Hank Aaron collected three hits, including the 681st homer of his major league career, to lead the Braves to a 7-0 victory over the Phillies behind the pitching of Carl Morton. Dusty Baker also homered, while Dick Dietz drove in two runs with a single for his first RBIs of the season.

Steve Carlton, who was the loser, matched his worst previous defeat since coming to the Phillies from the Cardinals for the 1972 season. The Mets also beat Carlton, 7-0, last April 30. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       5, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    4  0  1    0  0  1  -   7 12  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown rf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .222      Bowa ss               5   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Perez ss              4   1   1   0     1   0   .234      Tovar lf,3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Aaron lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .208      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     1   2   .269      Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .224
Baker cf              4   2   1   1     1   0   .289      Boone c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .210
Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .261      Schmidt 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Dietz 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .357        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Luzinski ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Morton p              4   0   1   1     0   1   .176      Anderson rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .324
                                                            Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .244
                                                          Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Rogodzinski lf,rf   2   0   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               38   7  12   7     3   6             Totals               34   0   7   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 11,368
Left on Base: Braves 7, Phillies 10
DP: Braves 0, Phillies 1
Doubles: Aaron (2), Brown (2), Schmidt (3)
Home Runs: Aaron (8), Baker (3)
GIDP: Dietz (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(2-2)           9     7   0   0   3   8   0  37   2.15
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   8   0  37

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(4-4)          6     9   6   6   1   6   2  27   3.18
Selma                   2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   5.63
Lersch                  1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.29
Totals                  9    12   7   7   3   6   2  41

Wild Pitches: Carlton (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Brown struck out; Perez flied out to center; Aaron
homered; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled to center; Dietz grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Boone
walked; Schmidt doubled to left [Boone to third]; Anderson was
called out on strikes; Doyle was walked intentionally; Carlton
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Casanova struck out; Morton grounded out (second to
first); Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
flied out to center; Unser singled to center; Montanez singled
to center [Unser to third]; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez singled to right; Aaron doubled to left [Perez
to third]; Johnson struck out; Baker was walked intentionally;
Evans singled to right [Perez scored, Aaron to third, Baker to
second]; Dietz singled to center [Aaron scored, Baker scored,
Evans to second]; Casanova flied out to left; Morton singled to
right [Evans scored, Dietz to second]; Carlton threw a wild
pitch [Dietz to third]; Brown flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt popped to second; Anderson flied out to
right; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Aaron flied out to
center; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton made an out to second; Bowa flied out to
right; Tovar singled to shortstop; Unser flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker homered; Evans struck out; Dietz singled to
shortstop; Casanova popped to third in foul territory; Morton
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Boone
struck out; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Phillies 0.

BRAVES 7TH: ROGODZINSKI REPLACED CARLTON (PLAYING LF); SELMA
REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez walked; Aaron
popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnson walked [Perez to
second]; Baker forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Anderson singled to center; Doyle flied out to
right; Rogodzinski singled to right [Anderson to second]; Bowa
was called out on strikes; Tovar forced Rogodzinski (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans flied out to center; Dietz flied out to left;
Casanova flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Unser struck out; Montanez singled to right; Boone
walked [Montanez to second]; LUZINSKI BATTED FOR SELMA; Luzinski
struck out; Anderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 6, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 9TH: LUZINSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROGODZINSKI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LERSCH REPLACED ANDERSON
(PITCHING); Morton flied out to center; Brown doubled to left;
Perez flied out to center [Brown to third]; Aaron singled to
center [Brown scored]; Johnson singled [Aaron to second]; Baker
flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Doyle was called out on strikes; Rogodzinski
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bowa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 0.