Steve Carlton's string of 15 consecutive victories was snapped when the Braves scored in the 11th inning to defeat the Phillies' southpaw, 2-1, before a crowd of 41,212. The Braves, who had been held scoreless for 20 consecutive innings, ended their drouth with a run off Carlton in the third on a two-out double by Felix Millan and single by Hank Aaron. Atlanta Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1Game Played on Monday, August 21, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans StadiumBraves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Phillies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr rf,lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .321 Doyle 2b 6 0 3 0 0 0 .248 Millan 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .251 Bowa ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Aaron 1b 5 0 1 1 0 3 .259 Montanez cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .252 Baker cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .325 Luzinski lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .272 Williams c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .206 Carty lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .295 Hutton pr,1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Lum rf 2 0 1 1 0 1 .227 Money 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .225 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .245 B. Robinson rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Perez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Jackson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Carlton p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .170 Garrido ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Harmon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .187 Totals 40 2 7 2 3 10 Totals 42 1 9 1 3 10 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 41,212 Left on Base: Braves 8, Phillies 12 DP: Braves 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Millan, Doyle Doubles: Millan 2 (17), Baker 2 (21), Money (14), Montanez (28), Luzinski (22) Stolen Bases: Evans (3), Doyle (4) Sacrifice Hits: Bateman (1) GIDP: Garr (6), Bowa (7) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(12-10) 11 9 1 1 3 10 0 46 3.09 Totals 11 9 1 1 3 10 0 46 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carlton L(20-7) 11 7 2 2 3 10 0 43 2.10 Totals 11 7 2 2 3 10 0 43 Passed Balls: Williams 2 (23) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to center; Millan flied out to left; Aaron struck out; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to shortstop; Bowa grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Doyle out at second]; Montanez walked; Luzinski singled to left [Montanez to second]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (third to first); Carty walked; Evans was called out on strikes; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Money doubled to left; B. Robinson flied out to right; Bateman popped to shortstop; Carlton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro struck out; Garr was called out on strikes; Millan doubled to center; Aaron singled to center [Millan scored]; Baker doubled to left [Aaron to third]; Williams struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle singled to left; On a bunt Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Doyle stole second; Montanez walked; Luzinski flied out to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. BRAVES 4TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; Evans stole second; Perez popped to second; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: Money flied out to left; B. Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. BRAVES 5TH: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Millan doubled to left; Aaron struck out; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton struck out; Doyle lined to first; Bowa singled to right; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. BRAVES 6TH: Williams flied out to left; Carty flied out to right; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Johnson singled to center; HUTTON RAN FOR JOHNSON; Williams allowed a passed ball [Hutton to second]; Money struck out; B. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. BRAVES 7TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Perez popped to first; Niekro grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 7TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING RF); Bateman popped to second; Carlton struck out; Doyle singled to right; Bowa popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. BRAVES 8TH: Millan popped to first in foul territory; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 8TH: Montanez doubled to right; Luzinski doubled to right [Montanez scored]; Hutton struck out; Money reached on an error by Millan [Luzinski to third, Money to first]; B. Robinson flied out to right; Bateman was walked intentionally [Money to second]; Carlton popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 1. BRAVES 9TH: Williams lined to shortstop; Lum was called out on strikes; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 1. BRAVES 10TH: Perez reached on an error by Doyle; JACKSON RAN FOR PEREZ; On a bunt Niekro struck out; Garr grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 10TH: GARRIDO REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING SS); Luzinski was called out on strikes; Hutton flied out to left; Money was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Phillies 1. BRAVES 11TH: Millan popped to first; Aaron was called out on strikes; Baker doubled to center; Williams was walked intentionally; Lum singled to center [Baker scored, Williams to second]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 11TH: B. Robinson struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Bateman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [B. Robinson to second]; HARMON BATTED FOR CARLTON; Harmon grounded out (third to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 1. |
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