Although scoring seven runs in the second inning, the Braves needed another tally on a wild pitch in the sixth to stagger past the Phillies, 8-7. The Braves sent 13 men to bat in their big inning and collected eight hits, including a pair of run-scoring singles by Earl Williams. Two walks and a sacrifice fly also figured in the stanza. The Braves' deciding run in the sixth counted on a single by Ralph Garr, a stolen base, an infield out and a wild pitch by Ken Reynolds. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Game Played on Friday, April     16, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  7  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   8 13  2
Phillies     0  1  0    0  1  3    0  0  2  -   7 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .265      Bowa ss               4   1   2   1     1   1   .371
Garr lf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .410      Money 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .176
  Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montanez cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
H. Aaron rf           4   1   1   1     1   0   .243        Hisle ph,cf         1   1   0   0     1   0   .167
Cepeda 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Johnson 1b            4   1   1   0     1   3   .129
King c                3   1   0   0     2   0   .265      Briggs lf             1   1   0   1     4   0   .150
Millan 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .375      Freed rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .296
Williams 3b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .571      McCarver c            5   1   2   2     0   0   .320
Perez ss              3   1   2   2     1   1   .241      Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Nash p                3   1   1   0     0   1   .333        Taylor ph,2b        2   0   0   1     0   0   .231
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bunning p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brandon p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .500
                                                            Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Browne ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               37   8  13   7     5   3             Totals               36   7  10   6     7   8

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 15,099
Left on Base: Braves 8, Phillies 11
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 1
Errors: Perez 2
Triples: Cepeda (1)
Home Runs: McCarver (1)
Stolen Bases: Garr 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Williams (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (1), Taylor (1), Freed (1)
GIDP: Williams (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    4     7   2   1   5   3   0  23   1.38
Stone                   1     1   3   1   1   1   0   7   3.12
Upshaw W(3-0)           4     2   2   2   1   4   1  15   1.42
Totals                  9    10   7   4   7   8   1  45

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(1-1)          1.1   6   7   7   2   1   0  12   8.31
Brandon                 3.2   4   0   0   1   2   0  15   0.00
Reynolds                2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   4.50
Champion                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   6.00
Totals                  9    13   8   8   5   3   0  43

Passed Balls: King (3)
Wild Pitches: Nash (1), Reynolds (1)
Balks: Upshaw (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to right; Garr flied out to
center; H. Aaron walked; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Money
singled to left; Montanez flied out to left; Johnson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: King walked; Millan singled to center [King to
second]; Williams singled to left [King scored, Millan to third,
Williams to second (on throw)]; Perez singled to left [Millan
scored, Williams scored, Perez to second (on throw)]; Nash
singled to first [Perez to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Perez scored]; Garr singled to left [Nash to second];
H. Aaron singled [Garr to second, Nash scored]; BRANDON REPLACED
BUNNING (PITCHING); Cepeda flied out to center; King walked
[Garr to third, H. Aaron to second]; Millan singled to pitcher
[King to second, H. Aaron to third, Garr scored]; Williams
singled to left [Millan to second, King to third, H. Aaron
scored]; Perez struck out; 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 7,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Briggs walked; Freed singled to left [Briggs to
second]; McCarver singled to center [Freed to second, Briggs to
third]; Doyle flied out to center; Brandon was called out on
strikes; Bowa walked [Briggs scored, Freed to third, McCarver to
second]; Money was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 7, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Nash flied out to right; Jackson flied out to left;
Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Montanez singled to left; Nash threw a wild pitch
[Montanez to second]; Johnson singled to left [Montanez to
third]; Briggs walked [Johnson to second]; Freed lined into a
double play (third to second) [Johnson out at second]; McCarver
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
7, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Cepeda
grounded out (shortstop to first); King flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Doyle flied out to left; Brandon singled to left;
King allowed a passed ball [Brandon to second]; Bowa singled to
center [Brandon to third]; Money popped to third; Montanez flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan singled to left; Williams grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at
second]; Perez singled to center; Nash was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Johnson walked; Briggs walked [Johnson to second];
STONE REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Freed struck out; McCarver
reached on an error by Perez [Briggs to second, Johnson to
third]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR DOYLE; Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Briggs to third, Johnson scored (unearned)]; LIS BATTED
FOR BRANDON; Lis lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 7, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 6TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); REYNOLDS
REPLACED LIS (PITCHING); Jackson popped to second; Garr singled
to center; Garr stole second; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Garr to third]; Reynolds threw a wild pitch [Garr
scored]; Cepeda tripled to right; King popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to center; Money reached on an error
by Perez [Bowa to second]; HISLE BATTED FOR MONTANEZ; Hisle
walked [Bowa to third, Money to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Briggs walked [Bowa scored,
Money to third, Hisle to second]; Upshaw balked [Briggs to
second, Hisle to third, Money scored (unearned)]; Freed hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Briggs to third, Hisle scored
(unearned)]; McCarver flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 8, Phillies 5.

BRAVES 7TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Millan grounded
out (third to first); Williams grounded out (second to first);
Perez walked; Upshaw forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 7TH: Taylor flied out to right; STONE BATTED FOR
REYNOLDS; Stone grounded out (second to first); Bowa was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Phillies 5.

BRAVES 8TH: CHAMPION REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Jackson lined to
center; Garr singled to center; H. Aaron flied out to right;
Garr stole second; Cepeda popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 8, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: Money popped to third; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Phillies 5.

BRAVES 9TH: King lined to shortstop; Millan lined to second;
Williams walked; Williams was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: LUM REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Briggs flied out
to right; Freed singled to center; McCarver homered [Freed
scored]; Taylor grounded out (second to first); BROWNE BATTED
FOR CHAMPION; Browne struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
8, Phillies 7.