After the Phillies exploded for eight runs in the third inning, Steve Carlton breezed to his 22nd victory, defeating the Braves, 8-0. Carlton singled as the opener for the outburst and took second on a sacrifice by Denny Doyle. The Phillies followed with seven consecutive hits, including back-to-back homers by Joe Lis and Greg Luzinski. Lis' drive came with two men on base.

Hank Aaron singled for the Braves in the first inning to set the career total base record with 6,135, passing Stan Musial's former mark of 6,134. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Phillies     0  0  8    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 12  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Brown rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .210
Bowa ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .242      Gilbreath 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Hutton rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Aaron 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .263
Montanez cf           4   1   2   2     1   1   .257      Baker cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .318
Lis 1b                4   1   2   3     1   0   .255      Carty lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     1   1   .274      Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Money 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .221      Blanks 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .328
Bateman c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .226      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Carlton p             3   1   1   0     1   0   .175      Hardin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
                                                            Kelley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .088
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
                                                            Garrido ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  12   8     4   3             Totals               29   0   5   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  5,119
Left on Base: Phillies 8, Braves 5
DP: Phillies 3, Braves 0
Doubles: Bateman (9), Brown (3)
Home Runs: Lis (5), Luzinski (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (5)
GIDP: Carty (8), Perez (20), Gilbreath (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(22-8)         9     5   0   0   3   4   0  32   2.12
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hardin L(3-2)           2.1   7   5   5   0   0   1  14   4.06
Kelley                  4.2   5   3   3   2   3   1  21   4.57
Schueler                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.99
Hoerner                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   4.19
Totals                  9    12   8   8   4   3   2  43

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle lined to center; Bowa singled to center;
Hutton flied out to center; Montanez singled to right [Bowa to
third]; Lis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Brown struck out; Gilbreath struck out; Aaron
singled to third; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski flied out to center; Money grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Casanova lined
to third; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Carlton singled to right; Doyle out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Carlton to second]; Bowa singled to
shortstop [Carlton stayed at second]; Hutton singled to right
[Carlton to third, Bowa to second]; Montanez singled to left
[Carlton scored, Bowa scored, Hutton to second]; Lis homered
[Hutton scored, Montanez scored]; KELLEY REPLACED HARDIN
(PITCHING); Luzinski homered; Money singled to third; Bateman
doubled [Money scored]; Carlton grounded out (second to first)
[Bateman to third]; Doyle singled [Bateman scored]; Bowa
grounded out (second to first); 8 R, 9 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to left; Kelley made an out to
third; Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton flied out to left; Montanez struck out; Lis
singled; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath singled; Aaron made an out to catcher;
Baker walked [Gilbreath to second]; Carty grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Gilbreath out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money flied out to left; Bateman flied out to
center; Carlton walked; Doyle lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova made an out to second; Blanks walked; Perez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Blanks
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa made an out to second; Hutton flied out to
left; Montanez walked; Lis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Kelley struck out; Brown singled; Gilbreath grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Brown out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Luzinski made an out to first; Money struck out;
Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron walked; Baker made an out to second; Carty
struck out; Casanova made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: SCHUELER REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Carlton flied
out to center; Doyle flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Blanks flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); GARRIDO BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Garrido flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: HOERNER REPLACED GARRIDO (PITCHING); Hutton flied
out to center; Montanez flied out to left; Lis walked; Luzinski
walked [Lis to second]; Money lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Brown doubled; Gilbreath reached on a fielder's
choice [Brown out at third (shortstop to second)]; Aaron singled
[Gilbreath to second]; Baker flied out to center; Carty made an
out to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 0.