Phillies @ Braves
August 23, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 3 8 0
Braves 2 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 3 8 0
Braves 2 5 1

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .282
OBP .333 .352
At Bats 3 415
Hits 1 117
• Singles 0 81
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 43

Tug McGraw Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 2 6
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 23, 1977
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Walk
Tug McGraw
Bob Boone
Tom Hutton
Ted Sizemore
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Jerry Martin
Bake McBride
Jay Johnstone
Gary Matthews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Matthews takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tom Hutton now playing first base. Jerry Martin now playing left field. Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hebner strikes out.
Top 9 Luzinski strikes out.
Top 9 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McBride moves to second.
Top 9 Bowa hits a popup in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jerry Royster now playing shortstop. Dave Campbell now pitching. McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gilbreath strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Royster pinch runs for Cito Gaston. Tug McGraw now pitching. Office hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cito Gaston pinch hits for Phil Niekro. Gaston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Gaston reaches second base with a double. Paciorek goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Pat Rockett. Paciorek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 8 Sizemore is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Boone strikes out.
Top 8 Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Hebner. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Hebner steals second.
Top 8 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Matthews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Luzinski. The throw from Pocoroba and he is out, Rockett applying the tag.
Top 7 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Schmidt is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bowa strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gilbreath hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a popup in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McBride strikes out.
Top 6 Lerch hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rockett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boone strikes out.
Top 5 Johnstone is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There goes Hebner. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Hebner steals second.
Top 5 Hebner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilbreath hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McBride strikes out.
Top 4 Lerch strikes out.
Top 4 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field. Matthews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matthews. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 3 Johnstone strikes out.
Top 3 Hebner takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to second.
Top 3 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Schmidt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Montanez takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes McBride. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. McBride steals second.
Top 2 McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lerch hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gilbreath hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Boone hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnstone is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second.
Top 1 Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride scores. Bowa scores.
Top 1 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Bowa takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes McBride. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. McBride steals second.
Top 1 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.