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

Biff Pocoroba Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .000 .387
At Bats 3 281
Hits 0 81
• Singles 0 54
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 36

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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Out
Tug McGraw
Bob Boone
Tom Hutton
Ted Sizemore
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Jerry Martin
Bake McBride
Jay Johnstone
Biff Pocoroba
Gary Matthews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 3 8 0 11
Atlanta Braves 2 5 1 4
Winning Pitcher Randy Lerch
Losing Pitcher Phil Niekro
Save Tug McGraw
Game Winning RBI Greg Luzinski
Attendance 5,972
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
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.