A single by Mike Lum with two out in the ninth inning drove in two runs and gave the Braves a 5-3 victory over the Phillies. Mike McQueen, the Braves' winner in relief, started the rally with a one-out single.

After Felix Millan grounded out, Ralph Garr and Hank Aaron drew walks from Darrell Brandon to load the bases. The Phillies called on Joe Hoerner in relief and Lum worked the count to 3-and-2 before rapping his game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    4, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  2  -   5  7  0
Phillies     0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .310      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .236
Garr lf               3   1   1   1     2   0   .333        Harmon ph,2b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .212
H. Aaron 1b           3   0   1   0     2   1   .312      Bowa ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
Lum rf                5   0   1   2     0   1   .279      McCarver c            5   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Williams c            4   0   0   0     1   1   .248      Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .259
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Montanez cf           4   1   0   0     1   1   .256
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Money lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .228
Perez ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .224      Freed rf              3   1   1   2     0   1   .227
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .141      Vukovich 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .163
  King ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .210      Lersch p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .186
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Pfeil ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .298
  McQueen p           1   1   1   0     0   0   .182        Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               35   5   7   5     6   6             Totals               33   3   9   3     6  10

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 19,086
Left on Base: Braves 9, Phillies 11
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Doyle 2, Vukovich
Doubles: H. Aaron (15), Millan 2 (13), Money (10)
Home Runs: Freed (5)
Caught Stealing: Millan (7), Bowa (6), Freed (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (3), Freed (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  6     7   3   3   3   7   1  27   2.96
Herbel                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.63
McQueen W(3-1)          2.2   1   0   0   3   3   0  12   2.68
Totals                  9     9   3   3   6  10   1  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lersch                  8     5   3   3   4   6   0  34   4.03
Brandon L(5-5)          0.2   1   2   2   2   0   0   5   3.70
Hoerner                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.03
Totals                  9     7   5   5   6   6   0  41

Wild Pitches: Niekro (5)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John Kibler


BRAVES 1ST: Millan struck out (catcher to first); Garr grounded
out (pitcher to first); H. Aaron walked; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle struck out; Bowa walked; Bowa was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McCarver singled to
center; Johnson singled to left [McCarver to second]; Montanez
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams flied out to center; Evans popped to third;
Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Money grounded out (third to first); Freed struck
out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Vukovich struck out
while Freed was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro
grounded out (third to first); Millan reached on an error by
Doyle [Millan to first]; Millan was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Lersch was called out on strikes; Doyle struck out
(catcher to first); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr popped to third in foul territory; H. Aaron
doubled to left; Lum popped to third in foul territory; Williams
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: McCarver singled to center; Johnson popped to
second; Montanez forced McCarver (pitcher to shortstop); Money
doubled to left [Montanez scored]; Freed homered [Money scored];
Vukovich walked; Lersch singled to right [Vukovich to second];
Doyle struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans popped to second; Jackson popped to shortstop;
Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa popped to second; McCarver flied out to left;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro lined to left; Millan doubled to left; Garr
singled to center [Millan scored]; H. Aaron reached on an error
by Vukovich [Garr to second, H. Aaron to first]; Lum flied out
to right; Williams flied out to center; rain started; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez walked; Money singled to center [Montanez
to second]; Freed flied out to center; Vukovich popped to first
in foul territory; Lersch popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 1, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Jackson popped to
shortstop; Perez singled to center; KING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; King
walked [Perez to second]; Millan doubled to center [Perez
scored, King scored]; Garr walked; H. Aaron struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: HERBEL REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Doyle singled to
right; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Doyle to
second]; MCQUEEN REPLACED HERBEL (PITCHING); McCarver flied out
to right [Doyle to third]; Johnson was walked intentionally;
Montanez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Phillies 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Williams walked;
Evans popped to second [Williams to second (error by Doyle)];
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Money singled to left; Freed out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Money to second]; Vukovich was called
out on strikes; PFEIL BATTED FOR LERSCH; Pfeil was walked
intentionally; HARMON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Harmon walked [Money to
third, Pfeil to second]; Bowa struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 3, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 9TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BRANDON REPLACED
PFEIL (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); McQueen
singled to right; On a bunt Millan grounded out (third to first)
[McQueen to second]; Garr walked; rain delay; H. Aaron
walked [McQueen to third, Garr to second]; HOERNER REPLACED
BRANDON (PITCHING); Lum singled to center [McQueen scored, Garr
scored, H. Aaron to second]; Williams popped to second; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: McCarver popped to second; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 5, Phillies 3.