Hank Aaron hit his 703rd homer, but the Braves folded after taking a 7-5 lead in the ninth inning and lost to the Expos, 8-7. Aaron's solo swat in the sixth put the Braves ahead. 2-1, but the Expos charged back with four runs in the seventh. The Braves then erupted for five runs in the ninth on a single by Davey Johnson, error by Bernie Allen, singles by Frank Tepedino and Ralph Garr, triple by Mike Lum and sacrifice fly by Aaron.

The Expos began the comeback in their half when Boots Day singled, Mike Jorgensen was hit by a pitch and Pepe Mangual singled. Ken Singleton sent a run home with a sacrifice fly for his third RBI of the game. After Bob Bailey walked to reload the bases, Allen singled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 8, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Friday, August    17, 1973 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  5  -   7 10  1
Expos        0  0  0    0  1  0    4  0  3  -   8 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .296      Day cf,lf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .301
Lum 1b,lf             5   1   1   2     0   1   .302      Jorgensen 1b          3   2   1   0     1   0   .241
Evans 3b              2   0   0   0     3   1   .279      Fairly lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .295
Aaron lf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .257        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Mangual ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Baker cf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .296      Singleton rf          3   0   1   3     1   1   .284
Johnson 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .267      Bailey 3b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .274
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .251      Allen 2b              5   0   1   2     0   1   .224
Casanova c            3   0   2   0     0   0   .230      Boccabella c          3   0   0   0     1   0   .237
  Jackson ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .222      Foli ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .259
  Dietz c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Renko p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Schueler p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .182        Breeden ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .283
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Woods cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Goggin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Tepedino ph,1b      1   1   1   1     0   0   .337

Totals               35   7  10   7     5   7             Totals               36   8  11   7     4   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 23,821
Left on Base: Braves 7, Expos 8
DP: Braves 0, Expos 1
Errors: Perez, Allen
Doubles: Foli (7), Singleton (18)
Triples: Lum (5), Breeden (4)
Home Runs: Aaron (30)
Stolen Bases: Renko (2)
Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Aaron (3), Singleton (6)
Hit by Pitch: Jorgensen (3,by Leon)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler                5.2   3   1   0   2   3   0  22   3.91
Devine                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.33
Neibauer                0.2   2   3   3   1   0   0   5   6.23
House                   1.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   6   4.76
Leon                    0.1   1   2   2   0   0   0   3   8.16
Frisella L(1-2)         0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   4.20
Totals                  8.2  11   8   7   4   5   0  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   7     6   2   2   3   5   1  29   2.74
Marshall                1.1   4   5   3   1   2   0   9   2.75
Walker W(5-4)           0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.40
Totals                  9    10   7   5   5   7   1  41

Passed Balls: Casanova (6)
Hit by Pitch: Leon (3)
Wild Pitches: Neibauer (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Lum flied out to center; Evans
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Day grounded out (pitcher to first); Jorgensen made
an out to second; Fairly singled; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron struck out; Baker walked; Johnson singled
[Baker scored, Johnson to second (on throw)]; Perez struck out;
Casanova singled to right [Johnson to third, Casanova out at
second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Allen grounded
out (first to pitcher); Boccabella walked; Casanova allowed a
passed ball [Boccabella to second]; Foli grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Schueler singled; Garr lined to left; Lum struck
out; Evans walked [Schueler to second]; Aaron made an out to
catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Renko grounded out (shortstop to first); Day grounded
out (second to first); Jorgensen singled; Jorgensen was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker walked; Johnson flied out to left; Perez
singled [Baker to second]; Casanova made an out to second;
Schueler forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lum flied out
to right; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Expos 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Allen made an out to shortstop; Boccabella grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foli doubled; Renko reached on an
error by Perez [Foli scored (unearned) (no RBI), Renko to
first]; Renko stole second; Day struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron homered; Baker made an out to first; Johnson
flied out to center; Perez grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Jorgensen lined to second; Fairly made an out to
catcher; Singleton walked; DEVINE REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING);
Bailey singled [Singleton to second]; Allen grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Expos 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Casanova singled; GOGGIN BATTED FOR DEVINE; Goggin
forced Casanova (third to second); Garr forced Goggin (first to
shortstop); Lum lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); Boccabella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli flied out to center;
BREEDEN BATTED FOR RENKO; Breeden tripled; Day singled [Breeden
scored]; Neibauer threw a wild pitch [Day to second]; Jorgensen
walked; HOUSE REPLACED NEIBAUER (PITCHING); Fairly singled [Day
scored, Jorgensen to second]; Singleton doubled [Jorgensen
scored, Fairly scored]; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Expos 5.

BRAVES 8TH: DAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MARSHALL
REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); WOODS REPLACED BREEDEN (PLAYING CF);
Evans walked; Aaron lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Evans out at first]; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Expos 5.

EXPOS 8TH: Allen struck out; Boccabella grounded out (third to
first); Foli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Expos
5.

BRAVES 9TH: Johnson singled; Perez struck out; JACKSON BATTED
FOR CASANOVA; Jackson reached on an error by Allen [Johnson to
second]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR HOUSE; Tepedino singled [Johnson
scored, Jackson to second]; Garr singled [Jackson scored
(unearned), Tepedino to second]; Lum tripled [Tepedino scored,
Garr scored]; WALKER REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Evans was
walked intentionally; Aaron hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lum
scored (unearned)]; Baker made an out to shortstop; Steve
Renko ejected by HP umpire Ed Vargo from the bench; 5 R (3
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Expos 5.

EXPOS 9TH: LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LEON REPLACED
AARON (PITCHING); DIETZ REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING C ); TEPEDINO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Woods grounded out (third to
first); Day singled; Jorgensen was hit by a pitch [Day to
second]; MANGUAL BATTED FOR WALKER; FRISELLA REPLACED LEON
(PITCHING); Mangual singled [Day to third, Jorgensen to second];
Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Day scored]; Bailey
walked [Jorgensen to third, Mangual to second]; Allen singled
[Jorgensen scored, Mangual scored, Bailey to second]; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Expos 8.