Hank Aaron hit the 700th homer of his career, only 14 away from Babe Ruth's record, but the Braves nevertheless lost to the Phillies, 8-4. Aaron's smash with a man on base in the third inning came off Ken Brett and put the Braves ahead, 4-2. However, the Phillies wiped out their deficit with three runs in the sixth, two scoring on a single by Jose Pagan. Bob Boone homered in the ninth when the Phillies added three runs to ice their victory. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      21, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Phillies     0  1  1    0  0  3    0  0  3  -   8 11  1
Braves       0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  3


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
B. Robinson rf        4   1   1   2     0   1   .321      Garr rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Doyle 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .284      Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .269
Luzinski lf           4   1   2   0     1   2   .281      Aaron lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .255
Unser cf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .317      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Pagan 3b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .204      Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Boone c               3   1   1   2     0   0   .245      Dietz 1b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .317
Bowa ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .212        Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Brett p               3   0   2   0     0   1   .308      Casanova c            2   1   1   0     1   0   .182
  Brandon p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
                                                          Schueler p            3   0   0   1     0   0   .138
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .298

Totals               35   8  11   7     4   7             Totals               34   4   7   4     2   1

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 16,236
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Braves 5
DP: Phillies 0, Braves 1
Errors: Montanez, Evans, Baker, Johnson
Doubles: Montanez (10), Casanova (4), Evans (18)
Home Runs: B. Robinson (12), Boone (5), Aaron (27)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (7)
Caught Stealing: Pagan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: B. Robinson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Boone (3)
GIDP: B. Robinson (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(9-3)            7     7   4   4   2   1   1  30   2.86
Brandon SV(1)           2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.28
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   1   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(5-5)         8.1  10   8   5   3   7   2  36   4.13
Devine                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   8.15
Totals                  9    11   8   5   4   7   2  41

Wild Pitches: Brett (4), Devine (1)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: B. Robinson popped to third; Doyle flied out to
left; Montanez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans reached on an error by Montanez;
Brett threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Aaron singled to
left [Evans to third]; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Unser grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Luzinski to second]; Pagan was called out on strikes;
Boone reached on an error by Evans [Luzinski to third]; Bowa
singled to pitcher [Luzinski scored (unearned), Boone to
second]; Brett singled to pitcher [Bowa to second, Boone out at
home (pitcher to shortstop)]; Bob Boone rounded 3B too
far; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson struck out; Dietz singled to center;
Casanova doubled [Dietz to third]; Schueler grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dietz scored, Casanova to third]; Garr
singled to pitcher [Casanova scored]; Perez singled to center
[Garr to second]; Garr was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: B. Robinson homered; Doyle grounded out (shortstop
to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); Luzinski
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans doubled to center; Aaron homered [Evans
scored]; Hank Aaron's 700th homer; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to center; Dietz walked;
Casanova grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Unser flied out to left; Pagan popped to second;
Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Schueler popped to second; Garr flied out to center;
Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Brett singled
to right; B. Robinson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Aaron flied out to center;
Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Braves 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle singled to left; Montanez doubled to right
[Doyle to third]; Luzinski was called out on strikes; Unser was
walked intentionally; Pagan singled to right [Doyle scored,
Montanez scored, Unser to third]; Boone hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Unser scored]; Pagan was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Dietz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Casanova walked; Schueler
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: On a bunt Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first);
Brett was called out on strikes; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr flied out to right; Perez grounded out (third
to first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 5, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); Montanez
flied out to left; Luzinski singled to center; Unser struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: BRANDON REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Aaron flied out
to left; Baker lined to second; Johnson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 5, Braves 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Pagan grounded out (third to first); Boone
homered; Bowa singled to center [Bowa to second (error by
Baker)]; Bowa stole third; Brandon walked; DEVINE REPLACED
SCHUELER (PITCHING); B. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bowa scored (unearned), Brandon to second];
Doyle reached on an error by Johnson [Brandon to third]; Devine
threw a wild pitch [Brandon scored (unearned)]; Montanez walked
[Doyle to second]; Luzinski singled to shortstop [Doyle to
third, Montanez to second]; Unser flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER),
3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: JACKSON BATTED FOR DIETZ; Jackson flied out to
center; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Tepedino grounded out
(first to pitcher); LUM BATTED FOR DEVINE; Lum flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 8, Braves 4.