Carl Morton, who was obtained from the Expos in a winter deal, picked up his first victory in an Atlanta uniform when the Braves defeated the Phillies, 11-2. Morton, helping himself at bat, drove in three runs with a double and infield out before leaving the game after seven innings. Ron Schueler finished. Johnny Oates also drove in three runs with a homer and single, while Mike Lum contributed a homer to the Braves' attack. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     24, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Braves       0  4  4    0  0  2    0  1  x  -  11 13  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .321      Garr lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .194
Unser cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Oates c               5   1   2   3     0   0   .310
Montanez rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .235      Aaron rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .143
  Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gilbreath 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .171      Evans 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   4   .241      Lum 1b,rf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .296
Schmidt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .200      Baker cf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .277
Boone c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .290      Johnson 2b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .283
Doyle 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .286      Perez ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Christenson p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Morton p              3   1   1   3     0   1   .182
  Brett p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schueler p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .500
  Anderson ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   2   9   2     1  10             Totals               36  11  13  11     3   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  3,405
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Braves 4
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 1
Errors: Aaron
Doubles: Morton (1), Garr (1)
Home Runs: Lum (2), Oates (2)
Stolen Bases: Baker (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (1)
GIDP: Doyle (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(1-2)      1.2   4   4   4   1   0   1  10   4.02
Brett                   4.1   6   6   6   1   1   1  20   7.36
Lersch                  2     3   1   1   1   2   0   9   1.13
Totals                  8    13  11  11   3   3   2  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(1-1)           7     8   2   1   1   7   0  30   3.10
Schueler SV(1)          2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   8.22
Totals                  9     9   2   1   1  10   0  36

Wild Pitches: Lersch (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa singled to center; Unser singled to right
[Bowa to third]; Montanez singled to right [Bowa scored, Unser
to third]; Johnson popped to second; Luzinski struck out;
Schmidt struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Oates popped to
third in foul territory; Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone singled to right; Doyle flied out to left;
On a bunt Christenson struck out; Bowa popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Lum homered;
Baker singled to left; Baker stole second; Johnson flied out to
center; Perez walked; Morton doubled to right [Baker scored,
Perez scored]; Garr doubled [Morton scored]; BRETT REPLACED
CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Oates flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Unser flied out to right; Montanez singled to
left; Johnson struck out; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Aaron singled to left; Evans flied out to left; Lum
singled to right [Aaron to second]; Baker singled to right [Lum
to second, Aaron to third]; Johnson singled to center [Aaron
scored, Lum scored, Baker to third, Johnson to second (on
throw)]; Perez singled to center [Baker scored, Johnson to
third]; Morton forced Perez (third to second) [Johnson scored];
Garr popped to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves
8.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt struck out; Boone walked; Doyle singled to
center [Boone to second]; Brett popped to third in foul
territory; Bowa lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); Aaron flied
out to center; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 8.

PHILLIES 5TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Montanez
flied out to center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum flied out to left; Baker grounded out (pitcher
to first); Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 8.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski struck out; Schmidt flied out to left;
Boone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez flied out to right; Morton struck out; Garr
walked; Oates homered [Garr scored]; Aaron popped to second; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 10.

PHILLIES 7TH: Doyle singled to right; ANDERSON BATTED FOR BRETT;
Anderson flied out to right; Bowa singled to right [Doyle to
third, Bowa to second (error by Aaron)]; Unser hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Doyle scored (unearned)]; Montanez flied out to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 10.

BRAVES 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LERSCH
REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Evans struck out [Evans out at
first (catcher to first)]; Lum struck out; Baker walked; Lersch
threw a wild pitch [Baker to second]; Johnson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 10.

PHILLIES 8TH: GILBREATH REPLACED AARON (PLAYING 3B); EVANS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); SCHUELER REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Johnson was called out
on strikes; Luzinski was called out on strikes; Schmidt struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 10.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Schueler
singled to right; Garr singled to right [Schueler to second];
Oates singled to center [Garr to second, Schueler scored];
Gilbreath hit into a double play (center to third) [Garr out at
third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 11.

PHILLIES 9TH: Boone singled to left; Doyle grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boone out at
second]; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 11.