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Braves 11 @ Phillies 5
Veterans Stadium
June 8, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, played on June 8, 1979 at Veterans Stadium. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 11 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJune 8, 1979 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 11 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 11
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 5 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherGene Garber  
Losing PitcherRon Reed  
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Game Winning RBIBiff Pocoroba 

Game Info

DateJune 8, 1979 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherEddie Solomon  
Home Starting PitcherDick Ruthven  
BallparkVeterans Stadium 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance41,136 
Time of Game3 hours 24 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Paul Pryor
1B: Satch Davidson
2B: Jim Quick
3B: Ed Vargo

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Third Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Bob Horner  First Baseman 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Joe Nolan  Catcher 
Rowland Office  Center Fielder 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Pepe Frias  Shortstop 
Eddie Solomon  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bake McBride  Right Fielder 
Bud Harrelson  Second Baseman 
Pete Rose  First Baseman 
Greg Luzinski  Left Fielder 
Mike Schmidt  Third Baseman 
Garry Maddox  Center Fielder 
Bob Boone  Catcher 
Rudy Meoli  Shortstop 
Dick Ruthven  Pitcher 
Danny Ozark  Manager 

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Braves 11 @ Phillies 5
Veterans Stadium
June 8, 1979

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         Game of 6/8/1979 -- Atlanta at Philadelphia (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Royster J, 3b-2b      6  3  2  1   McBride B, rf         6  1  2  1   
Matthews G, rf        5  0  3  3   Harrelson B, 2b       4  0  1  1   
Horner B, 1b-3b       5  1  4  3   Rader D, ph           1  0  1  1   
Burroughs J, lf       5  0  0  0   Lerch R, pr           0  1  0  0   
Bonnell B, pr-lf      1  0  1  0   Reed R, p             0  0  0  0   
Nolan J, c            4  2  0  0   Bird D, p             0  0  0  0   
Office R, cf          4  2  2  0   Cardenal J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Hubbard G, 2b         4  0  1  1   Rose P, 1b-3b         4  0  3  0   
Lum M, ph-1b          0  1  0  0   Luzinski G, lf        5  0  1  1   
Frias P, ss           3  0  0  1   Schmidt M, 3b-ss      2  0  0  0   
Pocoroba B, ph        1  1  1  2   Maddox G, cf          5  0  0  0   
Chaney D, ss          0  0  0  0   Boone B, c            5  1  1  0   
Solomon E, p          3  0  1  0   Meoli R, ss           3  0  0  0   
Garber G, p           1  0  0  0   McCarver T, ph        0  1  0  0   
Asselstine B, ph      0  1  0  0   Aviles R, 2b          0  0  0  0   
McLaughlin B, p       0  0  0  0   Ruthven D, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Eastwick R, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Gross G, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   McGraw T, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Unser D, ph-1b        2  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 11 15 11                        41  5 10  4

Atlanta          100 111 100 6 -- 11
Philadelphia     000 001 004 0 --  5

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Solomon E             5.1  5  1  1  3  2
Garber G (W)          3.2  4  4  0  2  3
McLaughlin B          1.0  1  0  0  1  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruthven D*            6.0 10  5  4  2  3
Eastwick R            1.0  1  0  0  0  0
McGraw T              2.0  0  0  0  1  3
Reed R (L)            0.1  3  6  4  2  0
Bird D                0.2  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Luzinski G, Hubbard G, Frias P, Rose P
DP -- Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 12
2B -- Hubbard G, Royster J, Rader D, Pocoroba B, Bonnell B
3B -- McBride B
HR -- Horner B
SB -- McBride B, Office R
CS -- Matthews G, Horner B
SH -- Frias P
SF -- Horner B
HBP -- by Reed R (Nolan J)
T -- 3:24
A -- 41136

    

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