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Tuesday June 4, 1974
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Hank Aaron hit the 16th grand-slam of his major league career, setting an N. L. record, to feature the Braves' 7-3 victory over the Phillies. The homer was Aaron's 10th of the year and his 723rd in regular season games. It also was his 731st overall, including World Series and All-Star Games, putting him one ahead of Babe Ruth's total.

The Phillies held a 2-1 lead going into the seventh when Craig Robinson singled, took third on an error and scored on a single by Ralph Garr. A walk to Darrell Evans and single by Mike Lum loaded the bases, knocking out Ron Schueler. Aaron then greeted reliever Eddie Watt with his drive over the left field wall. The Braves added another run before the stanza ended on a hit batsman, wild pitch and single by Paul Casanova. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Game Played on Tuesday, June 4, 1974 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    6  0  0  -   7  9  0
Phillies     0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf,lf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .382      Cash 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .305
Evans 3b              2   1   0   0     3   1   .241      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Lum cf,rf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .240      Schmidt 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .287
Aaron lf              3   1   1   4     1   0   .248      Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
  Office cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Unser cf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .304
Johnson 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .245        Grabarkewitz ph     1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Perez 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .248
Casanova c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .111      Anderson rf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Robinson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .230      Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Harrison p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Schueler p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .154
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   7     5   5             Totals               32   3   7   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 17,197
Left on Base: Braves 8, Phillies 3
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Cash, Bowa, Boone
Doubles: Lum (6)
Home Runs: Lum (4), Aaron (10), Unser (4)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (1)
GIDP: Lum (2)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (3,by Watt)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(4-6)         6     4   2   2   1   1   1  21   4.68
House SV(3)             3     3   1   1   0   4   0  12   2.25
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   5   1  33

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(3-6)         6.1   7   5   5   4   3   1  30   3.50
Watt                    0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   5   4.19
Scarce                  1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.13
Culver                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.64
Totals                  9     9   7   7   5   5   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Watt (1)
Wild Pitches: Watt (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Tom Gorman


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to right; Evans flied out to left;
Lum homered; Aaron walked; Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa grounded
out (second to first); Schmidt singled to center; Luzinski flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Casanova singled to
shortstop; Robinson singled to center [Casanova to second];
Harrison forced Casanova (third unassisted) [Robinson to
second]; Garr struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser homered; Montanez grounded out (second to
first); Anderson flied out to right; Boone flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans was called out on strikes; Lum grounded out
(first to pitcher); Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: On a bunt Schueler singled to pitcher; Cash forced
Schueler (first to shortstop); Bowa hit into a double play
(catcher to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Johnson walked; Perez flied out to right; Casanova
flied out to left; Robinson forced Johnson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski flied out to center
[Schmidt to second]; Unser flied out to center; Montanez singled
to right [Schmidt scored, Montanez out at second (right to first
to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Harrison struck out; Garr flied out to left; Evans
walked; Lum doubled to left [Evans to third]; Aaron popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson flied out to center; Boone flied out to
left; Schueler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Perez
grounded out (third to first); Casanova flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash flied out to center; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Robinson singled to shortstop; MILLER BATTED FOR
HARRISON; Robinson was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Boone [Robinson to third]; Miller popped to second; Garr
singled to right [Robinson scored]; Evans walked [Garr to
second]; Lum singled to center [Garr to third, Evans to second];
WATT REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Aaron homered [Garr scored,
Evans scored, Lum scored]; Johnson was hit by a pitch; Watt
threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second]; Perez grounded out
(second to first) [Johnson to third]; Casanova singled to center
[Johnson scored]; Robinson reached on an error by Cash [Casanova
to second]; SCARCE REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); MURRELL BATTED FOR
MILLER; Murrell popped to catcher in foul territory; 6 R, 5 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: HOUSE REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); OFFICE REPLACED
AARON (PLAYING CF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GARR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Luzinski struck out; Unser
struck out; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 7, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr struck out; Evans walked; Lum grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Anderson singled to third; Boone singled to third
[Anderson to second]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR SCARCE; Robinson
struck out; Cash singled to left [Anderson scored, Boone to
second]; On a bunt Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first) [Boone
to third, Cash to second]; Schmidt flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 9TH: CULVER REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Office popped
to third in foul territory; Johnson reached on an error by Bowa;
Perez struck out while Johnson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski struck out; GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR
UNSER; Grabarkewitz lined to first; Montanez flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Phillies 3.



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