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. Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 4, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumBraves 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. |
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