4/4/84: Matuszek, Schmidt 9th inning heroics make Braves reliever a "dead mon"

The speed of Len Matuszek and the clutch hitting of Mike Schmidt combined to make a loser of Braves reliever Jeff Dedmon in the 9th at Fulton County Stadium, giving the "Fighting Phils" a thrilling 3-2 win over the Braves. Matuszek led off the inning with a single, then thanks to a good lead, took off and stole 2nd, setting up Schmidt's single up the middle, scoring Matuszek with the go-ahead and eventual winning run. The Phils called upon lefty Al Holland to shut down the Braves, retiring Bob Horner, PH Randy Johnson and Glenn Hubbard successively, making a winner out of Bill Campbell. Dedmon ended up being a "Dead mon," taking the loss. 

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The Phils rode the long ball to early success, getting a solo homer from Matuszek in the 1st and another from Joe Lefebvre in the 3rd, both homers off starter Craig McMurtry, who otherwise struggled with his control, walking 6 in 6 innings. Phils starter John Denny allowed nary a hit through the first 5.1 innings, before PH Paul Runge doubled for the 1st Braves hit. The Braves chased Denny in the 7th, starting with a lead-off homer by Gerald Perry, after a pair of bounce-outs by Dale Murphy and Horner, a single by Chris Chambliss and walk by Glenn Hubbard set up Denny for possible fatigue. Bruce Benedict singled home Chambliss with the * and Denny and the Phils 2-0 lead were gone. Tug McGraw got Bob Watson to fly to center, ending the inning. 

PHI 3-11-1 ATL 2-5-0 WP-Campbell LP-Dedmon SV-Holland HR-Matuszek (1) Lefebvre (1) Perry (1) GWRBI-Schmidt (1) PHI 1-1 ATL 1-1  

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