Earl Williams, the Braves' rookie third baseman, hit the first two homers of his major league career to mark a 6-2 victory over the Phillies. Orlando Cepeda and Hal King also homered for the Braves, connecting in succession in the seventh inning. Then, after Felix Millan flied out, Williams hit his first homer. The rookie's other round-tripper followed in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1971 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  2  -   6 13  0
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .359
Garr lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .419      Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .184
H. Aaron rf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .220      Montanez cf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .370
  Lum pr,rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Cepeda 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .262      McCarver c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
King c                3   1   1   1     1   0   .270      Freed rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .290
Millan 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .389      Stone lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .111
Williams 3b           4   2   3   2     0   0   .636      Doyle 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .304
Perez ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .273      Lersch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Reed p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Briggs ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .190
                                                            Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               37   6  13   6     3   3             Totals               32   2   9   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 10,686
Left on Base: Braves 7, Phillies 7
DP: Braves 2, Phillies 1
Doubles: Williams (1), Perez (2), Jackson (3), Bowa (1), Doyle (2)
Triples: Garr (2)
Home Runs: Cepeda (3), King (1), Williams 2 (2), Montanez (2)
Stolen Bases: Millan (1), Garr (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Lersch (1), Johnson (1)
GIDP: King (2), Freed (1), Johnson (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(2-1)             9     9   2   2   2   5   1  36   2.53
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   1  36

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch L(1-1)           6.1   8   3   3   0   2   3  25   4.50
Hoerner                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.17
Selma                   2     4   3   3   3   1   1  12   6.00
Totals                  9    13   6   6   3   3   4  40

Passed Balls: McCarver (2)
Wild Pitches: Selma (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr
grounded out (pitcher to first); H. Aaron was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa popped to catcher in foul territory; Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda singled to left; King grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Cepeda out at second];
Millan singled to left; Millan stole second; Williams popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

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

BRAVES 3RD: Perez singled to right [Perez out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Stone walked; Doyle singled to right [Stone to
second]; Lersch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Doyle to second, Stone to third]; Bowa flied out to left; Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr lined to left; H. Aaron lined to left; Cepeda
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez homered; Johnson popped to first;
McCarver flied out to center; Freed struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 5TH: King flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams doubled to left; Perez grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Stone flied out to center; Doyle popped to
shortstop; Lersch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Phillies 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Reed struck out; Jackson lined to first; Garr
tripled to left; H. Aaron lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa doubled to right; Money popped to first in
foul territory; Montanez was walked intentionally; Johnson
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Cepeda homered; King homered; Millan lined to
center; Williams homered; HOERNER REPLACED LERSCH (PITCHING);
Perez doubled to right; Reed grounded out (second to first)
[Perez to third]; Jackson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: McCarver grounded out (third to first); Freed
singled to center; Stone flied out to center; Doyle doubled to
right [Freed to third]; BRIGGS BATTED FOR HOERNER; Briggs
singled to first [Freed scored, Doyle stayed at second]; Bowa
flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
3, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 8TH: SELMA REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Garr walked;
McCarver allowed a passed ball [Garr to second]; H. Aaron flied
out to left; Cepeda popped to first; King walked; Selma threw a
wild pitch [King to second, Garr to third]; Millan singled to
right [Garr scored, King out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Money singled; Montanez singled to right [Money to
second]; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Montanez to second, Money to third]; McCarver popped to second;
Freed struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams homered; Perez was called out on strikes;
Reed grounded out (third to first); Jackson doubled to left;
Garr singled to right [Jackson scored]; Garr stole second; H.
Aaron walked; LUM RAN FOR H. AARON; Cepeda forced Lum (third to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stone flied out
to right; Doyle flied out to left; LIS BATTED FOR SELMA; Lis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Phillies 2.