Jacket Day attracted an amazing crowd of 60,120 and the Phillies also gave away the game to the Braves, 3-1, on two passes with the bases loaded in the eighth inning. Dusty Baker homered for the Braves in the fourth and Mike Ryan tied the score with a round-tripper in the fifth.

Mac Scarce, taking over in relief for the Phillies in the eighth, was rapped for singles by Mike Lum and Baker before striking out pinch-hitter Hank Aaron. However, when Davey Johnson walked to load the bases, Billy Wilson was summoned. Wilson passed Marty Perez to force in the tie-breaking run and also walked Gary Gentry, the Braves' winning pitcher, to force in an extra tally. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1973 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 11  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .172      Tovar 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .273
Oates c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Evans 3b,1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Lum rf                3   1   2   0     1   0   .306      Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Baker cf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .295      Rogodzinski rf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Pierce 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .308
  Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .205        Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gilbreath 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .281      Ryan c                3   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Perez ss              3   0   1   1     1   1   .239      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Gentry p              3   0   0   1     1   3   .313      Christenson p         1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
                                                            Unser cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               36   3  11   3     4   5             Totals               29   1   4   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 60,120
Left on Base: Braves 11, Phillies 4
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 1
Home Runs: Baker (4), Ryan (1)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (1)
GIDP: Oates (2), Rogodzinski (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lum (2,by Christenson)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(3-2)           9     4   1   1   3   4   1  32   3.31
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   4   1  32

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson             7     9   1   1   0   4   1  29   4.44
Scarce L(0-1)           0.2   2   2   2   1   1   0   5   1.80
Wilson                  1.1   0   0   0   3   0   0   7   2.08
Totals                  9    11   3   3   4   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Christenson (1)
Wild Pitches: Gentry (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Oates grounded out
(pitcher to first); Evans singled to right; Lum was hit by a
pitch [Evans to second]; Baker forced Lum (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Pierce grounded out (second to first); Johnson
singled to right; Perez singled to center [Johnson to second];
Gentry struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Rogodzinski walked; Anderson
flied out to right; Ryan forced Rogodzinski (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates flied out to left; Evans flied out to center;
Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Doyle flied out to left; Christenson walked; Tovar
singled to right [Christenson to second]; Gentry threw a wild
pitch [Christenson to third, Tovar to second]; Bowa flied out to
left; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker homered; Pierce flied out to center; Johnson
singled to left; Perez flied out to right; Gentry was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski singled to right; Rogodzinski grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Luzinski out at
second]; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Phillies 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Oates singled; Evans
singled to right [Oates to second]; Lum singled to right [Oates
out at home (right to catcher), Evans to third (on throw), Lum
to second]; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Ryan homered; Doyle flied out to center;
Christenson struck out; Tovar singled to center; Tovar was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Pierce flied out to center; Johnson popped to third;
Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
flied out to left; Luzinski popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Gentry struck out; Jackson singled to right; Oates
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Rogodzinski grounded out (first to pitcher);
Anderson walked; Ryan struck out; Doyle grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 8TH: UNSER REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PLAYING CF); SCARCE
REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (second to
first); Lum singled to center; Baker singled to left [Lum to
second]; AARON BATTED FOR PIERCE; Aaron struck out; Johnson
walked [Lum to third, Baker to second]; WILSON REPLACED SCARCE
(PITCHING); Perez walked [Lum scored, Baker to third, Johnson to
second]; Gentry walked [Baker scored, Johnson to third, Perez to
second]; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: GILBREATH REPLACED AARON (PLAYING 3B); EVANS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Unser grounded out (pitcher to
first); Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; Bowa grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Phillies 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Oates made an out to second; Evans flied out to
left; Lum walked; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Luzinski
popped to first in foul territory; Rogodzinski flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 1.

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