Mike Ryan, who entered the game as a substitute catcher, came to bat with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and drove in two runs with a double to give the Phillies a 9-7 victory over the Braves. Felix Millan had four hits and scored four runs for the Braves, who also had a homer by Orlando Cepeda.

Willie Montanez, John Bateman and Roger Freed rapped round-trippers for the Phillies. In the ninth, the Phillies loaded the bases on three walks issued by Cecil Upshaw before Ryan hit his double to snap the Phillies' six-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 9, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Phillies     0  3  0    1  0  2    1  0  2  -   9 15  1
Braves       1  0  1    1  2  2    0  0  0  -   7 11  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .281      Millan 2b             5   4   4   0     0   0   .237
Gamble rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Garr cf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .316
  Freed ph,rf         2   1   1   1     0   0   .250        Jackson cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Hutton 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Aaron rf              3   0   2   2     1   1   .233
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .286      Carty lf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .327
Montanez cf           3   2   2   1     2   0   .222        Gilbreath pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Harmon 3b             3   3   1   0     2   0   .303      Williams 3b           4   0   0   1     0   1   .254
Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Cepeda 1b             5   1   1   1     0   2   .324
Bateman c             3   1   2   3     0   0   .326      Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .186
  Reynolds pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez ss              3   1   0   0     1   1   .231
  Ryan c              1   0   1   2     0   0   .212      Reed p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .094
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .209        Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stone ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .196        Upshaw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brandon p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  15   9     6   1             Totals               35   7  11   6     4   7

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 10,195
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Braves 8
DP: Phillies 0, Braves 1
Errors: Luzinski, Aaron 2
Doubles: Doyle (7), Montanez (14), Ryan (2), Millan (11)
Home Runs: Montanez (5), Bateman (1), Freed (3), Cepeda (4)
Stolen Bases: Garr (12), Aaron (2)
Caught Stealing: Bowa (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (6), Brandon (2), Stone (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bateman (1), Aaron (1), Williams (2)
GIDP: Hutton (4)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 5     9   5   5   1   4   1  25   2.85
Neibauer                0.1   2   2   1   1   0   0   4   6.86
Brandon W(3-1)          3.2   0   0   0   2   3   0  13   3.86
Totals                  9    11   7   6   4   7   1  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    5.2   9   6   5   3   1   2  27   3.87
Stone                   0.2   3   1   1   0   0   1   5   7.91
Upshaw L(1-2)           2.2   3   2   2   3   0   0  13   5.12
Totals                  9    15   9   8   6   1   3  45

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
flied out to center; Hutton made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled; Garr lined to left; Aaron singled
[Millan to second]; Carty singled [Millan scored, Aaron to
second]; Williams struck out; Cepeda struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to right; Montanez homered;
Harmon singled; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Harmon to second]; Bateman homered [Harmon scored]; Carlton
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (third to first); Reed grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle singled; Gamble singled [Doyle to second];
Hutton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Doyle to third, Gamble out at second]; Luzinski walked;
Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan singled; Garr singled [Millan to third];
Aaron hit a sacrifice fly to center [Millan scored]; Carty flied
out to right; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Harmon walked; Bowa singled [Harmon to third];
Bowa was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bateman hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Harmon scored]; Carlton grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda homered; Casanova struck out; Perez flied out
to center; Reed struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Braves 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Doyle doubled; Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted) [Doyle to third]; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan doubled; Garr singled [Millan to third];
Aaron singled [Millan scored, Garr to second]; Carty walked
[Garr to third, Aaron to second]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Garr scored]; Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Aaron to third, Carty to second]; Casanova made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 5.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez walked; Harmon forced Montanez (shortstop
to second); Bowa singled to right [Harmon to third, Bowa to
second (error by Aaron)]; Aaron dropped a foul fly hit by
Bateman for an error; Bateman flied out to right; STONE BATTED
FOR CARLTON; Stone singled [Harmon scored, Bowa scored
(unearned)]; STONE REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Doyle grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Perez walked;
Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Perez to
second]; Millan singled to left [Perez scored (error by
Luzinski), Millan to second]; Garr singled [Millan scored
(unearned)]; BRANDON REPLACED NEIBAUER (PITCHING); Aaron walked
[Garr to second]; Garr stole third and Aaron stole second; Carty
reached on a fielder's choice [Garr out at home (second to
catcher), Aaron to third]; Williams grounded out (third to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 7.

PHILLIES 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED GARR (PLAYING CF); FREED BATTED
FOR GAMBLE; Freed homered; Hutton made an out to first; Luzinski
singled; Montanez doubled to right [Luzinski to third]; UPSHAW
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Harmon grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 7, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: FREED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cepeda grounded
out (third to first); Casanova made an out to shortstop; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7, Braves 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bateman singled; REYNOLDS RAN FOR BATEMAN; Brandon
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second];
Doyle singled to right [Reynolds out at home (right to
catcher)]; Freed grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 7, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: RYAN REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING C ); Upshaw grounded
out (shortstop to first); Millan flied out to right; Jackson
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 7,
Braves 7.

PHILLIES 9TH: Hutton walked; Luzinski forced Hutton (pitcher to
shortstop); Montanez walked [Luzinski to second]; Harmon walked
[Luzinski to third, Montanez to second]; Bowa lined to first;
Ryan doubled to left [Luzinski scored, Montanez scored, Harmon
to third]; Brandon grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 9, Braves 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Aaron struck out; Carty walked; GILBREATH RAN FOR
CARTY; Williams grounded out (third to first) [Gilbreath to
second]; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 9,
Braves 7.