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Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1981-08-24 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · 13 innings · Att: 23383 · 3:42

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Atlanta Braves 7–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 8th. Tug McGraw earned the win. Mike Schmidt went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	11
PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	7	12

W: Tug McGraw L: Al Hrabosky SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Pulli · 1B: Nick Colosi · 2B: Steve Fields · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brett Butler	3	0	0	0	1	0
Claudell Washington	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Horner	5	0	2	1	0	0
Chris Chambliss	6	1	2	1	0	0
Dale Murphy	6	0	0	0	0	1
Glenn Hubbard	6	1	3	0	0	0
Bruce Benedict	6	1	1	0	0	1
Rafael Ramirez	5	0	2	2	1	0
Tommy Boggs	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Royster	1	1	0	0	1	0
Rufino Linares	2	0	0	0	0	1
Brian Asselstine	1	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Miller	1	1	0	0	0	1
Larry Owen	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	2	1	0	2	1
Bake McBride	6	0	1	0	0	0
Gary Matthews	5	1	1	0	1	1
Mike Schmidt	5	1	2	4	1	1
Keith Moreland	6	1	2	0	0	0
Garry Maddox	6	0	1	0	0	1
Manny Trillo	6	2	3	2	0	0
Larry Bowa	3	0	1	0	0	1
Larry Christenson	2	0	0	0	0	2
Greg Gross	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Davis	0	0	0	0	1	0
Del Unser	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ramon Aviles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tug McGraw	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Boggs	7.2	7	3	5
Rick Camp	1.1	2	1	1
Gene Garber	3.0	1	1	1
Al Hrabosky	0.2	2	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Christenson	8.0	9	2	2
Sparky Lyle	0.1	2	1	0
Ron Reed	0.2	0	0	0
Tug McGraw	4.0	0	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brett Butler: 8
Claudell Washington: K
Bob Horner: 9

Bot 1

Pete Rose: W
Bake McBride: S9.1-2
Gary Matthews: PO1(E1).2-3;1-2
Gary Matthews: K
Mike Schmidt: S8.3-H;2XH(82)
Keith Moreland: 8

Top 2

Chris Chambliss: 143
Dale Murphy: 63
Glenn Hubbard: S7
Bruce Benedict: E5.1-2
Rafael Ramirez: 43

Bot 2

Garry Maddox: D9.BX3(9453)
Manny Trillo: 4
Larry Bowa: K/C

Top 3

Tommy Boggs: 43
Brett Butler: 7
Claudell Washington: D7
Bob Horner: 7

Bot 3

Larry Christenson: K
Pete Rose: 63
Bake McBride: 7

Top 4

Chris Chambliss: HR
Dale Murphy: 3
Glenn Hubbard: S9
Bruce Benedict: E5.1-3;B-2
Rafael Ramirez: D7.3-H;2-H(UR)
Tommy Boggs: 43.2-3
Brett Butler: 8

Bot 4

Gary Matthews: 8
Mike Schmidt: K/C
Keith Moreland: 7

Top 5

Claudell Washington: 9
Bob Horner: 7
Chris Chambliss: 7

Bot 5

Garry Maddox: E6.B-1
Manny Trillo: 54(1)3/GDP
Larry Bowa: S9
Larry Christenson: K

Top 6

Dale Murphy: K/C
Glenn Hubbard: 63
Bruce Benedict: S5
Rafael Ramirez: D7.1-3
Tommy Boggs: 63

Bot 6

Pete Rose: W
Bake McBride: 7
Gary Matthews: S7.1-2
Mike Schmidt: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Brett Butler: W
Claudell Washington: 2/FL
Bob Horner: S5.1-2
Chris Chambliss: 8(B)4(2)/DP

Bot 7

Keith Moreland: 53
Garry Maddox: 9
Manny Trillo: D7
Larry Bowa: 43

Top 8

Dale Murphy: 63
Glenn Hubbard: S8
Bruce Benedict: 13.1-2
Rafael Ramirez: IW
Tommy Boggs: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Greg Gross: 3/G
Pete Rose: S5
Bake McBride: 7
Gary Matthews: W.1-2
Mike Schmidt: HR.2-H;1-H
Keith Moreland: 53

Top 9

Jerry Royster: W
Rufino Linares: BK.1-2
Rufino Linares: 43.2-3
Bob Horner: S7.3-H
Chris Chambliss: S9.1-3
Dale Murphy: 63.3-H(E6)(UR);1-2
Glenn Hubbard: FC5.2X3(5)

Bot 9

Garry Maddox: 43
Manny Trillo: S9
Dick Davis: W.1-2
Del Unser: 36(1)/FO.2-H(E6)(NR)(UR)
Pete Rose: K

Top 10

Bruce Benedict: K/C
Rafael Ramirez: 9
Brian Asselstine: K/C

Bot 10

Bake McBride: 6
Gary Matthews: 3
Mike Schmidt: W
Keith Moreland: S7.1-2
Garry Maddox: K

Top 11

Jerry Royster: 43
Rufino Linares: K
Eddie Miller: K

Bot 11

Manny Trillo: 53
Ramon Aviles: 43
Tug McGraw: 8

Top 12

Chris Chambliss: 3/G
Dale Murphy: 8
Glenn Hubbard: 8

Bot 12

Pete Rose: 1/L
Bake McBride: 8
Gary Matthews: 13

Top 13

Bruce Benedict: 7
Rafael Ramirez: 8
Larry Owen: K

Bot 13

Mike Schmidt: 53
Keith Moreland: S7
Garry Maddox: 8
Manny Trillo: HR.1-H

Notes & reviews

Larry Bowa missed 2B bag on DP try; Bowa argued with 2B umpire Steve Fields; when Bowa threw his glove, he was ejected by Fields; Phillies manager Dallas Green bumped Fields during the argument and threw Fields' hat on the ground; Green ejected by Fields

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