Completing the three-game series sweep, the Braves edged the Phillies, 4-3. The Braves scored a run in the first inning when Jerry Royster doubled, took third on an error by left fielder Greg Luzinski and scored on a groundout by Gary Matthews. They added another run in the fourth on an RBI single by Dale Murphy and picked up two more tallies in the fifth on run-scoring singles by Eddie Solomon and Matthews. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1979 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  4  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   2   1   0     0   1   .264      McBride rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Matthews rf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .315      Gross cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .327
Burroughs lf          2   1   0   0     2   2   .222      Rose 1b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .308
  Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Schmidt 3b            2   0   2   0     2   0   .268
Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .318        Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Murphy 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Luzinski lf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .260
Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .260        Espinosa pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Nolan c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Rader c               2   0   0   1     2   0   .191
Frias ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Solomon p             3   0   1   1     0   0   .184      Trillo 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .247
  J. McLaughlin p     1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .346
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Maddox ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .279
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Unser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
                                                            Reed p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               34   4   9   4     2   3             Totals               28   3   4   3     6   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 30,349
Left on Base: Braves 5, Phillies 5
DP: Braves 3, Phillies 0
Errors: Luzinski
Doubles: Royster (22)
Home Runs: Trillo (5)
Stolen Bases: Royster (26), Maddox (24)
Caught Stealing: Office (4), Matthews (5)
GIDP: Rader (3), Luzinski (9), Trillo (10)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (10,by Garber)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(5-10)         6     2   1   1   3   2   1  22   4.32
J. McLaughlin           2     1   2   2   2   1   0   8   2.18
Garber SV(22)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.20
Totals                  9     4   3   3   6   3   1  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(4-9)      4     6   4   3   2   1   0  18   4.63
Eastwick                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.91
Saucier                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.48
Bird                    2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.18
Reed                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.28
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   3   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Garber (5)
Balks: Christenson (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled to left [Royster to third (error by
Luzinski)]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first) [Royster
scored (unearned)]; Burroughs walked; Horner flied out to left;
Murphy popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: McBride grounded out (second to first); Gross
grounded out (first unassisted); Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Office singled to center; Office was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Nolan flied out to right; Frias
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski struck out;
Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Solomon flied out to center; Royster struck out;
Matthews singled to right; Matthews was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Trillo
homered; Christenson struck out; McBride flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs walked; Horner grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Burroughs to second]; Murphy singled to right [Burroughs
scored]; Office grounded out (second to first) [Murphy to
second]; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; Luzinski
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias singled to right; Christenson balked [Frias to
second]; Solomon singled to left [Frias scored]; EASTWICK
REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Royster forced Solomon (first
to shortstop); Royster stole second; Matthews singled to right
[Royster scored, Matthews to second (on throw to home)];
Burroughs struck out; Horner flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Rader made an out to shortstop; On a bunt Bowa
grounded out (second to first); Trillo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 6TH: SAUCIER REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (second
to first); Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: MADDOX BATTED FOR SAUCIER; Maddox walked; Maddox
stole second; McBride flied out to center; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 7TH: BIRD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Frias singled to
center; Solomon popped to pitcher; Royster popped to catcher in
foul territory; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt walked; J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SOLOMON
(PITCHING); Luzinski grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; Rader walked; Bowa
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Horner singled
to third; Murphy forced Horner (second to shortstop); Office
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Trillo
grounded out (second to first); UNSER BATTED FOR BIRD; Unser
struck out; McBride grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 9TH: REED REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Nolan made an out to
shortstop; Frias flied out to center; J. McLaughlin grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Gross singled to center; Rose walked [Gross to
second]; GARBER REPLACED J. MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Schmidt
singled to right [Gross to third, Rose to second]; HARRELSON RAN
FOR SCHMIDT; Luzinski was hit by a pitch [Gross scored, Rose to
third, Harrelson to second]; ESPINOSA RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Rader
walked [Rose scored, Harrelson to third, Espinosa to second];
Bowa made an out to shortstop; Trillo grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 3.