Although Hank Aaron knocked in three runs for the Braves with his 699th homer, the Phillies were able to gain a 6-4 victory. The Phillles built up a 5-0 lead for Wayne Twitchell, who yielded only one hit until the seventh inning when Marty Perez and Darrell Evans singled and Aaron smashed his homer. One out later, Davey Johnson followed with a solo swat.

Aaron walked with two out in the ninth and Bill Robinson saved the game for the Phillies by leaning above the the right field fence to pull down a drive by Dusty Baker. Robinson scored three of the Phillies' runs, reaching base on a double and two walks. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Phillies     1  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   6 11  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4  5  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
B. Robinson rf        3   3   1   0     2   2   .322      Garr rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Doyle 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Perez ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .242
  Harmon pr,2b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .221      Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Montanez 1b           5   0   2   2     0   1   .285      Aaron lf              3   1   1   3     1   1   .251
Luzinski lf           3   0   1   1     2   0   .279      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Unser cf              3   0   0   1     1   1   .322      Johnson 2b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .254
Pagan 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Lum 1b                3   0   0   0     0   2   .299
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Bowa ss               4   1   3   0     0   0   .209      P. Niekro p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Twitchell p           3   1   1   1     0   0   .133        Goggin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .302
  Scarce p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Gentry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Ruthven p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Dietz ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .311
                                                            Jackson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               36   6  11   5     5   7             Totals               30   4   5   4     2   9

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  9,231
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Braves 1
DP: Phillies 2, Braves 0
Doubles: B. Robinson (16), Boone (11)
Home Runs: Aaron (26), Johnson (22)
Stolen Bases: Unser (4)
Caught Stealing: Boone (2), Bowa (4), Jackson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (6)
GIDP: Evans (3)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell W(8-3)        6.2   5   4   4   0   5   2  24   2.29
Scarce                  2     0   0   0   2   4   0   7   2.42
Ruthven SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.95
Totals                  9     5   4   4   2   9   2  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro L(9-5)        6     8   4   4   2   5   0  27   3.52
Gentry                  0.2   0   1   0   1   0   0   3   3.43
Frisella                1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.54
Devine                  0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4   8.47
House                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.59
Totals                  9    11   6   5   5   7   0  42

Passed Balls: Casanova 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: P. Niekro (8)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler


PHILLIES 1ST: B. Robinson doubled to right; On a bunt Doyle
singled to pitcher [B. Robinson to third]; Montanez flied out to
center; Luzinski singled to center [B. Robinson scored, Doyle to
second]; Unser struck out; Pagan struck out [Pagan out at first
(catcher to first)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez popped
to first; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone doubled to right; Bowa singled to left
[Boone to third]; Boone was caught stealing home (catcher to
shortstop to catcher) [Bowa to second]; P. Niekro threw a wild
pitch [Bowa to third]; Twitchell singled to pitcher [Bowa
scored]; B. Robinson walked [Twitchell to second]; Doyle
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Twitchell to third, B. Robinson
to second]; Montanez singled to center [Twitchell scored, B.
Robinson scored]; Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
4, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Unser flied out to left; Pagan popped to catcher
in foul territory; Boone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Lum was called out on strikes; Casanova grounded out
(shortstop to first); P. Niekro grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa flied out to right; Twitchell grounded out
(third to first); B. Robinson struck out but advanced to first
on a passed ball; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled
to center; Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
4, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez struck out; Luzinski flied out to left;
Unser walked; Unser stole second; Pagan struck out [Pagan out at
first (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Aaron struck out; Baker grounded out (second to
first); Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone grounded out (third to first); Bowa singled
to center; Bowa was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Twitchell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum flied out to right; Casanova grounded out
(shortstop to first); GOGGIN BATTED FOR P. NIEKRO; Goggin struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: GENTRY REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); B. Robinson
walked; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first) [B. Robinson to
second]; Montanez flied out to left; FRISELLA REPLACED GENTRY
(PITCHING); Luzinski walked while B. Robinson advanced to home
on a passed ball; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr flied out to center; Perez singled to center;
Evans singled to right [Perez to second]; Aaron homered [Perez
scored, Evans scored]; Baker flied out to center; Johnson
homered; SCARCE REPLACED TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Lum struck out; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Pagan flied out to right; Boone grounded out
(third to first); Bowa singled to second; Scarce struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Casanova struck out; DIETZ BATTED FOR FRISELLA;
Dietz walked; JACKSON RAN FOR DIETZ; Garr struck out while
Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: DEVINE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); B. Robinson
struck out; Doyle singled; HARMON RAN FOR DOYLE; Montanez
singled to center [Harmon to second]; Luzinski walked [Harmon to
third, Montanez to second]; HOUSE REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING);
Unser hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harmon scored]; Pagan
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: HARMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Perez struck
out; Evans flied out to center; Aaron walked; RUTHVEN REPLACED
SCARCE (PITCHING); Baker flied out to right; Bill Robinson
caught ball over the top of the wall, taking a game-tying HR
from Baker; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 4.