta 200 010 000 25162
Philadelphia 100 002 000 0392
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   7.0 8 3 3 1 4
  Camp  W (7-1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
1
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   7.0 10 3 2 3 5
  Reed  L (2-1) 3.0 6 2 1 1 2
Totals
10.0
16
5
3
4
7

  E–Horner (10), Ramirez (18), Moreland (5), Maddox (5).  DP–Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Atlanta Hubbard (7,off Ruthven); Chambliss 2 (18,off Ruthven 2); Washington (18,off R Reed), Philadelphia Matthews (14,off Perry); Moreland (4,off Perry).  3B–Atlanta Butler (2,off Ruthven).  HR–Atlanta Perry (1,5th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Benedict 2 (4,off Ruthven,off R Reed); Perry (3,off Ruthven); Ruthven (5,off Perry).  SF–Horner (2,off Ruthven); Maddox (7,off Perry).  SB–Washington 2 (9,2nd base off Ruthven/Moreland 2); Ramirez (6,2nd base off R Reed/Moreland); Trillo (8,2nd base off Camp/Benedict).  CS–Trillo (4,2nd base by Perry/Benedict).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:53.  A–28,283.
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