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Orlando Cepeda collected five hits and capped his batting performance with a homer in the 10th inning to give the Braves a 5-4 victory over the Phillies. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Game Played on Sunday, April 18, 1971 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Braves       1  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0    1  -   5 13  1
Phillies     0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  -   4  7  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Garr lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .426        Harmon ss           1   0   0   1     0   0   .000
  Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .214
H. Aaron rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .227      Montanez cf           4   1   0   0     1   2   .323
Cepeda 1b             5   2   5   3     0   0   .340      Freed rf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .286
King c                5   0   0   0     0   2   .238        Hisle pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .366      Johnson 1b            5   1   3   1     0   1   .179
Williams 3b           5   1   2   2     0   2   .563      McCarver c            5   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Money 3b              3   2   1   2     1   1   .195
Jarvis p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Upshaw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .250
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Taylor ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .231
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  13   5     1   6             Totals               36   4   7   4     4   9

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 29,583
Left on Base: Braves 8, Phillies 8
DP: Braves 0, Phillies 1
Errors: Millan, Money, Doyle
Doubles: H. Aaron (1), Williams (2), Cepeda (4), Johnson 2 (2)
Home Runs: Williams (3), Cepeda (4), Money (3)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (1), Garr (4)
Caught Stealing: Stone (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Harmon (1)
Hit by Pitch: H. Aaron (1,by Wise), Doyle (2,by Upshaw)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis                  7     7   3   3   1   6   1  29   6.75
Upshaw W(4-0)           3     0   1   1   3   3   0  13   1.72
Totals                 10     7   4   4   4   9   1  42

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    6.2  11   4   4   1   0   1  31   4.85
Hoerner                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.13
Selma                   2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   4.50
Fryman L(0-2)           1     1   1   1   0   2   1   4   4.20
Totals                 10    13   5   5   1   6   2  43

Passed Balls: King (4)
Hit by Pitch: Upshaw (1), Wise (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to left; Garr popped to first in
foul territory; H. Aaron doubled to left [Jackson to third];
Cepeda singled to third [Jackson scored, H. Aaron out at home
(first to catcher), Cepeda to second (error by Money)]; King
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Stone
singled to right; Montanez flied out to left; Freed struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Millan popped to second; Williams doubled to center;
Perez grounded out (third to first); Jarvis flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson doubled; McCarver grounded out (shortstop
to first); Money homered [Johnson scored]; Doyle struck out;
Wise struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson flied out to left; Garr flied out to left;
H. Aaron was hit by a pitch; Cepeda singled to left [H. Aaron to
second]; King grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa popped to shortstop; Stone singled to left;
Montanez struck out; Stone was caught stealing second but was
safe at second (error by Millan; assist by King); Freed popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan popped to first; Williams homered; Perez
popped to second; Jarvis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson doubled to center; McCarver popped to
shortstop; Money popped to first; Doyle popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second;
Garr out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Jackson to
third]; H. Aaron hit into a double play (third to first to
catcher to shortstop) [Jackson out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Wise struck out; On a bunt Bowa grounded out
(pitcher to first); Larry Bowa ejected by 1B umpire Harry
Wendelstedt; Stone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 6TH: HARMON REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS); Cepeda doubled to
left; King grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan singled to
center [Cepeda to third]; Williams forced Millan (pitcher to
second) [Cepeda scored, Williams to second (error by Doyle)];
Perez lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez walked; Freed singled to left [Montanez
to second]; Johnson singled to left [Freed to second, Montanez
scored]; McCarver popped to third; Money struck out; Doyle
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Jarvis grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to second; Garr
stole second; H. Aaron walked; Cepeda singled to left [H. Aaron
to second, Garr scored]; HOERNER REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); King
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: BRIGGS BATTED FOR HOERNER; Briggs popped to third;
Harmon grounded out (second to first); Stone flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 8TH: SELMA REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Millan grounded
out (first unassisted); Williams struck out; Perez was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Montanez struck
out; Freed struck out; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Upshaw struck out; Jackson flied out to center; Garr
singled to center; H. Aaron lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: LUM REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); McCarver grounded
out (first unassisted); Money walked; Doyle was hit by a pitch
[Money to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR SELMA; King allowed a
passed ball [Doyle to second, Money to third]; Taylor was walked
intentionally; Harmon hit a sacrifice fly to left [Money
scored]; Stone flied out to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
4, Phillies 4.

BRAVES 10TH: FRYMAN REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Cepeda homered;
King struck out; Millan grounded out (second to first); Williams
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 10TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Freed
walked; HISLE RAN FOR FREED; Johnson struck out; McCarver popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 4.



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