Braves @ Phillies
August 24, 1981

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Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	3	9	2
Phillies	4	8	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	3	9	2
Phillies	4	8	2

Rufino Linares Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.256
OBP	.000	.272
At Bats	0	164
Hits	0	42
• Singles	0	31
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	0	18

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	2	0

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Veterans Stadium - August 24, 1981

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Out

Sparky Lyle

Keith Moreland

Pete Rose

Manny Trillo

Mike Schmidt

Larry Bowa

Gary Matthews

Garry Maddox

Bake McBride

Rufino Linares

Jerry Royster

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Linares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Rufino Linares pinch hits for Claudell Washington. The umpire calls a balk on Lyle Royster moves to second.

Top 9 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Jerry Royster pinch hits for Brett Butler. Royster takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Rick Camp now pitching. Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 8 Matthews takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.

Bottom 8 McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 8 Greg Gross pinch hits for Larry Christenson. Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out.

Top 8 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Ramirez is walked intentionally.

Top 8 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christenson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hubbard moves to second.

Top 8 Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Trillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. Trillo reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 7 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Chambliss hits a fly ball towards center. Maddox catches it and throws to second to double up Butler.

Top 7 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Butler moves to second.

Top 7 Washington hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Moreland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Butler takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 6 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.

Bottom 6 McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Rose takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Benedict moves to third.

Top 6 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 6 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Murphy is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Christenson strikes out.

Bottom 5 Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 5 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez misplays the ball. That's an error on Ramirez.

Top 5 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Washington hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Moreland hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Schmidt is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to third.

Top 4 Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Hubbard scores. Benedict scores.

Top 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. Hubbard moves to third. Benedict moves to second.

Top 4 Hubbard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Murphy hits a popup towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Chambliss hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 3 McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Christenson strikes out.

Top 3 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Washington reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Bowa is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Maddox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Washington throws the ball in to Horner who tags Maddox trying to catch an extra base, for the out.

Top 2 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt. Hubbard moves to second.

Top 2 Hubbard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Christenson, and towards Trillo, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. There goes McBride trying to get to home. Murphy throws the ball in to Benedict who tags McBride who's trying to score from second, for the out.

Bottom 1 Matthews strikes out.

Bottom 1 Boggs fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Boggs. Rose moves to third. McBride moves to second.

Bottom 1 McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.

Bottom 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Horner hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Washington strikes out.

Top 1 Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Braves @ PhilliesAugust 24, 1981

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Rufino Linares Season Stats

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Linares hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to third.

Braves @ Phillies
August 24, 1981