Darrell Evans drove in all of the Braves' runs with a pair of homers to account for a 4-2 victory over the Phillies. Evans homered after singles by Johnny Oates and Mike Lum in the sixth inning and added the final tally with a solo swat in the ninth. Greg Luzinski homered for the Phillies. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      10, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4  6  2
Phillies     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oates c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .241      B. Robinson rf,3b     4   0   2   1     1   0   .324
Lum lf,1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .301      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Evans 3b              4   2   2   4     0   0   .273        Harmon pr,2b,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Baker cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .296      Montanez 1b,rf        4   0   2   0     1   0   .281
Garr rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Luzinski lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .269
Tepedino 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .330
  Dietz ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .315      Schmidt 3b,2b         3   0   1   0     1   1   .230
  Jackson pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Boone c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .242
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .260      Bowa ss               3   1   0   0     0   0   .204
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .225        Hutton ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Harrison p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .115
  Goggin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Rogodzinski ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .229
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209

Totals               33   4   6   4     2   8             Totals               35   2   9   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 22,297
Left on Base: Braves 4, Phillies 11
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Baker, Johnson
Doubles: Perez (8), Baker (15), B. Robinson (14)
Triples: Montanez (4)
Home Runs: Evans 2 (25), Luzinski (13)
GIDP: B. Robinson (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(5-2)         7     7   1   1   4   3   0  30   2.83
House                   0.1   1   1   1   1   0   1   3   5.82
Devine SV(2)            1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   6.28
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   3   1  40

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(3-7)          7     4   3   3   1   7   1  26   4.03
Scarce                  1.1   2   1   1   1   0   1   7   2.53
Wilson                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.38
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2   8   2  35

Wild Pitches: Harrison (5), Ruthven (5)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Ken Burkhart


BRAVES 1ST: Oates struck out; Lum struck out; Evans flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Doyle
popped to shortstop; Montanez singled to left [Montanez out at
second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to
first); Tepedino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (second to first); Unser
flied out to left; Schmidt flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Johnson struck out; Perez doubled to right; Harrison
struck out; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Perez to third]; Oates
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone singled to left; Bowa forced Boone
(shortstop unassisted); Ruthven struck out; B. Robinson doubled
to left [Bowa scored]; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to left; Evans flied out to left;
Baker walked; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Montanez tripled to center; Luzinski grounded out
(shortstop to first); Unser reached on a fielder's choice
[Montanez out at home (second to catcher to third)]; Schmidt
singled to shortstop [Unser to second]; Boone walked [Unser to
third, Schmidt to second]; Bowa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Tepedino grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson
struck out; Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Ruthven flied out to right; B. Robinson walked;
Doyle grounded out (second to first) [B. Robinson to second];
Harrison threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson to third]; Montanez
walked; Luzinski lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Harrison grounded out (third to first); Oates
singled to center; Lum singled to center [Oates to third]; Evans
homered [Oates scored, Lum scored]; Baker flied out to left;
Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Unser singled to center [Unser to third (error by
Baker)]; Schmidt struck out; Boone was called out on strikes; On
a bunt Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Tepedino struck out; Johnson flied out to center;
Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: ROGODZINSKI BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Rogodzinski
singled to right; B. Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rogodzinski out at second];
Doyle walked; HARMON RAN FOR DOYLE; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 8TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCARCE REPLACED
ROGODZINSKI (PITCHING); GOGGIN BATTED FOR HARRISON; Goggin
popped to first in foul territory; Oates grounded out (pitcher
to first); Lum flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); Luzinski
homered; On a bunt Unser grounded out (pitcher to first);
Schmidt walked; DEVINE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Boone popped
to catcher in foul territory; HUTTON BATTED FOR BOWA; Hutton
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 9TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MONTANEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); B. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); HARMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SCHMIDT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Evans homered; Baker doubled to left;
Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); DIETZ BATTED FOR
TEPEDINO; Dietz was walked intentionally; JACKSON RAN FOR DIETZ;
WILSON REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Perez
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JACKSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PAGAN BATTED FOR WILSON; Pagan grounded
out (third to first); B. Robinson singled to center; Harmon
reached on an error by Johnson [B. Robinson to second]; Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [B. Robinson to third, Harmon
to second]; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Phillies 2.