Two "firsts" of different kinds marked a split of a twi-night doubleheader as the Phillies won the opener, 11-1, and the Braves came back to take the nightcap, 11-5. Ken Reynolds, who had lost 12 straight games, gained his first victory of the season in the lidlifter. The Phillies broke the game wide open with seven runs in the fourth inning, including three on a triple by Larry Bowa and three on a homer by Joe Lis. Rico Carty accounted for the Braves' lone run with a round-tripper.

The Braves called on Jimmy Freeman for his first major league appearance in the nightcap and the youngster responded with a route-going performance, although walking 11. The Braves' attack included a grand slam by Darrell Evans, three-run homer by Dusty Baker and solo swat by Jim Breazeale. Lis hit his second homer of the night for the Phillies. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 11, Atlanta Braves 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Phillies     1  0  3    7  0  0    0  0  0  -  11 15  0
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              6   1   0   0     0   1   .253      Garr rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Bowa ss               6   2   4   3     0   0   .239        Brown rf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .202
Hutton rf             4   3   4   2     1   0   .267      Blanks 2b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .346
Montanez cf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .251      Aaron 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Luzinski lf           5   0   1   1     0   2   .277      Baker cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Lis 1b                5   1   2   3     0   1   .244      Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Money 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .225      Carty lf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Ryan c                4   1   0   0     1   0   .185      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Reynolds p            5   1   1   0     0   0   .133      Perez ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Reed p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            McLain p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .125
                                                            Gilbreath ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  11  15  10     4   4             Totals               32   1   7   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  3,333
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Braves 8
DP: Phillies 2, Braves 0
Errors: Aaron
Doubles: Montanez (31), Bowa (7), Perez (12)
Triples: Bowa (9)
Home Runs: Lis (3), Carty (6)
GIDP: Carty (7), Aaron (15)
Hit by Pitch: Money (2,by Reed)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reynolds W(1-12)        9     7   1   1   4   3   1  36   4.17
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   3   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(11-13)           3     4   6   4   2   2   0  17   3.92
McLain                  6    11   5   5   2   2   1  30   6.13
Totals                  9    15  11   9   4   4   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Reed (6)
Wild Pitches: Reed (11)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Bowa flied
out to right; Hutton walked; Montanez doubled to right [Hutton
scored]; Luzinski struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr lined to left; Blanks walked; Aaron flied out
to left; Baker singled to left [Blanks to second]; Williams made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Lis struck out; Money grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty homered; Evans grounded out (second to
pitcher); Perez doubled; Reed grounded out (first unassisted)
[Perez to third]; Garr flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Reynolds reached on an error by Aaron; Doyle
forced Reynolds (shortstop to second); Bowa singled to center
[Doyle to second]; Hutton singled [Doyle scored (unearned), Bowa
to third]; Reed threw a wild pitch [Bowa scored, Hutton to
second]; Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski singled [Hutton
scored (unearned)]; Lis made an out to third; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks struck out; Aaron grounded out (third to
first); Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Money was hit by a pitch; Ryan walked [Money to
second]; MCLAIN REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Reynolds singled
[Money to third, Ryan to second]; Doyle struck out; Bowa tripled
[Money scored, Ryan scored, Reynolds scored]; Hutton singled
[Bowa scored]; Montanez walked [Hutton to second]; Luzinski
struck out; Lis homered [Hutton scored, Montanez scored]; Money
walked; Ryan flied out to center; 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 11, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Carty struck out; Evans
walked; Perez singled [Evans to second]; McLain struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Doyle grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bowa singled; Hutton singled [Bowa to
third]; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Blanks made an
out to first; Aaron walked; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: BROWN REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); Luzinski made an
out to first; Lis singled; Money singled to left [Lis to
second]; Ryan flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams singled; Carty grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at second]; Evans
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Doyle flied out to right; Bowa doubled; Hutton
singled to center [Bowa out at home (center to second to
catcher)]; Montanez singled to right [Hutton to third]; Luzinski
made an out to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves
1.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez flied out to center; McLain walked; Brown
singled [McLain to second]; Blanks singled [McLain to third,
Brown to second]; Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Blanks out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: Lis grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ryan made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker flied out to right; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Reynolds made an out to catcher; Doyle grounded
out (second to first); Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Perez made an
out to catcher; GILBREATH BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Gilbreath flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 11, Braves 1.