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Phillies
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 24, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 24, 1976 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 25,156 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Frank Pulli |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Cash | Second Baseman |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Right Fielder |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Bobby Tolan | First Baseman |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
| Rod Gilbreath | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Left Fielder |
| Tom Paciorek | Right Fielder |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Andy Messersmith | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 24, 1976
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Messersmith
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Messersmith
There goes Cash. The throw from Correll and he is out, Chaney applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Messersmith
Bowa hits a line drive into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Messersmith
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Carlton
Royster hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarver scoops up the ball and tags Royster for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Carlton
Gilbreath strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Carlton
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Carlton
Gaston hits a popup towards first. Tolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Messersmith
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Messersmith
Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Messersmith
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Messersmith
McCarver takes first base on ball four. Johnstone moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tolan vs. Messersmith
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. Maddox scores. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carlton vs. Messersmith
Carlton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver scores. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Messersmith
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney misplays the ball. That's an error on Chaney. Tolan scores. Carlton moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bowa vs. Messersmith
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carlton scores. Cash scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Messersmith
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Messersmith
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Carlton
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Paciorek for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Carlton
Chaney strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Carlton
Correll hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Messersmith vs. Carlton
Messersmith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Messersmith
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Messersmith
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Messersmith
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Messersmith
There's a wild pitch. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Messersmith
Tolan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Messersmith
Carlton hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Carlton
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Carlton
Gilbreath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Gilbreath moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Carlton
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaston vs. Carlton
Gaston hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Dal Canton
Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Dal Canton
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Dal Canton
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnstone vs. Dal Canton
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Carlton
Paciorek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Carlton
Chaney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Chaney reaches second base with a double. Paciorek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Correll vs. Carlton
Correll strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Carlton
Junior Moore pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Royster vs. Carlton
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Beard
Mike Beard now pitching.
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Beard
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Beard
Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carlton vs. Beard
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Beard
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Beard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Carlton
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Carlton
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Beard
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Beard
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Beard
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Carlton
Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Gaston hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Carlton
Paciorek hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Carlton
Chaney strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Beard
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Beard
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Beard
McCarver takes first base on ball four. Johnstone moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 8 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tolan vs. Beard
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. Maddox moves to third. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carlton vs. Torrealba
Pablo Torrealba now pitching. Rob Belloir now playing shortstop.
Carlton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Carlton reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores. McCarver scores. Tolan moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Torrealba
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taylor vs. Torrealba
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Larry Bowa.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 11 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schmidt vs. Torrealba
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Carlton moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Torrealba
Martin strikes out. Correll drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Martin out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Varney vs. Carlton
Terry Harmon now playing shortstop. Tony Taylor now playing second base. Ollie Brown now playing left field. Jerry Martin now playing center field
Varney strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belloir vs. Carlton
Belloir hits a popup towards short. Harmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Carlton
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Torrealba
Pete Varney now catching.
Johnstone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Torrealba
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Torrealba
McCarver hits a line drive into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Carlton
Tom Hutton now playing first base. Bobby Tolan now playing left field.
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Carlton
Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Carlton
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Carlton
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paciorek vs. Carlton
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 12 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Torrealba
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Torrealba
Bob Boone pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Boone hits a fly ball towards left. Gaston settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gaston. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 12 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harmon vs. Torrealba
Harmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boone scores. Harmon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 13 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Torrealba
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harmon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 14 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Torrealba
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 14 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Torrealba
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 14 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching. Ken Henderson pinch hits for Pablo Torrealba.
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 14 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Varney vs. Garber
Varney strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 14 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Garber
Dave May pinch hits for Rob Belloir.
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton scoops it up and throws to first, with Garber covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1976 -- Philadelphia at Atlanta (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Cash D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Royster J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Harmon T, ss 1 1 1 1 Gilbreath R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Bowa L, ss 4 0 2 2 Wynn J, cf 3 2 2 2
Taylor T, ph-2b 2 0 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 6 0 2 1 Gaston C, lf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0 Paciorek T, rf 4 1 1 0
Martin J, lf-cf 2 0 0 0 Chaney D, ss 3 0 1 1
Johnstone J, rf 5 2 2 0 Torrealba P, p 0 0 0 0
Maddox G, cf 4 2 2 0 Henderson K, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown O, lf 1 0 0 0 Correll V, c 2 0 1 0
Hutton T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Varney P, ph-c 2 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 2 3 1 0 Messersmith A, p 1 0 0 0
Tolan B, 1b-lf 5 3 3 5 Dal Canton B, p 0 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 4 1 3 3 Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0
Boone B, ph 1 1 0 0 Beard M, p 0 0 0 0
Garber G, p 0 0 0 0 Belloir R, ss 1 0 0 0
May D, ph 1 0 0 0
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45 14 17 13 35 3 7 3
Philadelphia 062 000 402 -- 14
Atlanta 100 100 010 -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (W) 8.0 7 3 3 1 8
Garber G 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith A (L) 3.0 6 8 7 3 1
Dal Canton B 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Beard M* 2.0 5 4 4 1 1
Torrealba P 3.0 4 2 0 0 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Chaney D, Schmidt M, Gaston C
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 6
2B -- Chaney D, Carlton S
HR -- Wynn J 2, Tolan B
CS -- Cash D
WP -- Messersmith A
T -- 2:22
A -- 25156
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