The Braves built up a 9-0 lead with the aid of a two-run double by Darrell Evans and two-run homer by Dusty Baker, and then outlasted the Phillies, 9-6. The Braves scored five times in the fourth inning, featuring Evans' double and other two-baggers by Mike Lum and Marty Perez. Baker drove in a run with a grounder before coming up in the fifth and smashing his homer.

The Phillies' futile comeback included a three-run double by Willie Montanez and two-run homer by Don Money. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1972 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    5  2  1    1  0  0  -   9 14  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  2  -   6  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   1   2   0     2   0   .322      Doyle 2b              4   1   3   1     1   0   .260
Millan 2b             3   1   3   1     0   0   .253      Bowa ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Blanks 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .378        Harmon ss           2   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Baker cf              5   2   1   3     0   1   .326      Hutton rf,lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Breazeale 1b          4   1   2   0     1   0   .250      Montanez cf           4   0   1   3     0   0   .250
Evans 3b              5   1   1   2     0   1   .244      Luzinski lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Lum rf                5   2   2   0     0   0   .233        Freed rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Casanova c            5   0   1   1     0   1   .204      Johnson 1b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Perez ss              3   1   2   1     1   0   .217        Lis 1b              1   1   0   0     1   0   .219
Hardin p              3   0   0   0     1   2   .059      Money 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .231
  Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Bateman c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Koegel c            2   1   0   0     1   0   .179
                                                          Twitchell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .063
                                                            Terlecki p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Neibauer p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .125
                                                            B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .238

Totals               37   9  14   8     5   5             Totals               35   6   9   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 10,057
Left on Base: Braves 7, Phillies 6
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Bowa
Doubles: Evans (10), Lum 2 (12), Perez (11), Johnson (4), Montanez (29)
Triples: Doyle (2)
Home Runs: Baker (10), Money (13)
Caught Stealing: Millan (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Millan (3)
GIDP: Blanks (1), Hutton (9)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hardin W(3-0)           7.2   8   4   4   1   2   0  31   3.60
Jarvis                  1     1   2   2   3   0   1   7   4.15
Hoerner SV(5)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.17
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   2   1  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(3-5)        4.1  10   7   7   0   5   1  21   4.27
Terlecki                1.2   0   1   1   4   0   0   9   9.82
Champion                1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.81
Neibauer                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   6.00
Totals                  9    14   9   9   5   5   1  43

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Andy Olsen


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Millan singled to right;
Baker struck out while Millan was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to center; Bowa flied out to right;
Hutton grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Doyle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Breazeale flied out to left; Evans struck out; Lum
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski struck out;
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
flied out to center; Hardin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Bateman
flied out to center; Twitchell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to center; Millan singled to center
[Garr to third]; Baker forced Millan (third to second) [Garr
scored]; Breazeale singled to right [Baker to third]; Evans
doubled to right [Baker scored, Breazeale scored, Evans scored
(error by Bowa) (no RBI)]; Lum doubled to left; Casanova was
called out on strikes; Perez doubled to right [Lum scored];
Hardin was called out on strikes; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Doyle flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to center [Garr out at second (center
to shortstop)]; Millan singled to third; Baker homered [Millan
scored]; TERLECKI REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Breazeale
walked; Evans grounded out (second to shortstop to first)
[Breazeale to second]; Lum popped to third in foul territory; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez flied out to left; Luzinski flied out to
right; Johnson doubled to left; Money flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 6TH: HARMON REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING SS); FREED REPLACED
LUZINSKI (PLAYING RF); LIS REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); KOEGEL
REPLACED BATEMAN (PLAYING C ); HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Casanova lined to second; Perez walked; Hardin walked
[Perez to second]; Garr walked [Perez to third, Hardin to
second]; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored];
Baker forced Garr (second to shortstop); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 8, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: BLANKS REPLACED MILLAN (PLAYING 2B); Koegel
grounded out (shortstop to first); GAMBLE BATTED FOR TERLECKI;
Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle tripled to center;
Harmon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 8, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 7TH: CHAMPION REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Breazeale
grounded out (first unassisted); Evans flied out to left; Lum
doubled to left; Casanova singled to center [Lum scored]; Perez
singled to center [Casanova to second]; Hardin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hutton grounded out (second to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Freed singled to center; Lis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 8TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); Garr walked;
Blanks grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Garr out at second]; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 9, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Koegel
walked; Neibauer singled to right [Koegel to second]; Doyle
singled to right [Koegel scored, Neibauer to second]; Harmon
singled to left [Neibauer to third, Doyle to second]; Hutton
popped to shortstop; Montanez doubled to left [Neibauer scored,
Doyle scored, Harmon scored]; JARVIS REPLACED HARDIN (PITCHING);
Freed grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 9, Phillies 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Breazeale singled to left; Evans flied out to right;
Lum flied out to center; Casanova forced Breazeale (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Lis walked; Money homered [Lis scored]; Koegel
flied out to left; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR NEIBAUER; B. Robinson
popped to third; Doyle walked; Harmon walked [Doyle to second];
HOERNER REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Hutton grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Phillies 6.