Ron Reed pitched a four-hitter and Earl Williams smashed two homers as the Braves defeated the Phillies, 4-2. Williams' first homer of the game tied the score at 1-1 in the second inning. After the Phillies went ahead again, Zoilo Versalles hit for the circuit to knot the count in the third. Williams then provided the winning margin with a two-run drive in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 7, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Phillies     1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Braves       0  1  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .322
Bowa ss               3   2   1   0     1   1   .243      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
McCarver c            4   0   3   1     0   0   .280      Lum rf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Montanez cf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .277      Evans 3b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      King c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Money lf,3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Williams 1b           3   2   2   3     0   0   .242
Freed rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Jackson cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Vukovich 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .165      Versalles ss          3   1   1   1     0   1   .256
  Stone ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Reed p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .095
Lersch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Gamble ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .262
  Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               30   2   4   2     2   8             Totals               29   4   6   4     0   4

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 12,268
Left on Base: Phillies 3, Braves 1
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 1
Doubles: McCarver 2 (11), Evans (6)
Home Runs: Williams 2 (15), Versalles (1)
GIDP: Doyle (6), Garr (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch L(4-8)           7     5   4   4   0   4   3  26   3.80
Brandon                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.25
Totals                  8     6   4   4   0   4   3  29

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(9-6)             9     4   2   2   2   8   0  32   3.15
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   8   0  32

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle popped to shortstop; On a bunt Bowa singled
to third; McCarver singled to shortstop [Bowa to third];
Montanez forced McCarver (second to shortstop) [Bowa scored];
Johnson lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Millan lined to left; Lum flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Freed
struck out; Vukovich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to left; King grounded out (first to
pitcher); Williams homered; Jackson lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lersch struck out; Doyle flied out to right; Bowa
walked; McCarver doubled [Bowa scored]; Montanez flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Versalles homered; Reed struck out; Garr lined to
left; Millan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
was called out on strikes; Freed popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Evans singled to
left; King popped to third; Williams homered [Evans scored];
Jackson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Braves 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Vukovich flied out to right; Lersch struck out;
Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Versalles struck out; Reed grounded out (second to
first); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); McCarver
popped to catcher; Montanez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum
grounded out (second to first); Evans doubled to right; King
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); Freed grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams flied out to center; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Versalles grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: STONE BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; Stone flied out to
center; GAMBLE BATTED FOR LERSCH; Gamble walked; Doyle grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: STONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MONEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BRANDON REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Reed
singled to shortstop; Garr grounded into a double play (second
to first to shortstop) [Reed out at second]; Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa was called out on strikes; McCarver doubled
to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first) [McCarver to
third]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Braves 4.

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